This was originally written as a comment to If You Never Hear From Me Again by David Simmer II . But once I got started, it turned into the last short story about our blue insignificant planet. 4 Years Later... Planet Earth is nearly barren, one very large dust-bowl. The only nuclear warheads not destroyed... Continue Reading →
Where The Streets Have No Name – U2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzZWSrr5wFI Whenever this song comes on the radio, I crank the volume up to 20. Pity they never play anymore than 3 minutes of it. It is over 7 minutes of amazing U2 music that I grew up listening to constantly.
Never Give Up
The title is not misleading, it's a serious moral to this story. At about 8am this morning I flicked on the radio - right as they were doing a 10 question competition. Simply put, the caller was told to provide the correct answer to questions about Australia to win a small cash prize. Of the... Continue Reading →
My Favorite 17 Online Tools
I am a list maker. It's a byproduct of working in state government for twenty years. So my browser bookmarks are regularly scrutinized, alphabetized and regularly saved for backups. This has proved beneficial: I once misplaced a website that I eventually realised I was spelling it wrong. Today I am listing and highlighting (thus explaining... Continue Reading →
Leave Well Enough Alone
This morning I posted a story on Facebook that I found buried on a friend's timeline. I found it funny enough to republish on my timeline. Cattle Guards For those of you who have never traveled to the US South West, cattle guards are horizontal steel rails placed at fence openings, in dug-out places in... Continue Reading →
Ten Years on WordPress
I celebrated 10 years of blogging within the last few weeks. I'd planned to publish this on the actual day, but hey, kids. Yet the date is not accurate. I started blogging towards the end of the last millennia. I had discovered the art of blog via Samela Harris, a local journalist, in the Adelaide... Continue Reading →
8 Habits Holding Me Back From Being a Successful Father
Being a great dad isn't bringing in the big dollars, it's bonding with your kids - and learning from each other. That's been my experience. Over the last four years of being a Dad I have discovered these habits have sometimes held me back. Maybe you will find yourself among them.
Back to Minimalism
Ten years ago I began building my digital photography gear. With a Canon 400 Rebel, I photographed most of Kangaroo Island effortlessly. But I had to have more more more. Within a few years I had attached a massive battery grip, acquired ELEVEN different lenses, and then my wife wanted the same camera. Suddenly new... Continue Reading →
Ten Replacements for Power Transmission Towers
As most of the world knows by now, Adelaide endured its worst wind storms in 70 years. The power went out for the whole state late afternoon on Wednesday 28th September 2016. Many families were driven to talking to each other rather than their phones as the power slowly dwindled. Thankfully the power came back... Continue Reading →
Throw in the Towels, The State is Rain-Soaked!
Inspired by my good friend Martin Christmas, I wrote a short-prelude and poem about my experience this afternoon with the torrential-weather in South Australia.
Lens Review: Canon EF-M 22mm F2 STM
I recently was able to purchase a new lens to add to my armory, to be used autonomously by my Canon EOS M1 : The Canon EF-M 22mm F2 STM . Featuring an equivalent focal length of 35mm, the Canon EF-M 22mm offers a fast constant aperture of f/2, stepping motor for smooth and quiet... Continue Reading →
Thoughts, Stories & Reflections by Stephen Mitchell 
[…] 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…