Trivial yet truthful tales of Townsville

THERE IS NOTHING SEXIER THAN AN AUTHORITATIVE MAN
Not long ago, I went to the Centro shopping centre and purchased some new rollerblades from K-mart. (Yes, acting on one of my crazy impulses again.) On the way out I observed an interesting exchange between a policeman and a little girl. The child looked to be around 4 years old. The policeman, well...I'm unsure of his age. Perhaps mid-thirties? He did look quite good in his uniform though. And he was guarding the entry/exit to K-mart; a noble duty. This is the first and only time I've seen a policeman doing this -- perhaps there had been a shop-lifting incident there that morning and he was hanging around, for whatever reason? ...I can only surmise.
The mother of the small girl was standing to the side, allowing a K-mart staff member to check her bag on the way out. Her tiny daughter had an impudent, naughty countenance, and walked with that bratty bounce in her step that was a sure sign she is used to getting her own little way with the weak-minded adults in her life. She stood in front of the policeman and lifted her floral-patterned dress up around her ears, revealing a pair of white underpants and her bare chest.
"Put your dress down," he said gently.
She ignored him; meeting his gaze boldly and moving her shoulders from side to side.
The policeman rose up to his full height, pointed his index finger at the little girl and demanded in a firm, much louder voice: "I said put your dress down!"
The girl did so, howbeit slowly, and her facial expression did not change. She obeyed the policeman's order, yet appeared unperturbed by the tone of voice he used.
I on the other hand, had definitely been affected by his manner. There is simply nothing I find more attractive than an authoritative male.

POST-IT BANDIT TERRORIZES WILLOWS SHOPPING CENTRE
It was a Wednesday afternoon a couple of weeks ago, and I had just finished grocery shopping in Willows. On my way out I noticed something rather unusual... At first I didn't realize what it was and it beckoned my curiosity over for a closer look.
Outside the chemist inside this shopping centre there is a massive photo banner of a very attactive young pharmacy assistant, her smile promising you good health and happiness if you heed her expert advice. But that day her smile was flawed, the perfectly air-brushed teeth were marred.
I walked over to the wall-sized photograph for an up-close examination. A yellow post-it note had been stuck over one of the model's beautiful front teeth, and on it were the words:
"The Post-it Bandit!"
I smiled to myself, amused. The vandal has struck - or should I say "stuck" - yet again. Beware, oh citizens of Townsville...

ADVERTISEMENT IN THE SKY
Today I watched the sun set behind Mt Stuart.
There was a graceful encirclement of clouds around the mountain's peak. The descending orb turned the underside of the clouds a luminous orange that glowed like a neon sign in the heavens...
"The Lord reigns, let the earth be glad;
let the distant shores rejoice.
Clouds and thick darkness surround him;
righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
Fire goes before him
and consumes his foes on every side.
His lightning lights up the world;
the earth sees and trembles.
The mountains melt like wax before the Lord,
before the Lord of all the earth.
The heavens proclaim his righteousness,
and all the peoples see his glory.