Today saw the release of the Adelaide Fringe Guide (17 Feb - 19 March 2017) "The Fringe is a staple diet for most South Australians ... for both regular and consumers ... of comedy, cabaret, theatre, music, visual arts, circus acts and digital media" (Paraphrased from The Hon. Jack Snellings welcome message on page 2)... Continue Reading →
How to Fail Miserably at Flying
Five years ago I did an ankle. Today I am on the tail end of recovery from a knee injury. Therein lies the proof I am a mere mortal.
Stay Focused
FTR: It is spelt 'focusing'. One s, not two. IMHO, the definition of 'focussing' is either: fake swearing, OR cussing at photographs that don't turn out as you expected. / Originally posted on my Facebook on 28 December 2012
Everything Old is New Again
Here's your chance to read some of my posts, written 10 years ago, that I have now updated. Many had outdated links, some appear to be written in a rush, and those with lists or instructions have been revised and cleaned up. According to my site statistics they are popular to my readers. So I... Continue Reading →
101 Ways to Make a Few Extra Dollars
Not all are online, not all can be done in Australia, but very many of these 101 ways to make a few extra dollars each month can be achieved by any one of us. I've now got an idea to combine a few of them into one package!
3 Important Lessons I have Learnt in life
1. Some negative opinions are from people with no self confidence. Some are from people with no imagination. If you have self confidence and can imagine, then their opinions don't matter. 2. Most negative opinions are from people who cannot imagine you succeeding. That is their problem, not yours. Stay focused on your success. 3.... Continue Reading →
The Best Line from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
Seems Douglas Adams knew it was a dumb idea long before Donald Trump thought it was a good idea. This is one of the most impressive quotes from a book my generation grew up on: "It is a well known fact that those people who most want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least... Continue Reading →
4 Years Later…
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 it 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. Last.Fm
Thoughts, Stories & Reflections by Stephen Mitchell 
[…] with XXY, and alone now, has taught me that my brain is wired differently to most – yet I…
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