Torggil's World

We Are People   We are people.   We are not gay, straight, or bi.  We are all these things, and so much more.   We are people. ...

It's that time of year again, by now your ears will be overwhelmed by the continual assault of this "music" all month long. ...

I am a lover of music.  But I love no specific type.  I basically listen to everything- pop, blues, metal, classical, country, but the song ...

Yes, it was time to watch the cowboys in action once again.  Last home game of the season, and sitting 5th on the ladder, I gathered The Wi...

Dear stockholders, directors, owners, and designers (you know who you are), What did you do?  What happened? Australian cars used to be...

Okay, first the other weirdness.  As a bespectacled person I have determined that the problem with looking for my glasses is that while I ca...

Reality TV has been with us for about 50 years.  Early shows include "kids say the darnedest things" and "Funniest Home Video...

I have been wondering about this for quite some time.  So I decided today to do a little checking. Turns out the average annual inflation ...

I am originally from the Province of Alberta, in Canada.  And while I live in Australia now, I still keep an eye on what happening there. ...

Australia is getting bad.  Just the other day when my car broke down, I had to call RACQ (AAA equivalent); the guy who comes tells me that I...

This day and age, we can't afford this. Throughout history, there have been periods of of cultural xenophobia.  This has almost always...

I have a fascination with Steel, particularly sharp steel.  I think this is because I am a fan of Fantasy.  Things like Conan, The Grey Mous...

On the surface the political systems are very different when it comes to comparing the governments of Australia, Canada and the USA. The U...

And no, Frodo isn't running this year, as far as I know. I know what you're thinking.  Hasn't he said enough about politics in...

Its my first vote in an Australian Election, and it is all over the news here. LNP Defeats Labour! Labour wasn't just defeated, it w...