That weather / whether question — Once upon a time, there was a man who was married. Happily, I think. Now in his career path, he was either a security guard or maybe a fireman in one of the larger cities in Australia. …

A really beautiful bird species — And so the devastation of life on earth continues, but this time it is the avian life form that seeks the limelight in the worst possible way. …

Remember December. The day Australia burned. — Those fires of a Summer Day are but sombre takes as they beat in memories of affray, forever pierced, lodged in minds and hearts of men, blanketed thoughts of a scorched childhood. Remember December, forget not the sound of fire as train-like it roars downhill; its will, mission to destroy…

The good, the bad, and the downright ugly! — Fear presents more than one face. Healthy Fears and Unhealthy Fears. Healthy fear can work as a safe self-limiter whereas unhealthy fear can be a severe limiter that restricts people from living their lives to the fullest. Then there is the unhealthy fear that overshadows your whole life to debilitate…

Deadly and otherwise. Now, as farting is a natural gaseous emission that can occur to most people after say a heavy meal, during a gastroenteritis attack, or even after the imbibing of certain carbonated soft drinks, it can be safely assumed that no one person is safe from the awful extrusion of noise or noises emanating from one’s own bottom and while this can be a great source of embarrassment to oneself it can also be a source of amusement to others.

But My Brilliant Idea Was Gazumped! In the early part of 1990, I was employed somewhat disastrously as an insurance agent by a large insurance company in Brisbane. I had moved interstate and as there was a mini depression happening in Queensland, it meant that I was unable to find work in my chosen professional field…

Where I find my joy. — Can I call myself a writer? Maybe yes. Maybe no. Grammarly tells me I am doing well within my nuances of language; but is that enough to say “Yes I am a writer”. …

Just a rant about the possible future of cooking. — Cooking: prepare food by heat; undergo cooking; falsify (accounts), exhaust; one who cooks; cooking…. Do you love to cook? Just imagine if you were a gourmet cook with access to all those lovely gadgets that frankly I lust after; all those wonderful food preparation devices. Wouldn’t it be great to…

About public and private perceptions — “In the Name of the Father, The Son and into the hole he goes” so said the children as they baptized the family cat in the washing line prop hole at the bottom of the garden. Perception, hearing, and intuition are not always the way of truth. Not even if…

The Intricacies and Expectations that Love Can Bring The joyous amount of love enjoyed by a family can be likened to a diamond cut glass prism where the light sparkles in the sun but the depths of the diamond cut refracts, reflects, even distorts the depths and emission of trapped…

Both can take many forms — It seems to me that “Grief” can appear in two parts of your psyche — one part is where you present to the world as being totally rational, totally together, no problems really while your second inner part is completely hidden and is screaming inside with soundless pain. And the…

A Devastating Disease & Saying Good-bye — Dementia creeps in silently in a deadly fashion. It removes inhibitions while at the same time seems to enhance the core beliefs of the sufferers’ inner self. I think these moments are revealed in brief periods of lucidity. I have observed in a close family relationship that a long-held desire…