A game of Ladders and Snakes

How bad do you think 2020 was? Pretty bad! We can all agree on that one. The path to 2021 was a rocky one. A bit like a game of ladders and snakes. Ain’t that true. And now we...

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Melbourne weather

What is the weather going to be in Melbourne? How about the Yarra Valley? Well, if it’s not what you like it to be, wait 5 minutes. This time of the year this is exactly what’s happening. Hence the...

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Lest We Forget

Every year on November 11, at 11, we remember when the guns have fallen silent. We remember the soldiers who have fallen for us. We remember the survivors who have fought for all. I have to be honest here...

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Forward to 1984?

How come we are going backwards? Daylight savings is here again, at least in the Southern Hemisphere. But in the grand theme of things we seems to head backwards. The 1984 novel seems to ring true in more than...

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Australia Day 2019

Australia Day is here again. It will open old wounds and create new ones. I personally don't want to enter the discussion. It's a topic that ends up in tears. The more I read into it, the more I...

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Merry Christmas and a Happy new Year

It has ben far too long since the last post I wrote here. For that I must apologise. I have been busy and a lot of things have changed. They changed for the good, not for the bad.  Lets see,...

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A spider is wrecking a car, resulting in a rollover

How did we get here? A spider is wrecking a car? That can hardly be right. Then again, the big newspapers can get away with that sort of headlines. Why shouldn't I? Lets start this story from the top. I...

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