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FEAR OF FLYING PART 2
On Wednesday we were discussing my fear of flying - a phobia about the kind of people who end up sitting next to me on planes. So far we’ve talked about the Drunk, the Ear Popper, the Sickly Child and … Continue reading
FEAR OF FLYING PART 1
I’m moving address on Wednesday. It’s not a major move by Australian standards; just two thousand eight hundred kilometres across the desert. During that time you’ll have to excuse me if I don’t answer comments straight away; I won’t have … Continue reading
ROSES ARE RED
No one knows where Valentine’s Day comes from. There are actually three Catholic saints called Valentine; one of them is supposed to have stood up to Emperor Claudius II, who thought men made better soldiers when they were single - … Continue reading
WHAT’S YOUR AQ? (Australia Quotient)
Tomorrow is Australia Day in my adopted country. Despite my strong ties with England, I have spent most of my life here and I shall be celebrating along with everyone else. The national day of Australia commemorates the arrival of … Continue reading
THREE BOURBONS, TWO BIKERS, ONE STRAW
After I announced my blog awards recently and posted my seven random details about myself, I was asked in the comments section how I ended up naked and handcuffed in a bar with two bikers. So here’s the story. To … Continue reading
THE FULL MONTY
If the mourning for North Korean despot’s Kim Jong Il’s death was largely staged, there was at least one man who genuinely grieved his passing; and that was his look-alike, Kim Young-sik. For years Kim had perfected the wave and … Continue reading
FRIGGATRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA
Today, according to the Stress Management Center and Phobia Institute in Asheville, North Carolina, around twenty million people in the US will be so terrified that they will struggle to get out of bed. They have something called friggatriskaidekaphobia - … Continue reading
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW, HUCK FINN KNEW FIRST
My last post was about how hard it is to work the truth into a good story. “It’s no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense.” I didn’t say that - Mark Twain did. … Continue reading
THE BYE BYE BERLUSCONI MASH
I wanted to start this week with a fantastic musical performance I found at Piper Bayard’s blog. Piper has some wonderful stuff on her site and this was just right out of left field. It’s Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody: played on … Continue reading
IF IT’S FRIDAY IT MUST BE MASH
There was a lot of Christmas stories around this week. I guess that was because it’s nearly Christmas! My favourite was at Auguste McLaughlin’s blog where she fessed up about stealing Jesus when she was a teenager - and the … Continue reading
