Random thoughts and observations
When I was first taught to write with a pen at primary school it was using a cartridge pen.
This thought came to me today when I heard that Maggie is due to get her “pen licence” this year when she starts Year three in a few weeks.
I think I was in grade three when they gave us cartridge pens, but it may have been later.
I’ve had my first article published on sports opinion website The Roar. It’s about tennis player Alicia Molik, her comeback from injury and her disappointing first-round exit from the Australian Open. I watched Molik play all of her matches in the Pro Tour event at Mount Gambier last year. Big crowds turned out to see [...]
I’ve struggled to write anything here over the past couple of weeks. I feel I need to “use it or lose it” so I’ve pushed myself a couple of times to write a post. Writing is a good habit to maintain. A couple of my other sites like Australian Newspapers are virtually dormant. I’m enjoying [...]
I had never heard of the Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) until today when they surprised me with some happy news. CAL sent me an email and left a phone message saying they wanted to pay me some money! Like most people I’m suspicious of emails like that, and because I received the email before hearing [...]
I’m not a big fan of writing editorials. I stopped them at Myrtleford and Kalgoorlie, except when I had something that had to be said. The Border Watch has a policy though to run them, and I accept that responsibility. Opinion pieces for daily papers can be tricky, especially somewhere like Mount Gambier where we [...]
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