Getting Regular

I seem to write stuff for other people and never write for myself. Kind of a metaphor for my life really. I have spent years writing thousands of words for my employers; media releases, reports, brochures, annual reports and more. But I never get around to writing for myself. The entries on my website were reasonably regular, but I have not been able to get into the habit of writing for my blog with any regularity at all. it has certainly not been for lack of time or things happening,

Call it a combination of not thinking I have very much to say, being intimidated by the few blogs that I do read which are really, really good, and the old procrastination thing when you want something to be perfect the first time. (The pressure I put on myself!).

Anyway...

Melbourne has now recovered from the Commonwealth Games and the Australian F1 Grand Prix was on today. I managed to avoid most of the activities, although I did watch the road cycling time trials as they went past the end of my street along Ormond Esplanade. It was interesting but the time trials are not the most exciting event as the riders are essentially riding against the clock and not each other and are spaced about a minute apart so there is no one-one-one racing.

Meanwhile, the Federal Government's industrial relations "reforms" have come into force, and already the vicious nature of the laws are being felt across the country. Workers are being sacked without cause and without warning. Workers are being sacked and forced to reapply for their jobs at much lower wages and working conditions. So much for the ephemistic title of the Government's laws. Work Choices? For whom?