Author Archives: J. D. Bartlett

Queensland Senate Preference Visualisation

Posted on Saturday 24 August 2013 by J. D. Bartlett

Last weekend the details of candidates for the upcoming Australian Federal election were posted. Here’s a visualisation I’ve made of all the parties with group voting tickets for the Queensland senate. In general, parties closer together in the diagram give … Continue reading →

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Lord of the Dance

Posted on Monday 19 August 2013 by J. D. Bartlett

Regular readers will know that I enjoy dancing. When I dance, I am a leader with a single follower: my dance partner. In life I am a leader with many followers: at work, church, and in other areas of life. … Continue reading →

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Snack, Staple and Story

Posted on Monday 22 July 2013 by J. D. Bartlett

My friend Dani has recently returned from 5 months in Nepal. One part of her reflections especially stood out to me: What’s hard is watching the Bible go from being a staple to a snack. I’ve come from a place … Continue reading →

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On Politics

Posted on Monday 15 July 2013 by J. D. Bartlett

It’s election year in Australia, and one major party is trying to divert attention away from the party as a whole towards their leader while the other is trying to divert attention away from their leader towards the party as … Continue reading →

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Spotted in Brisbane

Posted on Monday 24 June 2013 by J. D. Bartlett

I think the TV was put there for kerbside garbage collection. Perhaps the couch was the same…?

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