Since last Thursday, the airwaves in the world’s most isolated capital city have been abuzz with the goings on at the Fremantle Football Club, which fields the AFL Docker’s team. Somewhat abruptly, following a mediocre season plagued with player injury, the board sacked the popular senior coach. Community outrage from club members and the widerContinue reading “Business, footy and change”
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Too many keys…
… hanging from your key chain can prematurely wear out your ignition. “Partly true” says Snopes (my favourite urban legend check site) – especially for Volkswagens. Looking back over my early beetle and then Kombi days I did not necessarily find this to be so. True, I only had the beetle during my last yearContinue reading “Too many keys…”
Musing on Writer’s Block
Here we are 3/4 of the way through the year of postaday2011 and I’m hit with a severe case of writers’ block. The conventional wisdom is that you sit down and write anyway, even if it is about nothing. Apparently the discipline of so acting is supposed to “release the cork” and wonderfully creative proseContinue reading “Musing on Writer’s Block”
Pingback on a Pingback
Can’t say I’ve ever grasped how pingbacks work – just that they mysteriously appear from time to time. But here’s a timely one just arrived on a cold windy day in Perth where one’s mind turns to… Cornish pasties (for which I once wrote a a nostalgic ode – see below)) The pingback? Preview of theContinue reading “Pingback on a Pingback”
A tale of two double speed economies.
A newly released report on the privations of those worst-affected in Australia’s two speed economy offers an apt foil for tomorrow’s parable of the workers in the vineyard. The working poor of Victoria are the focus of this Uniting Church report, particularly those contracted as cleaners in large suburban shopping centres. What is analysed inContinue reading “A tale of two double speed economies.”
Sneezin’ Season
Luxuriant spring growth brought on by good winter rains means more pollen in the air. Consequently I peer at this screen through bleary eyes while breathing through an itchy and runny proboscis. The old “ring of pineapple” on the morning muesli trick, with its natural anti histamines, is obviously overwhelmed today. So over to you,Continue reading “Sneezin’ Season”
Ode to a flat tyre…
… well, not really flat, but the pneumos was certainly depleted. I blamed it on the three boofy blokes crammed in the back seat of the wagon. “Hey, your back tyres down a bit,” they said. First I’d noticed; the car is due for a service. “Not built to take your combined weight,” I said.Continue reading “Ode to a flat tyre…”
Youth Talks – Age Teaches
So runs the Maori proverb in “Native Wisdom for White Minds” But how many times have I encountered wise heads on young shoulders and immature heads that have long years?
9/11 reflections
We haven’t mentioned it much today, but it’s there in the background. We all know precisely where we were and what we were doing when the planes hit the towers. We know that the world with which we are most familiar – the privileged, secure world of unquestioned entitlement – took a turn towards aContinue reading “9/11 reflections”
Recycling light
We seem to be going through the energy saver light bulbs a bit more quickly than I anticipated. Luckily our local IKEA takes them for recycling. Can’t complain though, especially looking at how, McGyver like, this community addresses its lighting problem. Isang Litrong Liwanag ADVERTISEMENT – YouTube.
