Category: General

I’m finding shoes to be a real pain in the arse right now. I mean figuratively, not literally. What a shame that the standards of western society demand that people have footwear. Maybe it’s just me, but I seem to have pretty bad luck with shoes. The shoes I usually wear to work decided last  ... [More]

At lunch… Steve: Ugh, this tastes like horses hooves. Me: Hope it doesn’t give you the trots. (Don’t ask me how he knew what horses’ hooves taste like.)

My three year old son Isaac has an aversion to haircuts. And being a three year old, this doesn’t mean that when faced with a haircut, he says "no, I don’t particularly like this", and grimaces slightly while it happens. This is not an adult’s aversion. No, being a three year old, it means he  ... [More]

Well, after allowing people to vote yea or nay on the whole facial hair question for a week, the results were as follows: Keep it 34% Shave it 41% Shave off the beard, keep the moustache 8% Shave off the moustache, keep the beard (eg look like a dwarf) 6% Not sure 10% plus a  ... [More]

It’s now been two and a half weeks since I shaved. The resulting beard is still merrily growing. I’m still not sure if I want to keep it, so I’ll probably give it at least a few more days before I decide to shave it off or not. It’s a big decision to make –  ... [More]

Well, the beard continues to grow. Not really what you’d call a full beard yet, but getting there. The weird bit is looking in the mirror, and taking a second or two to realise it’s you. And whenever I’m at my desk, leaning on my chin, I end up fondling it. I’ll keep it for  ... [More]

This long weekend, I’ve taken my wife’s suggestion and left the shaver in the drawer. I’m trying out life with a beard. Not much of a beard, yet, I hasten to add. At the moment it just looks like a severe case of non-designer stubble. I guess provided it doesn’t look too hideous tomorrow morning  ... [More]

With a week to go until the Queensland elections, here’s my blatant unsolicited political opinion: Put Hanson’s One Nation last. Why? Why do I dislike her so much? It’s not so much her winning combination of complaining about how bad things are but not providing any practical suggestions for fixing anything… it’s not her downright  ... [More]

It’s always a bit alarming when people I work with start reading my Web page (hi Rishi). So much for slagging them all off. Not that I would, of course, they’re all a superb bunch of people. Honest. A week or two ago the radio show I listen to on the way home, Martin Molloy  ... [More]

Zowee. On Thursday night, I was watching Newsradio on Channel 10. I don’t usually watch it, so I’m not familiar with the characters or actors. I was trying to work out where I’d heard one of the actors’ voices before. Then I realised and said "Hi, I’m Troy McLure!" What’s this got to do with  ... [More]

Oh sure… so just after I proclaim to the world my wish to be breathalised, L gets stopped and done. Yep, out driving last night, and just a few hundred metres from home, she found a booze bus. The way she told it, it sounded like a bit of an anti-climax. A big burly policewoman  ... [More]

I often tell my friends about my quest for the perfect job. This is something we who do contracting can indulge in. Changing jobs every few months, seeing lots of new faces and new work environments means you can do that kind of thing. Compare job A to job B to job C. Okay, so  ... [More]