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Let me tell you about Gene. I met her on a sunny winter morning down by the coast. The breeze was light, the swell was running, and the air was cool and clean, albeit laced with a salty seaweed funk. The fact that I could smell the seaweed was a good sign I did not […]

Unless you have never listened to music, there is no doubt in my mind that at some point in your life a song has infiltrated your brain. A little ear worm nestling itself in the depths of your ear canal humming continuously and banging rhythmically on your ear drum. Imagine that, a little worm, dressed

Have you ever wondered why the snooze button on an alarm clock is so big? A design feature you might take for granted, but at some point in the evolution of the alarm clock the snooze feature must have first been conceived and secondly, it must have been enhanced for optimal accessibility. For years, the

Come back, please come back. The emails, letters, telegrams have been coming thick and fast over the past few months. Carrier pigeons have even shown up at my doorstep (apparently its faster than Australia Post). Loyal readers distraught because my tender words have not made it to print to calm their rambling minds; inspire them

You are never too old to stop learning. Drinking too much sparkling wine at a wedding after a break from drinking alcohol? How about running out of fuel on the highway because you put too much faith in the range to empty calculation of your vehicle (yes – a weak attempt at defending myself and

Interesting blog title for an uninteresting blog. Perhaps. What if I were to tell you that was a rumour, circulated amongst a group of my friends to inform the uninitiated as to how I came to acquire the nickname Frittata? No, I do not wear pleather and I am not in a band, but people

There’s a long list of things I said I would never wear. At one point in my life, sitting firmly at the top, men’s sandals. To clarify, I’m not talking the practical type, you know reef walkers with the Velcro, but referring distinctly and wholly to those devilish German creations, Birkenstocks. I remember the first

Closed minds don’t get fed. What a profound piece of wisdom. Of all places to have this dropped on me, a sports store in Memphis. Certainly not a place where I expected to be schooled in one of the greatest life lessons I have heard. Sorry Dad, but it’s true. That sales assistant will never