Dear Joe,

Thank You for the statistics.

Great results - I hate no idea there were so many
Indigenous People doing so well. We usually only
hear the bad results not the good. It would be
great if the media gave us some positive stories
just for a change. But then I guess good outcomes
don't sell newspapers.

Dear Paul,

You have an amazing family - and you have every right
to be proud. I wish that I could attend the Party -
it would be fabulous. Give my love to your wife.
As far as ancestry goes? It's what's in your heart
that really matters. According to my parents - there
were so many so called "patriots" in their country
who during WWII sold their country out to the enemy.

//And you (Paul1405) call me a racist you arrogant, moronic prick//
//you (Joe) arrogant ignorant pig.//

I take exception at that ALTRAV, not the name calling, that's par for the course with you, and who cares anyway. I take exception at you calling Joe ignorant, regardless of what kind of animal you might think Joe is, and he wouldn't care less, when it comes to ABORIGINAL MATTERS Joe is certainly not ignorant, and would leave everyone on this forum for dead. His research has been painstaking in producing facts, something you seem to be painfully unaware of. I was going to tell you to shove it up your nose, but I don't think I'll bother

Dear oh dear. Paul takes 'exception'. The same person who has made name calling an art form. Both he and Joe are obsessed with race - Paul is constantly adding a strand of some race or another to his own make up. Joe's wife was of aboriginal background, I believe.

Both of them are big on identity politics, and both have called me a racist from time to time. This concerns me not a wit; I just don't have any respect for them. They certainly are ignorant. I don't know why ALTRAV left Paul out.

My point is this: if you indulge in identity politics to the exclusion of just about all else, you are going to raise somebody's ire. Both Paul and Joe have called people names, and to have one of them - Paul - whining about the other - Joe - being called 'ignorant’ is really pathetic. It's all the more pathetic that Paul thinks he should be going into bat for Joe, who is capable of speaking for himself.

And, Joe. Just how interested do you think that 96% of the population should be in the university attendance of just 4% of the population

Poor old ttbn who fails to comprehend as usual. //The same person (Paul405) who has made name calling an art form// I said "I take exception at that ALTRAV, not the name calling,"...." I take exception at you calling Joe ignorant".

ttbn no need for you to worry about university, you have to get past kindergarten first. Was that your downfall?

Hi Foxy, yes its going to be one hellava bash come September next. It will be in Brisbane (we moved from Sydney to be with the moko's up here). I miss the brother-in-law, passed on about 18 months ago. Now that bloke could put on one great party at his house, Start Saturday, finish sometime Monday.

Getting old have a 21st for our oldest moko (our direct grandson) later this month. Caught up with a grand-moko (a cousins grand daughter, moko's are not only your direct ones, a bit hard for us Europeans to understand, the extended family thing, and how it works, rather complicated, especially when you inherit children, like sons and daughters you didn't know you had). She works at the local club, over 18....gee am getting old.

Dear Paul,

I received a telephone call from a girlfriend in Los
Angeles this morning. It was great to catch up. She
told me how much her life has changed since her
husband passed away a while back. She's involved
in charity work to keep busy. Her kids and grand kids
live in different states in the US - they're all
currently travelling overseas. She tells me that recently
her social life has been made up of going to the funerals
of friends. She told me to count my blessing - and be
thankful that I still have my family.

Anyway, I wanted to let you know to also count your blessings
with your family and extended family. They enrich our lives
because loneliness can be quite soul destroying. I see that
whenever I spend time in my the nursing home where mum used
to be.

cont'd ...

Sorry for the typos.