I toddled along to the Avalon International Air Show during the week to hug some trees, get in touch with nature and embrace my inner hippie.
You should have seen the quizzical looks on aerospace and weaponry reps’ faces when asked about carbon offsets for their individually air conditioned corporate tents (which I wasn’t allowed into, [...]
Most news stories and documentaries about reaching the summit of Mt Everest focus on victory, the percentage of climbers who make it to the top but don’t get back and nifty trivia like the first transsexual woman hopping up on one leg while wearing a stripey poncho. They forget about the ephemeral details, like what [...]
The hounds failed in their duty to give early warning of a door-to-door salesperson yesterday and I ended up having to answer the door. They would have been sent to bed without dinner if they didn’t raid the bin anyway.
For once, the visitor was sent by the electricity company I use (I am still an [...]
I remember a Louise Hay book about self acceptance or thinking positively or some tricky life qualities I should study more, and she had a novel approach to paying bills received in the mail. Instead of cursing the greedy scoundrels for ripping her off blind, she would write and mail a cheque with gratitude for [...]
