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I’m sure my avid readers have been absolutely devastated at my lack of posting of late.

Truth be told, between general life busyness, travel, and bouts of insomnia (I know, insomnia should add to the posting, not detract from it), I just haven’t had a lot of time left open for posting. Added to this has been my general weariness with world events, and the fact that the baby next door doesn’t want to shut its mouth.

It is not that I lack opinions on the cartoon cacophony that has deafened both mass media and blogs these last few days, but in many ways I simply feel like everything that can be said has been said.

And then there’s Mission Impossible 3 in the cinemas. A textbook summer popcorn flick that will entertain while watching, but instantly forgettable and runs out of steam early in the 3rd act. While all the Mission plots are convoluted and slightly preposterous, the keyword in the title is "Impossible" and the latest is just this side of insultingly stupid. The only thing more boring than nothing happening in this movie is a lot of nothings happening. Could I be less passionate about a film that I liked?"

A certain country has left its political footprint largely untouched in its recently ended elections. The ruling hand of the nation still strikes you fast like lightning. A few million people also got free money, their money and i believe that should be noted here. Although political wranglers and my local baker seem to think there might be connections, i would like to keep my mouth shut. I might just end up being in a CCTV.

On to World affairs. The Middle East still has no shortage of problems, war and suffering, and oil for that matter. Iran has decided to promote world peace and do us all a favour by trying to be a nuke baddie. Colombo still burns … occasionally. The Americans still think Bush is a genius. And the Chinese? Who the hell knows what they are up to.

The Aussies are still sour about the recent but done with death sentence of one of their citizen for drug trafficking. The Aussies are refusing to grant Singapore Airlines the trans pacific route to aid in its bid to become and global carrier. It seems the death of the jackass martyr has strained a few nerves. And Steve Irwin is still trying to talk to crocodiles. Lets pray he does succeed. That way he won’t bore us with his shows.

I would like to question many issues both globally and locally – Growing Oil prices, Continuing Pandemics, an authoritarian political systems, Lousy American idol winners, Inaccurate weather reports are just some of them. Add these to the fact that i actually have to go to work every Monday, and I just feel a little overwhelmed.

Nor is the first time, either that I have felt overwhelmed or that I have had to step back from news consumption simply because I had to give my mind a break. It is difficult being in a position of so little power with so great an inclination to make a difference.