The Cultural Clench
When I moved to Australia in 1979 it didn’t take me long to become aware of the ‘cultural cringe.’ That …
When I moved to Australia in 1979 it didn’t take me long to become aware of the ‘cultural cringe.’ That …
In Which I Am Eating A Large Serving of My Own Words I try to be flexible, prepared for the …
The phone rings at an Unlikely Hour. Fortunately you are already up, which is also unlikely. You see from the …
Have you any idea how many plumbing metaphors there are? Neither do I. But I was amazed to discover that …
A Story of Loss and Learning in the Sub-Antarctic that takes us from commercial exploitation to recognition; from carnage to …
Yes! You can become Famous! (somewhere else). Just write a caption for the following photo: Who nose? You could be …
Actually, I think I should change the title to …Packing is an Adventure. I’m about to head off on an …
You may have worked out that I’m not really a Christmas person, but I am rather fond of New Years. In …
G’Day! My topic today is frogs, as suggested in the title. Why frogs? you might ask. I don’t know, I …
oxymoron – noun: a figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect; a contradiction of terms. …