Random thoughts and observations
Cooling down with a dip in the river on a hot day. The village atmosphere. Short walk to the school, pub and shops. The school, which was great for our kids and the people were terrific. Scenic views of Mount Buffalo and Mount Porepunkah. The walk up Winters Hill. Bike riding on the rail trail [...]
My photo appeared on page five of Victoria’s highest-circulating daily newspaper yesterday, the Herald-Sun from Melbourne. It was to do with my non-selection to run with the Queen’s Baton in the Commonwealth Games relay. The article quoted me correctly, but missed my main point, which was that Porepunkah has been snubbed by the relay organisers. [...]
I missed out on my application to carry the Queen’s Baton for the Commonwealth Games relay. I’m sure it has nothing to do with my complaint about the application form, which incidentally gained publicity in our regional daily newspaper, the Border Mail. I’m not griping about being overlooked, but I am disappointed the relay won’t [...]
There was lightning over the mountain while I went for my jog this morning. It was safe enough around Porepunkah, but the atmosphere induced some morbid thoughts about what would happen if I were struck. Would Juliet find the life insurance policy? Are my undies clean? Then I wondered about the newspaper headlines. Would it [...]
This post might just as well be an obituary for my party animal days. It’s 4.30am on Saturday morning. I’m in a Sydney hotel room, just 20 minutes walk from the city, Kings Cross and Darling Harbour. Normal readers will assume that I just returned from a night on the town. The fact is that [...]
