The Opening Gambit

Hi
Welcome to this humble hangout. It is place where I may write about life, the universe and everything oh, and aussie federal politics.You can add you two bobs worth if you wish.

Why is this place called Picking Nits? Well it's a bit of a long story but I will try and keep it short(ish)
Most people know what a Nit Picker is and I have been called many variations of the type with and without abusive descriptors added. A lot of the posts to come (which will be totally random and erratic) will be nit picking and probably pedantic as well but that doesn't explain how I got here or chose the title.
Courtesy of The Free Dictionary some definitions of 'nit' you may (or may not) be aware of:
- a luminance unit equal to 1 candle per square meter measured perpendicular to the rays from the source
- a unit of information equal to 1.44 bits
But the reality is the NITS part comes from my love of acronyms. Acronyms? that doesn't compute!
It's simple really, one day at a blog I have be known to frequent with reckless abandon I asked of the whereabouts and/or health of an on-line persona that I often enjoy discourse with. The reply was 'Nothing Interesting To Say ...'
So there you have it. I have started this blog because I often I have nothing interesting (intelligent?) to say and damn it I am going to say it. If you have nothing interesting or intelligent to say well so be it however if you think what you have to say is even slightly interesting or intelligent then say it here. I guess you can figure that what you say may get picked on. That's just part of life here.
Amongst the hopes I have is that in saying nothing interesting I may shine a tiny bit of light on the subject at hand and possibly provide 1.44 bits of information you may not have been aware of.


House Rules

1. I make the rules, like it or lump it.
2. I will decide when and if the rules have been broken.
3. Have fun with the words used here. Use words as a thing of joy not as weapons.
4. If you disagree with what someone says by all means say so BUT attack the idea or thinking not the on-line persona saying it.
5. Any decisions I make about the rules may well be arbitary but they will be final and correspondence will only accepted by registered post addressed to Santa Claus c/o The North Pole.
6. When in doubt refer to rule 1 if that doesn't clear it up refer to rule 2.

For the moment my audience will be known as 'Gladys' in deference to Phillip Adams and his 'umble radio show because, well, I have delusions of grandeur and hope to have an audience that is as varied and intelligent and big as his. A bloke can dream!!
The door is always open, except when it is closed, please come in but wipe your feet before you enter and, if you are so inclined, you can remove your footwear and leave them on the stoop.