My Firehorse horoscope on Facebook today includes: “Bureaucracy will be slower than usual, which will cause you to be in an execrable mood; but at least spare your near collaborators.” I’m waiting for the bank to approve finance on a new housing investment loan. That seems to be a circular process which has no logical [...]
Four
Delmer has tagged me with the Four Meme. He did a while ago, but I’ve just had time to catch up. Four jobs I’ve had in my life: Trades assistant on a construction site; Tenpin bowling alley attendant; Electorate officer; Cadet journalist. Four movies I can watch over and over: This is hard because I [...]
The stapler
The stapler can be a weapon of mass destruction if applied with malicious intent. It should not be allowed on aeroplanes. The stapler is controlled by a malevolent spirit, possibly the same demon responsible for socks and pens. The curse of the insidious stapler is that it fails to serve its purpose in times of [...]
Forming a view
I don’t want to see another form for the rest of this year. The paperwork trail to lease a vehicle and buy a house is just incredible. On top of that I’ve had consent forms and medical forms to fill in for young Michael’s Country Week soccer trip to Perth. I also obtained a new [...]
International driving
I’ve recently hired a young Canadian graduate to work as a journalist. She’s a lovely person and I’m sure she will settle in well (hi Elaine, if you’re reading). One of her necessary adaptations is learning to drive on the left side of the road. It reminded me of this earlier post. Elaine’s experience also [...]
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