I posted this on facebook today in response to a thread that was devolving into a toxic, racist mess of finger pointing and dismissiveness. I also grow weary of the 'just a cold', 'just a runny nose', 'this doesn't affect' me group of people who just don't get it .. I'm not saying freak out - but we need to take stock of the situation and try to ( Read more... )

Here in Canberra, we've just made it through drought, bushfire, toxic smoke that took our air quality to horrific heights ... hail stones the size of golf balls .. torrential rains ... and now we're dealing with ... plague ( Read more... )