Be a superhero – wear a mask
Spiderman wears one. He is a great role model to aspire to especially during a pandemic. Lately Spiderman (aka Stuart Tyson) has been seen running around St Kilda, a suburb of Melbourne for his daily one hour of exercise. One hour is the permitted time allowance for exercise during Stage 4 lockdown in Victoria. Spiderman […]
How to put an unemployed cruise ship to good use
Unemployed cruise ships? They are also victims of this global pandemic. They are berthed indefinitely in ports all around the world. Some are even anchored at sea because many ports are unable to accommodate cruise ships. But it doesn’t have to be like that. They could be put to use quarantining the selfish gits who […]
Make every day a Mandela Day
The first thing I heard on ABC Classic radio this morning was that Nelson Mandela was born on this day, 18th July 1918 in South Africa. It made me think how it often it has taken tragic events to cause outrage in the whole world. In recent times, the senseless killing of George Floyd fuelled […]
I stand with Dan
I stand with Dan. That was a hashtag I saw on Twitter a couple of days ago. As a newbie to Twitter, it prompted my first Tweet because ‘I stand with Dan’. My reply was the result of yet another vile interrogation by a reporter insulting Premier Dan about his birthday dinner. Why was the […]
I can’t breathe…
I’m sure most of us will associate the words ‘I can’t breathe’ with the murder of George Floyd for many, many years to come. Probably forever. The latest protests in the United States that were ignited by the barbaric murder of George Floyd by police is so disturbing. What kind of a human kneels on […]
Tasmania? Never heard of it …
Where are you from? is a fairly standard question when meeting someone for the first time. I’m sure we all get asked that now and again. Perfectly normal. If you come from Australia, no problem. Everyone seems to know Australia. But if you say Tasmania which is where I was born and spent most of […]
Life Down Under
Australia is known as the ‘land down under’ unless you happen to be Australian then it’s ‘Straya’. Australia consists of six states (South Australia, Western Australia, New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and Tasmania) and two territories: the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). The capital city of Australia is Canberra which is situated in […]
Surviving Lockdown during the Pandemic
Lockdown – The Challenges Life in lockdown is not easy for anyone. But for some it is even more challenging than for others. · Victims of domestic violence. So the situation now is that the victim is ‘locked in’ with the abuser. They can’t go anywhere and possibly can’t even make a phone […]
Covid-19 Coiffures
Where we’re at …. It’s been more than two months now since the Coronavirus made its way to Australia. Since that time I’m very proud to say Australia has moved into a virtual lockdown to stop the spread of this dreadful virus. So now there are only four reasons to go out; To buy food […]
The Power of Music in Crises
She’ll be right mate. Well no………. Coronavirus can cause a respiratory illness that has resulted in thousands of deaths around the world. Infections and deaths are still increasing globally at an exponential rate. As the world watched Australia burning in the 2019/2020 devastating bushfires, a new crisis began on the other side of the world […]