I can't decide if I was more angry or more sad (I was both), as a few of the speakers at a talk I attended this morning spoke about "faking disability". Something I didn't know about until this morning's talk, was that if you go through some "stock photograph" libraries, you can actually find groups … Continue reading Stock Photographs
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"There are too many awful people, who I don't care about", I thought to myself as I scrolled through today's paper. I got to about page fifteen or thereabouts, and decided I really didn't want read any more. So I pulled out my laptop, and went looking for some more interesting reads. Surry Hills Breakfast … Continue reading Breakfast Thoughts
"I was in Sweden once, and it was minus twenty three, and I don't think I was this cold", I whispered into the ear of a friend. She has also been to Sweden and knew exactly what I meant, as we stood on the Bondi headland, as the icy winds and rain combined. In some … Continue reading Midwinter Update
Having spent a few years in the early 1990s, living in Wagga Wagga, I was well aware of the story of Captain Moonlite, the bushranger, and the hold-up at nearby Wantabadgery Station in 1879. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Moonlite What I wasn't aware of until the mid 1990s, was the suggestion he had been involved in a same-sex relationship … Continue reading Captain Moonlite and James Nesbitt
By the time I got home on Friday night, I was absolutely exhausted. The last week has been crazy busy. At work, I have an important role to play in co-ordinating part of ABC Radio's response to breaking news events. Last week's "leadership spill" had me working long-hours throughout the entire week, with a high … Continue reading Then & Now
Heading home this afternoon, I faced a dilemma. With a fifteen minute wait for the bus I was planning to catch, I couldn't decide whether to stop in to a nearby pub for a quick beer, or wait in line. In the end, my choice was made for me, as I saw a group of … Continue reading Mardi Gras Re-enactment
"I'm not sure how I feel about gay weddings", a friend told me yesterday. He and his male partner have been together for forty years. My friend is now retired, and his partner is not far off it, and they come from a generation where expectations about marriage for same sex couples were not on … Continue reading Wedding Rings