The Waiting Man

With the book review out of the way... here is some good news:

Here Comes The Monsoon!. The weather pattern that has dried out Australia & made it nothing more than a fuel-supply kit for bushfires, has at last weakened & the Monsoon has started in our North... Hopefully this means some rain, or at least cooler, moist air will head down south where the fires are worst

And a response to Fake News:

An Experienced Firefighter Sets The Record Straight. I admit, I was one who thought the Greens were making hazard-reduction burns difficult, so I'm actually quite relieved to find that's not the case, given how much I support their ideals