Life’s Rich Pattern

Fanciful musings on things that really matter. My monthly column first published in Sydney community paper The Village Observer.

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Senior Moments

When you can remember the mean kid from your year six class but forget your lunch, twice in a day…

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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.

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User Unfriendly

Nothing’s possible these days without a link or app

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Exhibition of Failed Ideas

If you don’t have a gadget for something don’t worry… it’s just around the corner…

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Tickets please

When booking a plane ticket, be careful you don’t end up on the wrong side of the world.

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In the Balance

To marry or not marry, that is the question…

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A Novel Idea

Whiling away the hours, hunched over a desk and churning out a manuscript…

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Mistaken Identity

It’s fun to make up names but even more fun to make anagrams of world leaders…

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Inflation v Shrinkflation

What’s the best choice when face with four different price increase scenarios?

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Cash is King

How to budget using cash, as taught by Milennials.

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For the Record

Fancy getting your name in the Guinness Book of Records? It might be easier than you think…

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Black Market Grey Area

Society’s need to rob graves for medical research has thankfully moved on

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All in the mind

Keen to improve your memory skills? Fancy being the top pick for Trivia nights? Read On!

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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.

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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?

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The Prince is Back

This may be my last column for a while as it seems I’m off to prison.

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