opinion
-
I’m sorry to show my age here, but once upon a time, five very wise women told the world to:“Stop right nowThank you very muchI need somebody with the human touchHey you! Always on the run!Gotta slow it down baby, gotta have some fuuuuuun!”Yes it was the Spice Girls and yes I still adore them.…
-
Hello reader! I decided to change the layout of the blog to a simpler one – the colour combination of the old styling was giving me the sads. Happy end of 2023! I say that with as much false cheer and happy face as I can manage. I am definitely being a bit dramatic, but…
-
Hello reader, I hope you are well in these rather interesting times. Today is the 125th day of 2023, and has it been a flurry so far! The World Health Organisation (WHO) have declared that COVID-19 is no longer a global emergency, but it is still a global health threat. Over in the United Kingdom,…
-
I’m writing this with a heavy heart today, having woken up to the news that Queen Elizabeth II has passed. I never met her, nor do I have any major feelings or affiliations towards the monarchy, but she has always been there – a constant in our lives as well as in global politics, and…
-
Hello readers, I hope you’re all well. Today’s entry is going to be a bit of a drag as it’s not about a fun subject. It’s not entirely a rant, but something I guess I woke up to given I’ve had a little more time to reflect on things these days – not because I…
-
Disclaimer: I’m not a Karen, nor is my name Karen. I’ve also never asked to see a manager before… We are now 13 days into 2022, and there has been very little to inspire me. Our daily numbers in Victoria are in the 5 figure area; there are very few rules in place to try…
-
Here in metropolitan Melbourne, we are in Stage 4 lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It has been purported to be our second wave and with numbers of daily infections over 500, the Victorian Government, led by Daniel Andrews took decisive action in what is to be one of the harshest infection control measures in…
-
Hello reader, I’ve dithered about writing my initial post because I was hoping for a better and brighter day to start rambling. I waited out March, April and May hoping that the COVID-19 pandemic would abate somewhat and boy was I wrong. Here in Australia we started the year battling the worst bushfires we have…
PENNTUP 