I now understand why others have closed their blogs due to "burn out". The pressure of keeping posts coming on a regular basis, of making sure that standards are upheld etc, becomes too much after a while.

The blog has become an obsession and that is having a negative effect on my work and personal life. The stress is not good for me.

Therefore the blog will be going into hiatus for the month of June while I recharge.

I will remain active in the blogosphere, commenting here and there, but I think it is time for me to have a break.

Update: blogging burnout - this explains what I am feeling at the moment

With all the talk of a Gillard takeover I think a caption competition is in order. And here is the photo:

My caption (to start is): "and this is where I became more popular than Rudd"

Seems that big oil has let the American people down regarding the dreadful oil spill in the USA. And so the Obama administration is looking for the cavalry. Could it be James Cameron, the Canadian-born film-maker who knows something about deep-sea work?:

Strange days indeed.

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With the polls going the way they are, with voters deserting the two main parties I think that the voters need to be encouraged to vote below the line.

Instead of the voters letting the main parties decide where the preferences go, they should decide for themselves. Give the big guys a kick in the butt to let them know what we are not happy at all. Not happy about broken promises. Not happy about how big business is given preferential treatment.

How about we start a campaign to encourage voting below the line?

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