My boss: “We were going to go to Castlemaine on Monday”. Me: “We went to Castlemaine on Monday! My boss: “We were going to have lunch at Saff’s cafe there.” Me: “That’s where we had lunch!” My boss: “Rod was feeling a bit down, we were going to have the fat chips.” Me: “That’s what [...]

No, it does not mean it’s all dark, brooding and mysterious. Merely unduly affected by localised atmospheric conditions. It’s going to rain tonight without a doubt. My hair is presently in uber-curl mode. And I’ve run out of counterbalancing lotions. I’m stuck with a big black dandelion on my head. Scary. Sigh.

In the park this morning I am lying on a mat on a cricket pitch doing leg raises. (Don’t ask me why, Adam told me to do it and I did.) Over to my left a small dog with a large Sprite bottle in her mouth scuttles across my field of vision. “My you’ve got [...]

Today I got a look. One of those inter-generational, ‘I don’t understand you, you crazy old person’ looks. Sigh. It’s all about the mobile phones. And the text messages. Until today, I didn’t know how to send one. Actually I had sent one before. From my ex-workmate’s phone. Accidently informing the recipient that we were [...]

We have finally taken delivery of the first installment of Prozac for the dog. I hate making dogs take medication at the best of times. They always seem to spit whatever it is they’re supposed to be taking out and I have to go crawling around trying to rescue half masticated, saliva coated pills only [...]