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Perfect Sydney Light

Another shot from our early morning excursion which turned into... 

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He is a bit sketchy early in the morning…

He sure was.  Just a bit after six in the morning and while... 

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While Sydney Lay Dreaming…

Each day this last week the fog has lifted off the harbour in... 

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A Quorn Meal

Soft pink waist coats and mole grey jackets suggest something... 

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Quorn Dogs

“You on channel Miss Betty?” The silence out of the... 

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In Fields of Quorn

Last weekend I watched my brother play with his son and thought... 

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Echoes of Empire

As much as I despise the culture of obsequious kowtowing to “the... 

Sydney

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Perfect Sydney Light

Another shot from our early morning excursion which turned into... 

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He is a bit sketchy early in the morning…

He sure was.  Just a bit after six in the morning and while... 

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While Sydney Lay Dreaming…

Each day this last week the fog has lifted off the harbour in... 

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Sydney Toytown

A chap called Keith Loutit has been filming and photographing... 

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Lunch at Dee Why

(Napkin scribblings today while waiting for colleague) Smell... 

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A Drug Arm Storm

The rain shimmered off the road and leapt under the street lights... 

Literature

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Smithy Flies Again…

… in vaulting stories and in our imagination as author... 

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In the Hands of Providence

There is something very mystical about the Gettysburg battlefield... 

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Along Came the Muse…

…and sat down beside her. And Capucine took every advantage... 

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The Book Thief

When I read that the author’s father swore at him for making... 

Writing

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The Smell of A Book

Sir Ernest Barker, clearly part of “the establishment”... 

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A Malayan Emergency

We were set a task of writing a short story romance (2000 words)... 

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Iraqi Muse

I found Iraq to be a very seductive place. There is something... 

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Along Came the Muse…

…and sat down beside her. And Capucine took every advantage... 

People

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Australian Immigration Madness

I travel in and out of here with nary a thought for border control,... 

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Forced to Eat Her Own Genitals

With power comes responsibility. (Cliched but true!) With great... 

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Recession? What Recession?

The statistics tell one story I guess. And the emotionally driven... 

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40 Years at the State Fair of Texas

(Whole conversation carried out in earnest seriousness) “Excuse... 

Music

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Putting Your Heart on Your Sleeve

Not every “bloke” is keen to put their heart on their... 

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The Hot Spot

Early hours of the morning. My online Scrabble opponent has retreated.... 

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Emanuel Ax LipSync

The third row in the main hall of the Sydney Opera House is a... 

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Weeping With Mavis Staples

You can’t help it. You sit in the front row of a Mavis... 

Catching My Eye

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Australian DNA in Fromelles

I have just finished reading the book by Patrick Lindsay which... 

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Long in the tooth Desert Rats

I love stories of reconciliation and forgiveness. Some of the... 

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But Was There an Anesthetic?

Impressive for their precision but I do wonder if there was an... 

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Brain Teaser

While we are talking about remarkable things to do with skulls... 

Politics

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Afghan Refugees

Mark Twain enjoined “Let your secret sympathies and your compassion... 

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Water Wars

I caught an interesting review of an article written by Wendy... 

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Cultivating Defence Minister Fitzsgibbons

Around here there is a whole lot of huffing and puffing about... 

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Australian Immigration Madness

I travel in and out of here with nary a thought for border control,... 

Art

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He is a bit sketchy early in the morning…

He sure was.  Just a bit after six in the morning and while... 

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Weird yet Intriguing

While it is a truism that “there is nothing new under the... 

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Our Vision of Beauty is Distorted(?)

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Putting Your Heart on Your Sleeve

Not every “bloke” is keen to put their heart on their... 

Family

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Long in the tooth Desert Rats

I love stories of reconciliation and forgiveness. Some of the... 

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A Quorn Meal

Soft pink waist coats and mole grey jackets suggest something... 

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Quorn Dogs

“You on channel Miss Betty?” The silence out of the... 

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In Fields of Quorn

Last weekend I watched my brother play with his son and thought... 

Friends

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Suicide Attempts at Freshwater Beach

Reflections written on winters day, overlooking Freshwater Beach,... 

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The Smartest Dog in the World

One of the truly nice things about all the travel I have done... 

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A Gunner in Vietnam – Killed By His Own Hand

Funny how random things can spark random thoughts. The picture... 

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Neanderthals are Your Neighbours

They might even be you!! If you think that is going too far think... 

Military

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Australian DNA in Fromelles

I have just finished reading the book by Patrick Lindsay which... 

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Long in the tooth Desert Rats

I love stories of reconciliation and forgiveness. Some of the... 

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Salute the Tank Driver

Remembrances of events can be two edged. Was it really twenty... 

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Afghan Grass Trimmer

Always be deeply cynical of stories that float around the mail... 

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