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• February 21, 2009
• 15:39

  feeling inexplicably grumpy af…

   » ‎ Just Nicky

  feeling inexplicably grumpy after a 2 and a half hour nap.

• 15:39

  puppydeluxe: feeling inexplicably grumpy after a 2 and a half hour nap.

   » ‎ Twitter / puppydeluxe
  puppydeluxe: feeling inexplicably grumpy after a 2 and a half hour nap.

• 13:17

  Having a nap with two kids aro…

   » ‎ Mark O'Meara: the blog

  Having a nap with two kids around was a fool’s errand. So now I am unright again and, if this is possible, feeling crappier than before.

• 11:36

  Slept badly and bad dreams int…

   » ‎ Mark O'Meara: the blog

  Slept badly and bad dreams into the bargain. Trip to the zoo was fun but now I am wiped out. It is definitely time for a nap.

• 9:03

  On the road again

   » ‎ Waif World
  The Waifs are nearly on the home stretch of their Oz Summer 09 tour, with Cairns, Tassie and a few festivals to go. With the setlists predominantly made up of requests, the new songs being tested are Temptation (available now on i-tunes apparently thanks to a live gig being up there) by Josh and Daydreamer, [...]

• 7:15

  jojoeffe: just saw great numberplate at camberwell market "BMVIUS"

   » ‎ Twitter / jojoeffe
  jojoeffe: just saw great numberplate at camberwell market "BMVIUS"

• 6:18

  Water Bigfoots

   » ‎ Mark O'Meara: the blog
  
  
  My Footprint - St Leonards by szczel
  

  As I walk around the neighbourhood, I am amazed by the people who still water the hell out of their gardens. A couple of houses had clearly been watering all night. There was water sitting in puddles and the footpath was awash.

  I don’t know if the drought in officially over or not but I do know that water reserves are low and dropping steadily.

  Lesson for the day - I guess people have different priorities.

• 5:45

  Comment on Six Degrees of Impact by Mark O'Meara

   » ‎ Comments for Mark O'Meara: the blog

  I had used this image because it was the one that best showed the interconnectedness of people not because I meant to make any connection between these events and David. I did credit the name and creator after the photo but perhaps I should have spent more of the post acknowledging his creative efforts.

  I certainly meant no harm and have removed this image now.

• February 20, 2009
• 21:27

  Comment on Six Degrees of Impact by Dave

   » ‎ Comments for Mark O'Meara: the blog

  Hi Mark.

  I see you used a image from my Flickr account. That’s all fine, and indeed sharing is what Creative Commons licensing is all about. I’m glad you could make use of it.

  I must say though that I was a bit dismayed when I read the content of your blog post that it appears on. A initial cursory glance could however wrongly leave some kind of link between myself and ‘perpetrator or victim’ you speak about in the post.

  While I appreciate that you are using my ’six degrees’ image to make the point about how connected we all are as humanity, and the way we are actions can have unintended consequences and cause hurt to unforseen parties, I’m afraid the use of my image with caption and name mentioned might do just that.

  We all have an increasing digital identity online and we each have responsibility for it. I value mine and chose openness as a means of upholding my integrity.

  So I thought I’d leave you a comment in the hope that by doing so it can be plainly seen that there is no link between me and anyone mentioned in your post. And that maybe some more text in the caption to the effect of ‘image titled “six degrees” by dnwallace’, or some response from you might make this clearer.

  Kind regards,

  David
  dnwallace on flickr

• 20:30

  everything is worthwhileall the ...

   » ‎ Contorted Conditions
  everything is
  worthwhile
  
  all the smallest
  details
  all the complications
  of movement
  present opportunities
  to dance
  in unique rhythms
  
  to find
  silent
  jubilation's
  
  to express
  abstract formulations
  of gratitude
• 20:28

  all responses are hollowed outin ...

   » ‎ Contorted Conditions
  all responses
  are hollowed out
  in the aftermath
  
  -this landscape
  she said
  -has become too
  rich
  in texture
  to sustain us

• 19:43

  jojoeffe: wondering if i EVER pay any utility before I get the red notice?

   » ‎ Twitter / jojoeffe
  jojoeffe: wondering if i EVER pay any utility before I get the red notice?
• 18:54

  jojoeffe: um... registration sticker for Carmen for 2009... better put that on her since i am merrily taking her out on the streets...

   » ‎ Twitter / jojoeffe
  jojoeffe: um... registration sticker for Carmen for 2009... better put that on her since i am merrily taking her out on the streets...

• 18:50

  Six Degrees of Impact

   » ‎ Mark O'Meara: the blog

  When of a teacher has a calculated sexual relationship with a student there are obviously people who are going to be hurt. If you had asked me before I would have vastly underestimated the number of people and extent of this impact.

  I would have thought of the victim and the perpetrator. I would have thought of their families although I now have a new appreciation of just how deep and far these tremors spread through those families.

  I don’t know that I would have given a lot of thought to the teachers who knew the perpetrator, the teachers that didn’t know them but taught at the same school, the principals, the police, the welfare workers and chaplains, the parents of other students, and (last but not least) many other students in the school. And of course, all of these people have families and the shock and hurt affects many of them as well.

  Lots of these people have had their calm pretty massively damaged. Some might tip into states of anxiety or depression and some might just have a series of really bad days followed by a bitter taste left in their mouth.

  Now I wasn’t at the centre of this drama at school; I was a couple of degrees out. But it’s hammered me good and properly. It’s hammered other staff even more than it did me. And the impact on the victim’s family is so substantial that it is hard to understand or describe.

  The bad vibes of this just spread out like a mushroom cloud.

  Back on a brighter note, I like to think of the lyrics to an song which Dar Williams sings (although someone else wrote it).

  Every time you love just a little
  Take one step closer, solving a riddle
  It echoes all over the world

  Every time you opt in to kindness
  Make one connection, used to divide us
  It echoes all over the world

  Every time you choose one more morning
  Goodness or meanness, life has one warning
  It echoes all over the world

  When a leader gets the hungry fed food
  When you just make love inside your bedroom
  It echoes all over the world

  This idea especially resonates with me now. We can’t stop nasty people doing selfish and destructive acts and our connections allow these acts to echo. But we can choose good and positive acts which echo just the same. This is easier said than done but I really warm to the idea.

  On the home front, over the last few years our family has had its share of minor and major hurdles and we try to keep our heads up and keep moving. And that’s better than going backwards. But I want to get into the habit of being strongly in the black on the happiness front rather than just avoiding the red ink.

  I think that would be good for us, good for Finn and Leila, good for the people we work with, good for my students, good for our extended families and good for our communities. As it echoes it might only make the smallest difference and that’s no reason to be discouraged.

  Back on the work front, we had a staff meeting to debrief after the sentencing the other day and I said to few words of thanks to all the people who had supported me even though they were getting clobbered too. I didn’t say anything of great value but if I’d been prepared I might have said something like this.

  “Through the bravery of this student we were shown the true character of this villain in our midst and this has been shocking to learn. But he showed us something positive too. He showed us just how supportive we are, just how kind we are, and the incredible integrity we have”

  That’s what I would have liked to have said.

  People can be pretty annoying but they can also be amazing.

  Lesson for the day - I think I’ll make an effort to be amazing too.

• 18:49

  jojoeffe: finding things: floor, corporate amex card, dust

   » ‎ Twitter / jojoeffe
  jojoeffe: finding things: floor, corporate amex card, dust

• 18:14

  had a lovely trip down to St K…

   » ‎ Just Nicky

  had a lovely trip down to St Kilda for fish and chips but wiped out now from the noise and the effort of talking, listening and walking.

• 18:14

  puppydeluxe: had a lovely trip down to St Kilda for fish and chips but wiped out now from the noise and the effort of talking, listening and walking.

   » ‎ Twitter / puppydeluxe
  puppydeluxe: had a lovely trip down to St Kilda for fish and chips but wiped out now from the noise and the effort of talking, listening and walking.

• 16:13

  jojoeffe: filing, again. I have a lot of stuff unfiled apparently. Lots of it is being filed into the recycling

   » ‎ Twitter / jojoeffe
  jojoeffe: filing, again. I have a lot of stuff unfiled apparently. Lots of it is being filed into the recycling