John Fitzpartrick Wine Taster's Guide to the Yarra Valley. "The 57th red wine tasted on the day was a provocative syrah from Domain Wombat Gestaltz. It was cranberry-saffron redolent with hints of wet Hessian-de-saucier wheat bags draped across a citrus infused summer breeze in the Camargue. A fine ethereal and gesticulatingly fanciful wine, robust, true, yet with some whimsy, noted as a fine wine to accompany a pig at a barbecue, following a degustation, or could be just left in the bottle to entertain itself for hours".

Looking at the world and various causes and desires for independence etc...one can think that China, one day will devolve from one nation back into 3, then into 30, then into 300 etc. Hong Kong could be a separate independent state, just like Timor L'este. Yes, that could happen. Hawaii could kick out all Americans and be Independent, yes, that could happen. The Dharug tribe, from Cronulla to Palm Beach and inland to the Blue Mountains, could kick out everyone else in Sydney, Tibet could kick out every Chinese person who isnt ethnically Tibetan from Tibet province, that could happen, the Manchurians could kick out the Han in Northern China and launch a horrid war on Japan, Australia could kick out the American Military from Darwin and from Pine Gap, except, well, in reality, where we actually live, none of those things are ever going to happen. Not ever. As for Ireland, Jesus, the only thing actually stopping the Irish from being one Ireland/One Island, are the Irish.

Thinking, as a not highly bright being, but still somewhat useful, I could still run as a person/contender for the Australian Senate on the basis of my philosophy, and the country would be a much better place. Quiet John: 1: Not fucking up anything good that works. 2: Having a look at the big picture things like climate change and making some decision on working out how folk world wide and nearby could be best protected from that. 3:Free Education from pre-primary to Tertiary Degree level, like it was, and we lost. 4: Free child care and health care, obviously. 5: Better Pay for all Australians who work for other people, and a true and absolute endorsement of the Right to Strike for better pay. 6:Tax the Churches and make all charity the fully funded responsibility of real human Government. 7: Execute corrupt officials. 8: make the Australian military useful to people in Australia rather than in Durk-Durkistan. 9: Not making any public comments nor creating bullshit between elections. Standard Media Interview: Interviewer: "Now, Mr Fitzpatrick, you seem to think you have a better idea than our elected representatives...yet you are not a rich or smart person, by your own admission..." John: "Oh, go fuck yourself. I don't have to be bright to know that you're a low life cunt and so are all the cunts you work for." I think I'd do well in Canberra. I think it is about time.

ALCOHOL and Sydney Australia/Sydney, as a city, isn't so much a success anymore, but rather a disease.

It looks like Sydney City, this year, is doing the right thing, ending the massive Sydney fireworks display on New Year's Eve with a final blast. 10 million dollars invested in 20 minutes seems a bit over the top these days... Good. Fucking Sydney wankers.

WESTPAC BANK: From ancient China, when the banks of the great rivers were not effectively dyked, because that cost money, the local leader would turn up in front of the Emperor, and, basically, stab himself to death for his failure to prepare. It was an effective way to make the next local leader more responsible in his spending. Now, in Australia, a bank can support 20 million events that sponsor world wide child sex slavery, and the CEO gets a few million dollars to happily and respectfully retire. No execution. No penalty. We have grown truly dumber as the times have gone by. As for stabbing the CEO to death, well, yep, I'd be up for it, but he should really be intelligent enough to do that to himself.

I see the Australian Prime Minister has shortened his holiday in Hawaii to come home to the Unexpected Massive Climate Change Caused Bush Fires. Jeesus, didn't see that coming...gosh, I'm an idiot, gosh, how do I get a plane now? I guess the real and stinking problem remains that he can't help anyway. He could have, last year, but didn't bother. Not a believer in that climate change bullshit. Our little Trump.