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A lot of people I know seem to know a lot of random information. For a writing project I’m working on I need to know a lot of random things so rather than looking things up myself, I thought I’d ask my blog readers whether you know any of the things this project is asking […]
May 27, 2011
The Climate Commission said “We know beyond reasonable doubt that the world is warming and that human emissions of greenhouse gasses are the primary cause.” Hate to break it to you, but this isn’t new information. It’s been available for years only no one on the science side has explained it very well and a […]
May 25, 2011
My friend is starting a business. We had a Facebook chat about it yesterday. I’m posting an excerpt because it reminded me that while I’ve been a bit stressed and run down lately, I’m still confident I’m doing the right thing with my life. Friend: Any tips for getting out of the rat race? Me: First, […]
May 23, 2011
It’s festival week. A month of massive weekends (in which, as discussed previously, I am used to sleeping) in the lead-up is probably not the most strategic manoeuver in terms of personal energy conservation/stockpiling but there’s nothing I can do about that now. Luckily, I’m really excited about the festival which is pretty energising. I […]
May 16, 2011
The Emerging Writers’ Festival which happens every winter in Melbourne is the best festival for writers I know of. And I’m not saying that because I’m one of the official schmoozers. I don’t do cash for comment (on this blog). EWF is great because it’s a festival for writers rather than authors’ groupies. If you […]
May 9, 2011
My usual sleeping pattern is pretty unusual. I work and play hard all week, getting about six hours of sleep a night. On Saturday and Sunday I sleep. I mean, seriously. I’ll be asleep by midnight most Fridays and will stay that way until about two o’clock on Saturday afternoon. Then there’s stocking up groceries […]
May 4, 2011
My grandmother’s grandmother was married at sixteen, widowed by thirty-five, and remarried by forty. Take a moment to catch your breath. Her second husband’s name was Leandre. My grandma always gave me the impression that Alphonsine found him annoying but livable. He was a well-off merchant in the town nearest to the farm she had […]
May 30, 2011
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