There is nothing wrong with wildly overstating things. For example, this may have been the greatest day of my life. Ben Franklin said: nothing is certain except death and taxes. In Australia we have the GST which is the Goods…
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New year, new acronym
It’s no secret that I’m fond of a saying. And I love an acronym even more. Who can forget the FOT? Or FOI. Or the TWATs for that matter. Well lucky for all of us, inspiration has struck again. I…
Tristan… where are you?
I just went to Tassie for New Year. For those overseas folk, that’s Tasmania, the little island at the bottom of Australia. Great food, wine and scenery. And hardly any people. And yet everywhere we went people seemed to know…
Last (episode) but not least
You know how you feel when the last episode of your favourite show is about to air. And after that it’s over. In this case it’s called PHD (Post Harris Depression). That is why I’ve been putting off writing the…
All aboard
I can see there is a bit of a theme developing. It began with the mad rooters in Sydney. Then it was all aboard the Indian Pacific from Perth to Sydney for Episode 3 of RWTH3 Down Under (the covers).…
Yes, I’m sure
I always try to keep the Festival of Tina upbeat and fun. Just like the persona of Tina. But there is another side of me that most people don’t see. When she is around, we mostly don’t go out. In…
Spin off down under
We all love a spin off. Think the original NCIS, then LA and New Orleans. We can discuss later at which point you should stop. I do like Hawaii. I’m not sure about NCIS Sydney, but as a local, I…
The goldfish strikes again
It’s hard to imagine better results from zero planning but what can I say? It’s a gift. We all know I’m like a goldfish – I think I’ll go over here now. Last week was no different. The day started…
Three is my lucky number
Question: Three hangovers in a week – is that too many? Discuss. I bet you never wrote an essay on that in Year 9. Speaking of writing, I wrote this article while pretending to work. You know if you keep…
The return of the long lunch
Don’t you love a day when you go out for a work lunch at midday and get home at 2am? It’s like the olden days when fun and the long lunch were still allowed. Last week I caught up with…