My favourite words change all the time depending on moods and seasons and whatever else there is that helps to shape the way I experience the world around me - and probably what I happen to be reading at the time.
Today my three favourite words are:
abide;
linger;
resonance.
While I admit the first two can have some negative […]

1. How not to arrive at your girlfriend’s nameday dinner.
Sweep into restaurant and while theatrically removing one’s ostentatious coat accidently knock specials board off wall which then wallops girlfriend on head with a really loud ‘clunk’. Ouch. It looked *really* painful from where I was sitting.
2. Awards ceremonies
Upon receipt of the “Anthony Malloy Football Tipping […]

The feral spring wind has brought a new aspect to working on Smith Street. Along with the usual sounds of bargain hunters and traffic and trams etc is the crash and clatter of pavement advertising signs falling over. After each particularly vicious gust can be heard a cacophony of crashes down the street. Followed I’m […]

Andreas is our postie.
He’s about the most accommodating human being I’ve ever met.
Nothing is ever too much trouble.
He’s happy to wait without complaint while I count through the mail which should have all been tallied up before he arrives.
He has a lovely accent.
Everything is fantastic. Terrific. Marvellous.
Whatever we do is always much appreciated.
And he’s never […]

I have just received an invitation to extend the credit limit of my card to a mighty four thousand dollars.
Given that my card is currently all paid off (hooray!) an extra two grand would only mean a lot of extra potential debt.
But how much extra?
The last time the blank offered to raise my credit limit […]