Checking out the bit between departure and arrival. I hope I never get there.
This is a journal more than a blog.
Very self-centred. It is written for some future me. I am not looking for a following. You may read it. Please comment, but please don't judge. I write about what interests me, concerns me, and a bit about what happens to me. I hope some of it interests or entertains you.I should probably have titled this blog "Shit Happens". Because it does.
Sometimes I quote a song or some poetry, either just because I really like it, or because it expresses something I cannot put as eloquently into my own words. Occasionally i am brave enough to publish one of my own.
Category Archives: Drama
The Long Ride Pt2
I was so exhausted when I arrived in Port Hedland on Sunday evening that I knew I had to do something. I seriously considered abandoning the bike and finding some other way to get to Hall’s Creek. That silly thought … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Autobiography, complaints rorts and rip=offs, don't talk to me about life!, Drama, Drinking Water, Life, Lifestyle, Motorbikes, Motorcycling, quandaries and Dilemmas, Travel, Western Australia
Tagged Autobiography, dealing with life, disaster, don't talk to me about life!, equanimity, Handy Hints, Motorcycling, Photography, sleep, travel, vacation
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Death and Destruction
Today was Kidney Specialist day. I decided the Silver Lady and I would have a day out. First I slept in until the time I usually start work, then had a leisurely shower. A good way to start a … Continue reading
Posted in Autobiography, Death, Drama, frogs, Health and wellness, Joeys, kangaroos, Leaking Kidneys, Life, don't talk to me about life!, Motorbikes, Motorcycling, Nature, Pastafarianism, Philosophy, Religion and Superstition, Riding, Travel, Western Australia
Tagged Autobiography, dealing with life, disaster, don't talk to me about life!, frogs, Life, Life the universe and everything, loss, Motorcycling, Nature, religion and Superstition, travel
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1985 Reprise
Solomon islands, 1985 I had been on tour, and at some point a mosquito bite on my leg became infected, turning into a massive and quite deep abscess. What we called a “boila” or boil. This was so big that … Continue reading
Lost Weekend Yet Again
The weather has been dull and cool. I have been disinclined to do anything much. I have already reported that I optioned out of a ride this weekend. Nothing much has filled the gap. The housework remains neglected except … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Autobiography, Books, Communication and language, Computers and Internet, Cookery, Drama, Entertainment, Health and wellness, Lifestyle, Non-Events, Philosophy
Tagged Autobiography, Books, dealing with life, don't talk to me about life!, equanimity, Facebook, food preparation, Humour, Life the universe and everything, weekends
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The Bonnie Earl O’ Murray
Ye Hielands and ye Lowlands O whaur hae ye been? Thae hae slain the Earl o Moray And they’ve laid him on the green He was a braw callan An he played at the ba’ O the bonnie Earl of … Continue reading
Posted in Death, Drama, Folklore, History, Music, Performance, Poetry
Tagged dealing with life, History, loss, Relationships and Sex, sorrow
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Taniwha
Cape Kidnappers, New Zealand, 1979. Some weird stuff happening. This is the last known sighting of the dreaded Taniwha of Cape Kidnappers that had terrorised the area for over 250 years. The first sighting by a European was by Captain … Continue reading
Posted in Animal Husbandry, Autobiography, Drama, Fishing, Folklore, Humour, Lifestyle, Nightmares, tall tales
Tagged Autobiography, cannibalism, Cape Kidnappers, Climate Change, dealing with life, Humour, Monsters, New Zealand
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Four Thirty Thoughts
It is 0430. The temperature is a pleasant 18, but the fresh breeze blowing through the security insect screens in the open windows and door makes it seem much cooler after the warm days we have had lately. There is … Continue reading
Posted in Autobiography, Drama, Entertainment, frogs, Movies, Nature, Nightmares
Tagged don't talk to me about life!, Food and drink, friends, sleep
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Unreasonable
1350 hrs, Sunday. Phone rings. “There are kids on dirt bikes next door riding round making noise”. “The Noise Control Act is mainly about controlling unreasonable noise at unreasonable hours. I don’t think I can help you much at this … Continue reading
The Great Career Limiting Move
A year ago today, I wrote of the Australia Day Breakfast, and that it did not have my official sanction. I am pleased to report that this year the event is authorised by a permit issued with my signature, and … Continue reading
Posted in Autobiography, Drama, Drinking Water, Family, fires and disasters, History, Organizations, Political Correctness, Relationships, Travel
Tagged Autobiography, corruption, dealing with life, depression, disaster, equanimity, History, Life, loss, marriage, politics, Relationships and Sex, travel
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Salomé
Whenever I take the trouble to watch an opera, I am always just a little surprised each time, because I really enjoy it. Yet I have never considered myself an opera fan. It helps a great deal if I know … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Classics, dancing, Death, Drama, Entertainment, Folklore, Life, don't talk to me about life!, Movies, Music, Opera, Performance, Relationships
Tagged Books, Covent Garden, dealing with life, denial bay, equanimity, Music, Nadja Michael, opera, Oscar Wilde, performance, Relationships and Sex, Royal Opera, Strauss
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Hodophilia 