PC aside…

An article caught my eye on Discover. It was headed, ‘Why Boys Should Read Girl Books’, by Caroline Paul. Paul Continue reading →

Ideas? Second Aisle on the Right

Another old piece while I’m working on other things. I’m tossing the hard copy and saving it electronically for posterity Continue reading →

Phoenix Rising

Image from Monsters,Monstrous.com I complain about my lack of stats now and again. Here’s my new year’s whinge. As I Continue reading →

Those were the days

‘She’s well preserved for forty, said this twenty year old child on  the train. I cringed in the seat across Continue reading →

Fatty Boombah

Yes, I’m on about dieting again! One of our favourite comedians was feted by everyone when she’d lost weight, then Continue reading →

Will that be EFTPOS, sir?

Once upon a time you could do yourself well on two shillings’ worth (twenty cents) pocket money. Once a week Continue reading →

Upon Reaching 43

Oh, dear, ‘upon reaching 43’. If only I’d known my older self back then. Just as your children have become Continue reading →

Personification

Here it is, if you want a bit of a chuckle. I dredged this old exercise out of my files.  Continue reading →