I’m off to Adelaide again … a sudden trip and unexpected. Last weekend when I was in Adelaide for work – I went and had dinner with my parents on Saturday. Mum and Dad were quite upset when we arrived – they had just found out earlier that day that my uncle (mum’s brother) had … [Read More »]

There’s a bit of a discussion happening on one of the forums I frequent about smokers and the changes in laws relating to smoking in public places. A smoker made the following statement … Well I almost abandoned this thread a couple of pages ago –the shrill voice of the high moral ground was deafening! … [Read More »]

I walked down to the Mindil markets last night – a weekly event during the dry season here in Darwin. I realised about 10 mins out that I didn’t bring my map with me, so I was a little worried that I would miss the turnoff to the beach. As it turned out, all I … [Read More »]

Last day today – packed the car, checked out of the hotel, drove to the airport, dropped off the car, checked in the luggage, and we are now waiting in the club lounge waiting to board. Plane was late arriving, so we will be boarding about 50 minutes late (we hope). Four hour flight – … [Read More »]

This morning was a bit of a write-off. I woke up with a screaming headache, almost migrane-like … something I experience from time to time (usually as a result of a combination of overtiredness, dehydration, and pillows that aren’t quite right, causing my neck to seize up, which in turn causes the headaches). It wasn’t … [Read More »]