We’re all going on holiday

Most of us have jumped headfirst into the festive season, relieved that 2025 is winding down. For some,

none too soon.

For Australians, it’s a period of festivities tinged with great sadness. Our condolences to them. To me, activism underpinned by violence is nothing less than terrorism. And real-life violence is unconscionable, unacceptable, unforgivable and a whole lot of other words that Thesaurus puts out. And worst of all, it is always accompanied by pain – in all its devastating forms.

I say 'real-life violence' because on TV its part and parcel of the show. We simply accept it or change the channel if get gets to us. You cannot avoid it. Unless you lived in Malawi in the early seventies where they banned violence in movies. In a barroom brawl, for example, you’d see two antagonists rush up to one-another, fists raised, and then the screen would black out. A bit like load shedding when you don’t have solar panels. Know what I mean. Then the movie would start again with the bad guy lying on the ground and the good guy rubbing his knuckles.

But on a happier note, many of us are already on holiday and long may the good feelings last. For a few of us (eg retirees) we’re always on holiday. But hey, we earned it. If youre working over this period - thank you for what you're going for the rest of us.

To all of you, I wish you fun and happiness during this time and buckets of health (is that the correct collective noun) for 2026.

Have a great one - see you in the new year. Bye.