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Sometimes I’ll give you stories, but today I’m giving you my thoughts on whatever headlines I find on a news page. This will never get stale for Australian news is seldom dull. Australia is in election mode right now. The … Continue reading
Category Archives: Lifestyle
I have a physical To Be Read pile about a mile high. I’ve got about a billion things on my e-reader. I often find myself bringing home more books or downloading, knowing I’ll probably not get around to them. . … Continue reading
Whenever I say, “Meanwhile in Australia” I want to make a joke about my own country. This is one of the ways Australia is seen by the rest of the world. We’re often amusing and we’re usually within tolerable limits … Continue reading
I really am a simple soul. In December I was given a Fitbit for my birthday. I love it. I may, in fact, have gone a little off the deep end about it. It’s a little bit like a tamagotchi … Continue reading
Two years ago I went to see my daughter and her sweetie performing at the Dickens Fair, where they have been part of the scum contingent for eight years. On Sunday mornings the Beau, in his character as the Reverend … Continue reading
I’m not big on resolutions, New Year’s or otherwise. More often than not, all they do is set me up to fail or put me in competition with others, and who needs that? However, I do see a great deal … Continue reading
So many people joke that in Australia everything’s different. Compared with the US and the UK, Christmas is also different. For me, anyhow. Australia is one of the most secular countries on Earth. This has led to Australians claiming certain … Continue reading
Now is the time of year one gets catalogs. Tons of them. In snail and e-mail. Sales. ½ off, 50% off (yes, that’s the same thing) buy-one-get-one-free. Click-bait, all of it. I saw a coat. I have a thing for … Continue reading
November 17 is International Women’s Self Defense Day, a project put in place by the clothing company fodada. Along with ten others involved in ESD Global — the international empowerment self defense program where I trained last summer — I … Continue reading
(Picture from here.) Man, it’s been a while. Yes, I’m alive. Yes, I still do this. But it’s been a crazy busy summer and I’ve had some shoulder issues that make sitting and writing difficult. Consequently, I’ve been giving my own … Continue reading