Last night I spent a few more hours manipulating pixels to put young Andrew into various amusing scenes. Let me get you up-to-speed on this situation: When Ben Cottle (@Benaud) first presented this photograph of his son, Andrew, (at left of text) on his Plurk time-line, I jokingly suggested that it "looks more like Luke... Continue Reading →
The Secret to Being the Best in Your Art
The secret to being the best at anything? You have to want to learn. You have to want to learn. You have to want to learn. You have to want to learn. The answer is not as obvious as you might think: Repetition. Saying, studying, doing and performing the same thing over and over and... Continue Reading →
7 Ways to Own up to Your Mistakes
This article was first published in 2009 on one of my previous blogs. This is the revised 2023 version: As an entrepreneur, you know that making mistakes is just part of the game. It happens to the best of us. So, you've stumbled yet again? No sweat! Let's turn this mishap into a golden opportunity... Continue Reading →
One Full Monday
After a loooong day at work, I settled into the evening not knowing what would come of it. I had a few things planned, but most were undoable (terrible word, yet apt) due to this cold that has grabbed me quite by surprise. So I sat the computer avoiding all that aggravated my headache and... Continue Reading →
Creating New Graphics and Galleries
After ten years online, I now have my photography and graphics available to view and purchase at FIVE different online locations, and each under a different pseudonym: Redbubble - 'stephentrepreneur' PhotoWhosalers - 'Stephen Mitchell' - Yes, my real name! ImageKind - 'ezcreate' Zazzle - 'eztephen' Flickr - 'stephenliveshere' Tonight I discovered and started adding the... Continue Reading →
How Kids Survived the Last Fifty Years
This is how it was before the lawyers and the government regulated so much of our lives for our own good. When we were kids there were no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets. As infants & children, we would ride in cars... Continue Reading →
Help Save Heritage Architecture
As an advocate for the preservation of heritage architecture, I openly oppose the idea of demolition of the Windsor Hotel (Melbourne, Victoria)! This lovely old building is the finest piece of architectural history that Melbourne has on show. Any architectural firm that proposes the destruction of heritage architecture seriously needs to re-read its mandate and... Continue Reading →
In Excess
The value of the internet-age! We can now see well-in-advance what is showing on television before it happens: From 1am-5am tomorrow morning, nothing but INXS. Loving it! If you could listen to just one band or musician for four hours, who would it be?
Having a Response
I often read through the various forum-entry's around Redbubble.com and many blogs around the WWW: Sometimes I feel the need to respond, but invariably my comments end up quite lengthy. Thus, I often convert my thoughts to prose or short stories for publication here. Here are three separate yet entwined written pieces that I didn't... Continue Reading →
Advantages of Working Solo
Whilst I know there are tonnes of great advantages to working solo (rather than in a team or corporate environment) I decided to ask people I chat with on Plurk what they believed are the best reason to 'go solo'. So far I have had these interesting and varied responses: Less Meetings (Kay Walker) I... Continue Reading →
The Austin A70 Hampshire Utility
This is the very rare Austin A70 Hampshire Ute (or PickUp), albeit a little worse for wear and completely beyond restoration, is located on my father-in-law's farm on Kangaroo Island. This once beautiful car will probably rust all the way back into the ground from whence its metal and leather parts originated. The last time... Continue Reading →
Finding Patterns on Calendars
Check out my photographs upon the latest calendar on my Redbubble photo gallery. I like it because it is how I see most of the world. A whole lot of irregular patterns. Patterns are everywhere, some are normal, most are irregular and disjointed. Many cross each other’s path, some without knowing, many in the weirdest... Continue Reading →
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[…] with XXY, and alone now, has taught me that my brain is wired differently to most – yet I…
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