After a busy weekend I got the paper this morning and realised that everything is going to hell.

No QANTAS flights and 3 Aussie soldiers killed in Afghanistan.  It has been a big weekend.  I’ve been trying to find some figures on how many of our diggers have been killed in action in Afghanistan and I’ve found the figure of 29 but I doubt that includes this weekends casualties.

I was wondering – I know it is a big deal in the US about gays in the military but I was wondering if it is an issue for the Australian armed forces.  I don’t know anyone who serves in Australia but maybe you guys can shed some light on this.

I’m not fully up to date on the QANTAS thing yet but my folks are in London right now for a wedding and they fly QANTAS.  I think they were flying back this week some time.  This week I was going to book some flights for a northern hemisphere snowboarding trip but I think I might hold off and see what happens with this strike stuff – I’ve always flown QANTAS in the past but I might have to think twice about that.

Well – I’m off to the pool and then going to settle into a days work.  I think the Speedo court thing is on today but I’m not 100% sure, I did think it was supposed to be finished last week so maybe today is another proceeding.  I’ve got a friend of mine who went along last week and who is going along today.  My friend told me that the judge has been really nice considering I can’t attend.

Enjoy some eye candy guys – hot body and a hot speedo (even though it isn’t a Speedo brand speedo I think you know what I mean)

I can’t make it to court today to defend myself against the ‘Speedo Corporation’….

• Firstly, I’m not out to all my friends and some of my family.
  Does anyone else think it sucks that an ‘in the closet’ guy can’t defend himself because if he does, he is forced to come ‘out’ to the entire world?
• Secondly, I can’t afford representation. I’ve never employed the services of a lawyer, I’m not sure what they cost but I’m pretty sure it is more than I can afford. Apart from my business I don’t own anything, I do own a $1,000 car – perhaps I should have sold it and paid for representation?
  Hopefully the judge will notice that my blog is ‘free’?
• Thirdly, I believe I am right in my argument that ‘speedo’ is a generic term (google ‘speedo style’ and tell me what you find).
• And finally, I haven’t stolen anything from the ‘Speedo Corporation’, if anything, I love their product and I have endorsed their brand for years.

I titled this post ‘Kangaroo Court’ because I don’t have a fair chance to represent myself or my argument. I’m not blaming anyone except my own circumstance.

I’m sure that the ‘Speedo Corporation’ (an Australian invention and icon now owned by an overseas conglomerate) are defending just another one of the brand names they’ve purchased over the years. I hope and trust there isn’t any anti-homosexual/bisexual bias in thier decision to ‘sue’ me. I also believe that the judge who will hear this case later today will be fair and the law will prevail regardless of the Speedo Corporations unlimited resources and my lack of opportunity to present my side.

I have been bowled over by the support I have received over the last week – thanks guys and keep your fingers crossed for me.