Wednesday, January 11, 2006excuse me while I go to the zooI've had this week as annual leave and I have a fierce belief that this is the way life should be: not in an office; not doing paperwork; not dealing with the kind of stressed out lunatics who clutter the workplace. Yesterday I took Princess to the zoo where we indeed did see lions and tigers and... Sign in to see full entry.Saturday, January 7, 2006been away writing poetryThe past week I've been working on some poetry. A minimalist approach: a single sentence or even just a solitary work on the page. Working through the events of the past month. It never ceases to amaze me how a few words can hold such a content of meaning. Sign in to see full entry.Monday, January 2, 2006non new years resolutionsI can't say that I've exactly made any New Years resolutions. Looking back through my posts I can see I started of 2005 with a lot of ruminating about how it had to be a year where I made some changes. I'm not sure that I made many changes. I did manage to self-publish a book and I did go to North... Sign in to see full entry.Saturday, December 31, 2005HAPPY NEW YEARFrom a scorching hot Sydney I wish everyone a Happy New Year. There's a slight breeze causing my red curtains to dance and my girl is sending msn messages of her desperate need for a chocolate fix. In the morning I escaped into the airconditioned comfort of a cinema and watched Goodnight and... Sign in to see full entry.Tuesday, December 27, 2005sketches and realityToday was my first day back at work. Naturally there were condolences from those who knew about what had happened. From others there were the normal Christmas time questions. I didn't go into details with everyone and I'm glad to say that the day was relatively quiet. There's a certain emptiness in... Sign in to see full entry.Monday, December 26, 2005Back in SydneyI left Hobart yesterday and I'm back in Sydney. My mind's drifting at the moment. I've been busy up until now, down in Hobart, doing what I can to help Dad. Now there's space and quiet for it all to start sinking in. Thinking about the last few days. Feeling grateful that I was there in the end. I... Sign in to see full entry.Wednesday, December 21, 2005EulogyMum always spoke about her childhood and early years with a great enthusiasm. It was a period of her life when her body was able to keep pace with her spirit. One of her cherished early memories was racing home from basketball (or what is now known as netball) on a Saturday morning in time to go off... Sign in to see full entry.Friday, December 16, 2005my mum has goneThis past week has been a sadly eventful time in my life. On Tuesday, after work. I had a call from one of my brothers to say Mum's health was declining so I managed to get a plane down to Hobart almost straight away. A lot of hours were spent at the bedside and, initially, Mum was conscious but... Sign in to see full entry.Saturday, December 10, 2005An Abridged Doctor ZhivagoDr. Zhivago, “Oh, I say what’s happened here my good man?” Old Soldier, “It’s the revolution.” Dr. Zhivago, “Oh how terribly clever.” Old Soldier, “And your family now has to live in this cupboard with my cat.” Dr. Zhivago, “Oh.” Old Soldier, “Well your big house living days are over now comrade.”... Sign in to see full entry.Friday, December 9, 2005the pleasure of cartoonsI've always had a great love for newspaper cartoonists. My ever growing links list probably gives testimony to that love. I find it interesting that cartoonists can often communicate more with a simple picture and a few words than a page full of written commentaries. I like everything from astute... Sign in to see full entry. |
