I’m lucky to have parents who were significant influences, with both my Mum and my Dad doing the hard yards to raise my four siblings and I. My parents are both strong personalities in their own right, which is probably a good thing because they ended up with five children and a sheep station to […]
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When are Hotels Going to do Things Differently? . . .
Don’t you just love how things stay the same despite many years passing? I stayed at a hotel recently and it got me thinking about how so many standard hotel offerings haven’t changed in eons. Before I start ranting, I’d like to start by saying how much I actually love staying in hotels. It’s like […]
What I’d do With a Lotto Win . . .
I love to fantasise about what I’d do with a Lotto win, and to hear what other people fantasise they’d do with one. Of course the chances of actually winning the lotto are extremely remote, but that doesn’t stop people fantasising about what they’d do if by chance they happened to win. In my case […]
Nothing to See Here . . .
I don’t know about you, but I look like a sack of shit whenever anyone photographs me. It doesn’t matter how much I smile, I’m quite simply as photogenic as a dog turd. I photographed fine until I became a teenager, and then someone I don’t recognise at all turned up in place of me […]
Human Walking Styles . . .
I’ve always loved observing the different walking styles of human beings. Walking styles are also picked up at a very young age, and children usually model parents or other significant people in their life. I’ve seen this in small boys who unconsciously walk exactly the same way their father does. Regardless of who we model […]
Romance is Fine in the Movies . . .
I hate to admit it, but I really do love a good romantic comedy. I know enjoying romantic comedies is embarrassingly girly, but unfortunately this is one girly tendency I just haven’t got away from. I absolutely love watching the unexpected frisson between the hero and the heroine, following the process they go through to […]
I’m Over Shopping Centres . . .
It’s fairly difficult to avoid going to shopping centres at least occasionally. I’m one of those people who gets a limited amount of pleasure out of the shopping centre experience. I do enjoy parts of it, but I also like to leave again after a few hours, at most. In my view the worst things […]
Show Me The Dance Floor . . .
I just love watching drunk chicks dancing at the pub. I also love actually being a drunk chick dancing at the pub. Women love the expression and the release of dancing. The addition of alcohol also helps remove inhibitions as well as conveniently boosts energy levels. Females never waste the opportunity to have fun with […]
Making the Best of Things . . .
I’m sitting in a hotel beer garden under the dappled shade of an impressively large maple. I’m supposed to be here on a date with someone who actually sounded quite keen to see me a week ago. As a result while I’m not that good at presentation overall, today I’ve made a considerable effort to […]
Most of the Reasons I go to Work Have Nothing to do With the Work Itself . . .
Thankfully there are a few fringe benefits that come with work, including: The benefit of having other people around who are having less of a shit of a day than you are I’ve worked in small and large workplaces. One of the advantages of working in a large workplace is that even if you are […]