tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498398785015106016.post5525456837437547519..comments2023-10-18T00:03:31.222+10:00Comments on Stafford Ray: Magpie's lost habitat.Stafford Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03048757515249725540noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498398785015106016.post-82369129528858803672011-09-10T02:49:29.096+10:002011-09-10T02:49:29.096+10:00Yes, even the bankers and politicians need food an...Yes, even the bankers and politicians need food and "goods". I just wish we could do without them.... :)Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498398785015106016.post-2242644153255381892011-09-09T11:47:50.812+10:002011-09-09T11:47:50.812+10:00WOW!! What food for thought. I love it!WOW!! What food for thought. I love it!ShonEjaihttp://www.picture-speak.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498398785015106016.post-62188671771046803152011-09-09T07:15:53.502+10:002011-09-09T07:15:53.502+10:00Regretabley it appears that only manufacturers ama...Regretabley it appears that only manufacturers amass wealth.<br /><br />Wise words Stafford, wise words.<br /><br />Anna :o]hyperCRYPTICalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11967085628384237933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498398785015106016.post-22500883967033321362011-09-09T05:43:35.782+10:002011-09-09T05:43:35.782+10:00I don't often answer comments because so few r...I don't often answer comments because so few revisit to read them, but this time I feel the need.<br />To Lucy and some others, there is no intention to devalue the work of all except farmers, fishermen and manufacturers.<br />However, that is where the wealth starts.<br /><br />A farmer buys a tractor, designed by an engineer, manufactured by a fabricator using steel from a foundry that sources iron ore from far away, carried on ships crewed by men and women supplied with food from a providore and fuelled by oil from a refinery that pipes oil from an oilfield where drillers watch movies at night filmed by beautiful people from Mumbai who are kept looking good by a bevy of hairdressers and dressmakers and so it goes on. The toe bone is connected to the foot bone... <br />Yet somehow farmers/fishermen/manufacturers rarely get to keep much of the wealth they create and that is because they are undervalued. <br />The CEO of Westpac bank takes home $10 million while Blue Scope Steel (manufacturer)just laid off over a thousand workers. This year hundreds of farmers went broke and here in Mooloolaba six trawlers were decommissioned.Stafford Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03048757515249725540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498398785015106016.post-5395435384933147362011-09-09T04:16:23.494+10:002011-09-09T04:16:23.494+10:00Er . . Stafford . . . to whom do the farmers sell...Er . . Stafford . . . to whom do the farmers sell their produce? Like, each other? Thought provoking nonetheless. Don't like "discuss" Reminds me of waffling through school and college exams. Take care. All good wishes.Lucy Westenrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787225228788303013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498398785015106016.post-24371760144879310152011-09-09T02:48:37.350+10:002011-09-09T02:48:37.350+10:00You are a wise man Stafford...full of truth.
:-)You are a wise man Stafford...full of truth.<br />:-)Carrie Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11715648073882529202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498398785015106016.post-34718434275295403482011-09-09T02:01:24.681+10:002011-09-09T02:01:24.681+10:00SPOKEN LIKE A TRUE PROFESSORSPOKEN LIKE A TRUE PROFESSORSuzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10329289442910294160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498398785015106016.post-77821896007659795782011-09-08T22:44:14.703+10:002011-09-08T22:44:14.703+10:00Couldn't Agree more!*sigh*
I guess this is one...Couldn't Agree more!*sigh*<br />I guess this is one of the best interpretations on this week's magpie:)Erratic Thoughtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14852558150033296079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498398785015106016.post-49741156312055090472011-09-08T00:59:47.331+10:002011-09-08T00:59:47.331+10:00very true-we;re here in Muir of Ord at a friends l...very true-we;re here in Muir of Ord at a friends little croft- it feeds us and others too...lovelyKathe W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06781645436343424010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498398785015106016.post-56794304654295836582011-09-07T13:46:31.917+10:002011-09-07T13:46:31.917+10:00Well, yes, but... :) Powerful and provocative.Well, yes, but... :) Powerful and provocative.Tumblewords:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04279038951489894119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498398785015106016.post-80068671721831171092011-09-07T03:06:44.525+10:002011-09-07T03:06:44.525+10:00Complete agreement - exemplary, wish I'd writt...Complete agreement - exemplary, wish I'd written this (said in a non-jealous, amiable way). =)Steve Isaakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07162341357622058518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498398785015106016.post-74928295208325160982011-09-07T00:16:28.985+10:002011-09-07T00:16:28.985+10:00Everything beyond those basic producers is a form ...Everything beyond those basic producers is a form of consumption rather than production. While they may add a great deal of pleasure, they are dependent on the producers. When a society or organization no longer produces enough real products to support themselves, they become a drain on others.Donald Fishgrabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11977970195032209188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498398785015106016.post-5673743436466909292011-09-06T03:10:57.326+10:002011-09-06T03:10:57.326+10:00Rob,
I was thinking of that...but I guess it is t...Rob, <br />I was thinking of that...but I guess it is the Asian nature in me that prevented me from saying this of ourselves...we have a saying, "masuk bakul angkat sendiri", which means literally, "Getting into a basket and carrying it yourself"<br />Thanks for saying it so well.Ninotazizhttp://www.ninotazizpurplemusings.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498398785015106016.post-76940094075250342612011-09-05T23:50:57.554+10:002011-09-05T23:50:57.554+10:00I might question what you have said, if I might? ...I might question what you have said, if I might? It seems you list some "takers"? They do work hard, but take from what is the commons?annell4https://www.blogger.com/profile/07629830133868270690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498398785015106016.post-23769355659810921972011-09-05T22:40:27.297+10:002011-09-05T22:40:27.297+10:00As far as material wealth is concerned; I wholly c...As far as material wealth is concerned; I wholly concur. We are hired help, working for "the man" (who's the man?)Let all those who find wealth be rich in spiritual wealth as well. Although something about the eyehole of a needle and a camel which may make it very difficult for some of the hired helpers and true engineers of wealth. Those who think they can take it with them are undoubtedly sadly mistaken! Love how you turned us all into magpies Stafford! jane jonesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498398785015106016.post-64254386731519472472011-09-05T22:04:00.677+10:002011-09-05T22:04:00.677+10:00must be why the farmers are going extinct...smiles...must be why the farmers are going extinct...smiles.<br /><br />perhaps they understand something we do not....Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498398785015106016.post-12223813521447197722011-09-05T20:39:06.496+10:002011-09-05T20:39:06.496+10:00I think Rob has hit the nail on the heat - not all...I think Rob has hit the nail on the heat - not all wealth is material...Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498398785015106016.post-5035799385013233222011-09-05T19:22:20.667+10:002011-09-05T19:22:20.667+10:00I would argue Stafford that the poets, artists, an...I would argue Stafford that the poets, artists, and musicians also create wealth, a wealth of spirit -- without which I would not care to live...robkistnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08166835029205143266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498398785015106016.post-65588089758508444812011-09-05T14:44:41.669+10:002011-09-05T14:44:41.669+10:00Dear Stafford,
Sometimes, we need to look at thing...Dear Stafford,<br />Sometimes, we need to look at things in black and white as you have done here. The gray areas are always - gray and as such, subject to manipulation.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing.ninotazizhttp://www.ninotazizpurplemusings.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498398785015106016.post-28299451687235229872011-09-05T13:00:20.803+10:002011-09-05T13:00:20.803+10:00deep thoughts, profound message to those who think...deep thoughts, profound message to those who think beyond the lines. truly nice to be the hired help.Reflectionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09655163868990155242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498398785015106016.post-42699632372380892752011-09-05T12:54:37.429+10:002011-09-05T12:54:37.429+10:00true, bravo.
beautiful message.true, bravo.<br />beautiful message.Maxwell Mead Williams Robinson Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05532576755186051550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498398785015106016.post-55015712408633693132011-09-05T10:07:31.562+10:002011-09-05T10:07:31.562+10:00You may be right.
— K
Kay, Alberta, Canada
An Unf...You may be right.<br />— K<br /><br />Kay, Alberta, Canada<br />An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous TravelKay L. Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966266404058177742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498398785015106016.post-58331161795512744952011-09-05T09:00:21.962+10:002011-09-05T09:00:21.962+10:00You have a sobering way of putting life into persp...You have a sobering way of putting life into perspective, my friend.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498398785015106016.post-22882601142300441332011-09-05T08:58:00.864+10:002011-09-05T08:58:00.864+10:00Well said, Stafford. I'm not doing much..but ...Well said, Stafford. I'm not doing much..but I do leave Oct 23rd for six months in India. I think my very small retirement income will go much further there and I will be able to visit friends all over the country for my final hurrah of a vacation.RNSANEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02841873957894861725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498398785015106016.post-69979199172138402172011-09-05T08:44:01.463+10:002011-09-05T08:44:01.463+10:00You are so right, the most of us are hired help.
...You are so right, the most of us are hired help.<br /><br />Thanks for leaving a comment on my blog the other day about snow in Dunedin - I have to agree with you that snow in the South Island happens every winter but snow where I live, about 50 kms from the Auckland CBD, is so rare that it is about 100 years since it snowed here.Marilyn & Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00851884880790561276noreply@blogger.com