I remember the first wave of green consciousness, at least in my lifetime. It was in the late eighties and early nineties, following the 20-year fashion copying cycle. We were pseudo-hippies living a packaged re-enactment. In this spirit of new oldness, an opportunity arose for organisations that do good to capture the imagination of youth.… Continue reading Goddamn Hippies

…but I decided that publishing a half-arsed effort is better than no arse at all. Please note correct Aussie spelling of the word ‘arse’. The page is currently changing, so I used the word FLUX in the Word Of The Week box. And when the site reaches eighty-eight hits per day…

The title leads you to believe that this is going to be, well, a bore fest. And it is, indeed. I didn’t have a bad time reading it … but I think time has moved on.

When I was a child, and even a teenager, I read books. Many of these books came from America, and in many of those the protagonist was a young boy, much like myself. There was a problem that many of them had in common: Lima Beans, or more specifically; getting rid of Lima beans. Their… Continue reading Lima beans!

Kirsten took me to the Opera House to see iOTA in a solo concert. The personal atmosphere of The Studio was just right for the acoustic performance. I went in without expectations as I really didn’t know anything about iOTA, it turns out that I did know at least 4 of the songs he performed.… Continue reading iOTA

watching the ABC News, I was startled to discover that I am the Mayor of Waringah. The ABC will hear my formal complaint ovr the misspelling of my name.

I just know it. Suite 202 at work has to have been built on top of an ancient Indian burial ground. Anytime I have to work in that god-forsaken room I get nothing but problems. Take the last 6 work days for example. That’s 6! All to build 5 computers. My first hint: don’t listen… Continue reading Ancient Indian Burial Ground

I remember when Tristan told me about it. He said that it was like Lemsip, but not as good. He implied that it was not at all cokey. He was wrong. The *new* Diet Coke with Lemon flavour is all that and more. It is my new drug of choice. I want to call CCA… Continue reading The elixir of love