What I've been doing recently (other than posting a lot more)...

[l_zinkiewicz]

Went to see Ionesco's Exit the King, starring Geoffrey Rush, at the Malthouse - an absurdist play recently retranslated by Rush & Neil Armfield, the director. Basically, the king is dying, and his country's dying in parallel (and maybe that's why he's dying). Over the course of the shortish play he has everything possible reaction to the

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[bluetyson]

Speaking as someone whose relatives had houses on Phillip Island, when I was a kid, no boardwalks etc.

As far as I recall, given the greatly increased numbers of people going to see them (busloads of tourists etc), some killings, etc., those are to control the Stupid Humans, not the penguins.

[l_zinkiewicz]

Unfotunately true...

[kerravonsen]

I haven't actually seen the Penguin Parade myself, but I'd be worried about the spotlights too. When I went on the "see penguins in Melbourne harbour" boat tour, they did have spotlights shining from the boat, but not glaring ones.

(I love your icon, it makes me grin)

[l_zinkiewicz]

Interestingly, the most expensive & exclusive penguin viewing option, the Ultimate Penguin Tour, uses night vision scopes and no lighting... it's supposedly to allow you to get closer to them, but you can get pretty close to them with big bright lights dazzling the poor things.

Glad you like the icon - pure exhilaration, isn't it?