It’s budget time. I’m a bad budgetter. Not that I can’t live within my means (I can) but I always feel a bit out of control about my “finances”. I’m often surprised by things that maybe I shouldn’t be. Perhaps that means I’m more of a bad planner than a bad budgetter? And money freaks [...]

“Hey, hey, ho, ho. These IR laws have got to go!!!! ….”
“Johnny is a wanker!! Johnny is a wanker!! ….”
“Johnny. Johnny, Johnny. Out! Out! Out!” (I didn’t hear this one).
“What do we want? A fair go! When do we want it? Now! ….”
“Touch one. Touch all!! …”
And even “Ole, ole, ole!! …” (Has to be [...]

Just because you said it loudly - and several times - doesn’t mean I’m going to accept that ‘contradictive’ is a useable word.
It’s not.

I know you’ve been on the bed when you know you’re not allowed.
And I also know that you ‘accidently’ stood on my toast while you were there.
Don’t look at me all innocent-like.
Because I know.
No. I don’t have eyes in the back of my head.
There are, however, two paw prints in vegemite on my doona [...]

Because the lads have been booked in to mow the lawn.
And Daniel, no doubt, has a full line of laundry hanging out.
Still, I have $65.98 in book vouchers to spend (plus an assignment to finish) so it can rain all it likes.