“Parliamentary-positions” by Des Kelly   “Rejoice, Barnaby. Above  “position” was not your’s alone, when living in a glass-house, one must not throw a stone” “It’s easy to criticise, but then, don’t shiver, each time you look, into a mirror” (famous quote-to be, by Desmond Kelly). Anything can happen now, and probably will. I have been advised, on may occasions, not to involve myself in “Politics”. I would love to do just this, but the “urge” is too strong. In Australia, right now, pride of place, on television, must go to “Parliamentary question time”. The days of good old British Comedy are long gone, but why worry ?. We now have “P.Q.T”., the BEST Comedy of Errors ever imagined. Instead of “running” the Country, Parliamentary Colleagues are “running” after each other, knives in hand, to stab each other in the back, because they seem to have nothing better to do. The boats ...

“FAMILY-TRAITS” By Des Kelly Introducing, with pride, Andrea Barton, second daughter of a first cousin of this writer, Audrey Smyth, third daughter of my Aunt Ouida, who was, strangely, the second “sister” of the Kriekenbeek family in Ceylon, Aunt Iris, being the eldest, and my own dear mum, Lyn, being the youngest. May all of them who have “passed-on”, rest in peace.      Audrey Smyth (nee Demmer),married David, who, I believe, was an Engineer, now retired, but still heavily involved in the issue of “Domestic-Violence” eradication, for which I heartily applaud him.       Why do I go through all these details ?, & will the readers of eLanka be even INTERESTED in all this ?, well, folks, the “title” of this article is in the short, but proud answer. I go through these details because I am very proud of the fact that, without “bludging”, going “on the ...