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Entries from May 27th, 2009

Money

Some people are unlucky enough in life to become a victim of crime when they have their bag or wallet stolen. Those people always say that the loss of all the cards is worse than actually losing the money. Well in the last ten years I’ve had my wallet stolen a grand total of four times. At that phenomenal rate I can more


Little Miss Chatterbox

Eight and a half years ago I was strutting my stuff down Oxford Street Paddington. A person on the pavement handed me a pamphlet. These days I don’t accept random pamphlets thrust at me on the street. I have since refined a technique whereby I keep my hands close to my side and more


Mothers Day

Are you a Mother? Have you ever wanted to be one? Did you know that Australian Mothers and Australian women in general (1000 all up) recently overwhelmingly voted that the microwave oven had done more for women’s freedom in the last 30 years than both the contraceptive pill and tampons (!!!) more


Cloncurry Sign

Bibbip bibbip, its 6.17am and this is the fifth time I’ve pressed snooze, so I slither out of bed. More like an eel than a snake as although its 6.17am its 30 degrees in my unit, a sauna on stilts, a 90’s attempt at the “Queenslander”. I farewell my bed from the right hand side (for fear of bad luck), get dressed and turn the air conditioner above my bed to a more