Life’s Rich Pattern
Fanciful musings on things that really matter. My monthly column first published in Sydney community paper The Village Observer.
Senior Moments
When you can remember the mean kid from your year six class but forget your lunch, twice in a day…
New year, new world
The century has ticked over its first quarter, so here’s a recap of some political predictions and more for this year and beyond.
Explaining shopping to an alien
Tips for newly arrived aliens before attempting to navigate the supermarket.
Exhibition of Failed Ideas
If you don’t have a gadget for something don’t worry… it’s just around the corner…
Tickets please
When booking a plane ticket, be careful you don’t end up on the wrong side of the world.
Mistaken Identity
It’s fun to make up names but even more fun to make anagrams of world leaders…
Inflation v Shrinkflation
What’s the best choice when face with four different price increase scenarios?
For the Record
Fancy getting your name in the Guinness Book of Records? It might be easier than you think…
Black Market Grey Area
Society’s need to rob graves for medical research has thankfully moved on
All in the mind
Keen to improve your memory skills? Fancy being the top pick for Trivia nights? Read On!
Check Yourself
You can either trust me to self-check, untrained, or put your own cashiers back to do their jobs… don’t audit me for a position you’ve stopped employing.
Innovate or Die
The microfibre duster with the telescopic pole, ideal for accessing those hard-to-reach places is good and all, but who can give me something I can wave across the bazillion knick knacks in my children’s rooms to eradicate the dust in one go?