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Just Shoot Me Now
Okay, you may as well knock me over and stomp on my head — again. Now that I know that there is no end to it, I am resigned to being the little bird who pokes his head out of the pile of cow manure...
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A Surprising Announcement
No, I haven’t bought a house, or a new shop. This is an announcement of …a new blog! Yessss. I’ve just published the first entry in Three Geeks and a Granny (threegeeksandagranny.com). I do hope...
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This Old House
My brain has been on a single track lately, and I’m not altogether certain whether I am, at last, hurtling toward the station, or destined to wind up stranded on a siding somewhere with a piggery on...
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In Which I am Living in an A-Mazing Bunker
I am writing this from a bunker in Wilmot, Tasmania. The bunker is in the form of a maze, formed by stacks of cartons–boxes of various sizes and shapes, cemented together by my inertia. I’ve been here...
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Bigger on the Inside
A word about my new Tardis: old. When I say ‘my new Tardis’ I mean, of course, it’s new to me. It was built in the 1880s, which makes it somewhat older, even, than me. I should add–as did previous...
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Camping In
I feel like a squatter in my own home. But what else makes sense? I have power (heat), a gas stove to cook on, hot showers, and a dandy new blow-up bed. What else do I need? A buyer, maybe. But,...
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Deja Vu All Over Again
Don’t you just love irony? Especially when it happens to someone else. Well here’s your dose for today, my treat. I have just had a 20 ft container delivered and parked just outside my front door....
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The Best of Both Worlds
I don’t know which those two worlds are supposed to be–it’s one of those expressions that always mystified me, even as I’ve used it from time to time. I suppose it’s about context, like most things....
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I Had a Dream…
“Never tell your dreams. What if the Freudists come to power?” Stanislaw Lec It wasn’t a particularly inspiring — or inspired — dream. Just a little more odd than usual. I happen to think that...
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Another Swell Adventure
This time the swells are in the North Atlantic Ocean. Not that they are as daunting as the ones in the Southern Ocean, when I was in the Sub-Antarctic, but enough to make a few of my fellow...
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The Importance of Good Nails
I should say at the outset that if you’ve come here looking for carpentry tips, you’re in the wrong place. That said, you may as well stick around — you never know what you’ll find. The train trip...
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Meandering Randomly
This is not about me getting lost again. That only happens on trains. Mostly. I’m now on Virgin Australia Flight 24, being squirted through the sky like a watermelon seed. (I presume you get the...
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Herding Cats
We’ve all used the expression — herding cats — usually as a metaphor for trying to gather or organise things that defy gathering or organising. Well, this time it isn’t a metaphor. No, I haven’t gone...
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Christmas Shopping? Or Would You Prefer a Root Canal?
As the so-called ‘Festive Season’ approaches, I can only repeat what I’ve said before. Some of you will recall having read this before, but most of you won’t. I can’t add anything new, so here it is...
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From Wanderlust To Wanderlost
I used to claim that I must have some gypsy blood in me–my yearning to travel endlessly was so strong. Well, I can now report that the gloss is gone from the gypsy lifestyle. I’m over it. Well and...
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You Never Know What Might Pop Up Next…
What next? Life really is crazier than fiction…you can’t make this stuff up. Okay, Robin Williams could, but nobody else that I can think of. For example: a few years ago I was on the Queen Mary 2...
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I See Things in Trees
I see things in trees. Sort of like shapes in clouds. Or Rorschach ink blots…but we won’t go there. Anyway, I’m a bit nutty about trees. All sorts of trees. This is the driveway into where I’m...
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And the Word Is…
Before I get into the discussion of certain words, I need to offer a bit of context. Why do I need context? Well, I’m not really sure, but it seems appropriate somehow. You see, the correct use of...
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(Still) Blowing in the Wind — The Comb-Over
The Meandering Matriarch:It’s been well over four years since I first published this article, and I’m thinking many of you won’t have seen it. It has an important message, which I feel needs to be...
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A Dog? Really?
Yes, folks, there will soon be a puppy in my life. I am not really a dog person. Dogs smell, they shed hair everywhere, sniff crotches, and jump up on me. What’s not to like? I hear you ask. What...
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