Dear Dog Fancy
Dogs, like everything else, have magazines dedicated to them. There is one called Dog Fancy and it even has a centrefold of a dog; I kid you not. I was reading it in the vet clinic waiting room and it...
View ArticleHow to stay warm in winter
We haven’t even started winter yet, but people are already complaining about the cold weather. Yes, it is almost winter and yes, it is Melbourne. So, as I see it, there are two ways to stay warm in...
View ArticleThe funniest volcano climb ever
Volcan Galeras is in Pasto, Colombia. It is 4276m above sea level and yes, we know that it is in the top ten volcanoes in the world, expected to erupt. We also know that the road is closed with a...
View ArticleMy two worlds
Some of us live in different worlds, just like me. As some of you know, I have spent forty years in the building industry, with an overlap in the last ten years, mostly working as a running...
View ArticleMore of my two worlds.
I was asked to replace a timber floor on a verandah, for some friends. The demolition is always fun and as expected, I uncovered old bottles and cans, a dead cat, a rat’s rest with a hundred empty...
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Boosting your immune system
In the news this week, is the germ debate; ‘Is dirt good for kids? – Are parents keeping things too clean for the good of their own kids?’ Television commercials are showing schools, kindergartens,...
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What to do with old running shoes
People that run, usually have countless pairs of old running shoes kicking around the house. As they wear out and the cushioning starts to compress, we downgrade them; they go from the training pair on...
View ArticleThe SWATCloud
Where does it go? The weight; when one loses it, where exactly where does it go? I was told the weight goes to the same place as those threads from your socks, when you get a hole in them. I wish I had...
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Impressionism
In art news and focusing this week on early impressionists, we look at an often-neglected impressionist; Maurice Danseur. Maurice used to work with Claude Monet but was mostly in charge of mixing the...
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Why it’s better going to a shop, than shopping online
Yesterday, I decided to go to an established Asics shoe store in inner Melbourne, to buy another pair of Asics, as the new Mizuno’s were giving me a bit of trouble. If you have never been to this...
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