The sun had not set made its presence felt, but already the day appeared as if it would be sultry, when Thomas, Rochelle and their infant daughter, Louisa, set off for the three day drive to spend Christmas with Rochelle’s parents, in south-western Victoria. While Rochelle fastened Louisa into her…
I knew a man once, whose uncle, a Pacific War veteran, complained about increasing petrol prices, whereupon he suggested to his uncle that he sell his six cylinder engine car and buy a little Honda. The uncle said, “No way! I’m not doing that! Holden or Ford for me!” Some…
If you observed Redmond Mountford’s culinary tastes, you may think he was something of an openminded man. …
In response to one person, whom I have blocked, transwomen are NOT helping to erase women's rights. And no, it is NOT the case that, "Any bloke can stick on a wig and call himself "her"", either!
Until 1973, homosexuality was viewed as a mental illness and the things that…
You go to your 30 year school reunion. You have a great time, catching up with a few people you haven’t seen since the 20th, and you hear that Fred Smith is divorced after 15 years and Mary Bloggs is entering into her second marriage and her eldest from her…
When I was a kid, a joke used to be “How do you fit 100 people into a car? You put Maxwell Smart in the front, and 99 in the back.” Maxwell Smart was Agent 86, and 99 was his girlfriend’s code name.
Today, I saw a protestor claim that…
I remember Australian physician, writer and media personality, Dr Cindy Pan wrote a short blurb in the local newspaper about body quirks and mentioned belly buttons and how, if a person requires plastic surgery to remove an apron of skin after dramatic weight loss, the surgeon asks if they want…
Today I had to make my biannual trip to see my gastroenterologist for my IBS. I know some people have cheered at not needing to wear masks and that mask mandates have been lifted, but I wore mine and needed it for a special reason. Well, several.
One, my masks…
This Monday marks 30 years since I walked out of the school gates for the last time.
I remember, on November 20, 1987, the first seniors from my high school graduated, and one of the students who regularly submitted a column for the school newsletter, remarked that it would be…
Twelve months ago, I felt a sense of great relief. The most dangerous in American History and most tumultuous era since the Vietnam War had come to an end. Allegations of voter fraud and faulty voting machines were a nonsense and ones that the courts had no hesitation in dispelling.
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