My housemate has discovered a new flavour in instant porridge - and just the thing for those chilly early mornings.
It’s hazelnut - with just a hint of golden syrup.
Mmmmmmmmm.
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
I love it.
And so does our dog.
(Stares.
Give me some of that human food.
Stares.
I really like it.
Stares.
Give me some.
Stares.
Pleeeeeeeaaase.
Wag. Wag. Wag.)

It’s an emergency!
Whatever - I’m having my lunch.
While eating at one of Collins Street West’s finer dining establishments yesterday, we heard the alert siren go off over the PA system. (The one they always use for the tests.)
Hmmm, a test. The alarm seemed barely to register with the throng. Staff kept serving. Hungry office workers [...]

For some months now, via a friend in Canberra, I’ve been following the fortunes of a gold rimmed ‘Murchison Bowling Club’ glass which has graced the shelves of ‘Revolve’ - a junk shop attached to Canberra tip.
Much speculation has ensued regarding the path of said glass from Murchison (a small town in central Victoria near [...]

Population: You.
It’s one of the best lines from ‘The Simpsons’. And truly - the only one I can remember.
It’s brought to mind today as I sit here to write about my relationship with my … personal trainer.
Adam has been slack lately. He’s just not turning up for the 6.30 am starts. He does not [...]

Foxes, it would appear, have many, varied and contradictory characteristics.
I have heard the following expressions recently:
‘Cunning like a fox’;
‘Itchy like a fox’;
‘Foxy like a fox’ and
‘Dumb like a fox’.
The week before last I even saw a fox down at Footscray Park although, given the rapidity of its departure from the scene, I’d say [...]