This is my favourite home-made smoothie from my wife's collection of concoctions. This drink is pure fruit, but as friends have said - yoghurt and cinnamon are optional extras. [NOTE: The wife has since said that a slice of lemon would have given the drink extra punch!] INGREDIENTS:Juice of 1 Coconut2 x whole bananas100grams of... Continue Reading →
Inspired to Write (Again)
Thanks to Google+, I've returned to reading articles. For the last few years I have spent too much time staring at the screen waiting for responses. Now I am taking the time to read the work of those people I have called 'mentors' in areas of the online world that fascinate me most. This will... Continue Reading →
Top 10 Ways to Get your Partner out of Bed
Decided to compile a list of best methods I can get the wife to wake up this morning! At no time were any of these ideas attempted. We have a happy relationship. I'd like to keep it that way.. 1. Airhorn. One blast will put them on the ceiling, the second blast will bring out their... Continue Reading →
Can you Solve Restaurant Mathematics?
In the age of internet oddities, there's a quirky trend of blending unrelated elements that sometimes leaves us scratching our heads. One such phenomenon is the world of "Restaurant Mathematics." Picture this: Three friends stroll into a restaurant boasting $10 meals upfront. They dutifully order, pay the bill, and savor their dinner. Yet, as the... Continue Reading →
Shooting Flowers whilst Picking Strawberries
Yesterday morning, before my coughbirthdaypartycough, my wife and I went for a quick trip to the Beerenberg Strawberry Farm to pick a few extra kilo's of strawberries. We love 'em! I also used the opportunity to see if a Twitter conversation would come to any fruition. I asked the older-lady at the pay-counter if their... Continue Reading →
Freshly Picked Strawberries are the Perfect Lunch
We love strawberries. Without a doubt they are the BEST lunchtime snack. So I was very happy when last night my wife and mother-in-law (who is staying over whilst we attend an important function this weekend) decided that the Beerenberg strawberry 'Pick Your Own Patch' plantation was a great way to spend a Saturday morning.... Continue Reading →
Fires Threaten Adelaide Hills
We had lunch today at the Bridgewater Mill in the Adelaide Hills to celebrate my brother's 40th birthday. It was a surprise party for him, and a lot of fun for all of us ... all the Xmas and Birthday presents that were missed last year and from my 40th earlier this year were also... Continue Reading →
Verbal Nourishment
After a recent hospital visit shook me awake, I'm convinced it's time to tweak my eating habits. Whilst I remember my teenage were filled with outdoor adventures and wholesome meals like Spaghetti Bolognese, Macaroni Cheese, and Shepherd's Pie, all lovingly prepared by my family, I am now eating less appealingly. Even my after-school snacks in... Continue Reading →
I Tried Being Funny – Comedy Routine #01
I get way too much time to think. I listen to a lot of silly conversations. Subsequently the two mediums combine, and I write down what I my mind manages to let out through my fingers: Why is that women ask us men to test if milk or cheese is off? "Here, smell this..." "Please... Continue Reading →
[…] with XXY, and alone now, has taught me that my brain is wired differently to most – yet I…
[…] Living with XXY, and alone now, has taught me that my brain is wired differently to most – yet…