Worshipful Omnipotent Overlord of the Worthy Oriental Order of the Knights who say Woo! "When you are the anvil, bear - when you are the hammer, strike." - Edwin Markham
'Flags, heroes, anthems and awards don't suit us all on the national day. Pronouncements about Australian history and national identity come and go like sausages on a barbecue. Much of the population seem quietly bemused about the holiday or what it might mean, and for every flag waver there are hundreds who are not inclined that way and and will not be waving anything but their hand as they shoo the flies off their picnic lunch. While there is much to be sceptical or divided about in the nation and its human history there remains an abiding deeper truth and beauty in the nature of the continent itself; the amazing landforms and the astounding plants and creatures great and small that constitute an extraordinary spirit of country. If there be a sound basis for an intelligent love of country in a globalising and environmentally degraded world then respect and affection for the unique and precious natural estate of Australia might be a unifying social principle and a coherent way to hold and share and celebrate this day'
Fraternally, Philip Carter / Facebook / Great is Truth and mighty above all things (I Esdras 4:41)