Dear bread, butter, and Nutella™ , Next time I engage your services for the pleasure of making a breakfast to die for, please give me written warning that you may fall NUTELLA™ SIDE DOWN onto the yellow rug in my lounge room. /CC TIFF Dear TIFF, When did you want to tell me that cats... Continue Reading →
Why I Don’t Drive and Probably Never Will
When I was about eight-years-old, I got hit by a car coming around a bus. I stupidly jumped off at a bus-stop, ran to the back of the bus, turned and ran across the road behind the bus. The two previous days I had made it across successfully and ran into the front-yard of my... Continue Reading →
How to Make Money from a Liquidation
Most Australians would know by now that BORDERS are in liquidation. As an avid book reader, I am dismayed by this, yet am thankful we have other great book suppliers in Adelaide. (Dymocks and Angus&Robertson to name a few!) Despite knowing about the liquidation a few months ago, it wasn't until tonight that I actually... 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 →
15 Reasons To Never Give Up
After a recent tragedy (~someone I had the good fortune to meet several times, and talk with more than a dozen times, took his own life), I decided it was time to post this list as it has often helped me put the whole world into a new perspective. As Long As You Are Alive... Continue Reading →
Definition of Five Photography Words
The first five words in a series that will be published weekly. These five are actually acronyms, yet just as important to know. DIY 'Do It Yourself' (Sometimes, 'Destroy It Yourself') Photographers, probably more than any other group are known for ingenious modifications, hacks and inventions created as inexpensive methods to get a better photograph.... Continue Reading →
Finding About Yourself Using the Internet
I'm always looking at better ways to present myself online, both professionally and personally. The hardest part is writing descriptive words that sound neither egotistical nor arrogant. So we sometimes spend time reading about other people to discover ourselves. Which is what I have done for most of this afternoon. Whilst my original plan today... Continue Reading →
8 Important Points to Hiring a Photographer
Being a photographer is a lot of fun, yet we sometimes get clients who take us for granted. So I'm using this article to point out the issues that bug us the most. Each point is potentially harsh - yet many photographers have to deal with these daily. My main point is to make clients... Continue Reading →
Dare to be More than You are right Now.
About five years ago I had each of these UPPERCASE-quotes printed in 22pt and stuck on my office petition. It's obviously aimed at a salesman, but can easily be used in anyone's life. DARE TO DO IT AGAIN Always finish your day on a positive. Pick up the telephone again and make one more call... Continue Reading →
The Entrepreneurial Life of Stephen Mitchell 