The Pandemic Olympics – Tokyo, Japan 2021
Everything remained on hold. That was back in the day when there was nothing better than sitting up all night glued to the telly watching the Olympic Games. It was cause for a big celebration, lots of rowdiness, toasting bread on an open fire, drinking hot alcoholic bevies and arguing with family members about all […]
Does it seem insane to anyone else …?
Does it seem insane to anyone else that a trio of billionaires are flying off into space in their giant phalluses during a pandemic? A time when most Australian citizens can’t travel interstate to visit a dying friend or relative? Or to go to a funeral? Or to come home from overseas to return to […]
Lockdown #5 for Victoria, Australia
The whole of Victoria is now in Lockdown #5. Yes, we’ve already had four, one of which included the world’s longest lockdown. Lockdown #5 is courtesy of New South Wales. Thanks a lot NSW. Our Premier, Daniel Andrews made the announcement last Thursday (15 July 2021) at midnight that we had commenced a five-day lockdown. […]
And just like that Melbourne goes into lockdown #4
I think we can safely say that hotel quarantine doesn’t work in stopping the spread of Covid-19. In my adopted state of Victoria, it was responsible for the ‘longest lockdown in the world’. And now, after enjoying a Covid free status for a few months, it’s back with a vengeance. Now I’m not one to […]
Startling news for Aussies left high and dry in India
Part two of ‘How much more can India take?‘ Photo taken by Sarah Purton in Pushkar, India. Of the 1.4 billion people living in India at the moment, about 9,000 of them are Australian citizens trying to get home. No problem. You can come home by all means. But you have three options to consider […]
How much more can India take?
Up until a couple of months ago, India was praised for being the world’s largest producer of Covid -19 vaccinations. Not only that, India seemed to have the pandemic under control. Unfortunately while Prime Minister Modi had been boasting about the successful handling of the virus in his country and the amazing vaccination production which […]
Exposing sexual harassment in the workplace – just do it
‘My friend Annette used to work for you. She left because you didn’t pay her enough’. Clive Simpleton was taken aback when my friend Mary sprung that comment on him at the annual Christmas party. He was standing in the midst of a bunch of blokey blokes who were having a laugh and swilling beer. […]
Conceding defeat starts with teaching kids how to play Snakes and Ladders
When my son was four years old I taught him to play Snakes and Ladders. He loved playing the game with his little sisters and me. He understood that winning was good and wanted to win every time. Whenever he was the legitimate winner we had a lot of fun. But there was a problem […]
Happiness is Doughnut Day
Doughnut Day happened about once a month at my place when I was a kid. Dad made the doughnuts when he was in a good mood. There was a lot of work in Dad’s doughnuts. He didn’t have a doughnut machine or even a fancy cutter to cut the outer and inner rings in one […]
Is this really the world’s longest lockdown?
Image by Kelsey Wilkie, Daily Mail, Australia Some media reports are telling us that Melbourne is in the midst of the world’s longest and strictest lockdown. Social restrictions were first imposed on 16 March. These restrictions were eased during mid-May as numbers of new cases were below ten for a few days. On 8 July […]