What a week. I already mentioned a colleague’s mother-in-law and an ex-colleague of mine passing away last weekend. I went to the latter funeral today. The family are understandably very upset at his unexpected death at 63. They had a nice booklet with a eulogy that talked in detail about his life. Nice touch. Just ... [More]
From the 1st of July, pubs and clubs will be smoke-free. No more stinky hair after a night out. No more washing all your clothes the next day. So! Who’s for a drink? Let’s hit the pubs! (In preparation, the local RSL built a smoking area, which looks like an outdoor courtyard, but is almost ... [More]
Maggie, the station host, noticed a passenger who looked unwell. Really unwell. She tried to convince her to come into the office to sit down. The lady didn’t want to. She wanted to catch her train; she was going to see her doctor. Paraphrased: “Please come in and sit down. You look unwell. I think ... [More]
When will I learn? Last week someone at work had fundraiser chocolate for sale. Two bars and $4 later… This week? Pimples. I seem to be getting a pot belly, too. Well, a little bit. No danger of going up to the next trouser size… yet. Need to keep decreasing the inputs (better diet) and ... [More]
Warning: This post has been flagged TMI (Too Much Information). You have been warned. Hair on my head gets lopped off by the barber every month or two; whenever it seems to long (getting wavy at the top is usually the indicator for me) and I have the inclination to stop looking like a long-haired ... [More]
A friend of a friend is sick. Dying. Body riddled with cancer. Months to live. He’s not young, but not old, and by all accounts he’s a good guy. He’s told people that he wants to hear now, whatever they were planning to say after he was gone. He’s a religious man. His whole family ... [More]
One of the funniest things I’ve ever read on the blogosphere was Kathryn, who smokes, ranting about non-smokers. Others must have found it amusing too, as it was nominated for the Best Post on an Australian Blog for that year. But… I hate smoking. I know the chemicals in tobacco make smoking incredibly addictive for ... [More]
I was sitting doing some coding at work when The Posture Police arrived. The Chair Squad. The Ergonomic Inspectors. Seriously, a team of three did a sweep through the office and checked every chair to make sure it was working properly, able to be adjusted, and offering the correct back support. Zowee. It reminds me ... [More]
I know how much I’ve changed over the years. I’d like to think I’ve matured. My outlook on all sorts of things has altered. My lifestyle is radically different now from when I was 18 (if you think I’m a dag now, you should have seen me then), and has changed several times during that ... [More]
It may be the Christmas party season, but I’ve managed to miss two in the last couple of days. One on Friday night that I was just too tired to contemplate attending (sorry Tony and Anna). And another on Saturday, but a bout of Bowen Belly struck me down for the night. Not nice. (Sorry ... [More]
I went to the dentist on Saturday, and after the ritual inspect, scale, clean and brushing advice (for myself and the kids), I was chatting to him about how things had changed in the last generation. I mentioned that by the time I was 10, I had about 10 fillings, a stark contrast to Isaac ... [More]
I just know I’m going to be tired later today. Last night I got to bed about 11:30pm or so… but couldn’t sleep. Maybe a combination of the… well, not exactly heat, but certainly an unexpected lack of cold, and the ideas swimming in my head (which I’ll tell you about another time). I got ... [More]