In 2020 I’m answering a list of 52 journal questions. Read about it here. What do you feel strongly about?That peppermint is better than spearmint. It doesn’t matter whether it is toothpaste, a mint lolly or ice-cream, it needs to be peppermint. Trouble is, the Hub thinks spearmint is the better of the two. Peppermint…
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Paper hack
On another blog recently we were invited to share hacks that make our life easier (especially things that solve “small, nagging problems”). I thought I would share the tip that I wrote about. I print a lot. And I mean a lot. While I type out my first draft of a manuscript, I edit on…
Get off the grass
A local Aussie bloke made headlines here recently when he told our Prime Minister to get off his grass…because he’d just re-seeded his lawn. The Prime Minister immediately moved (as did the media). Scott Morrison had been standing on the footpath making a media announcement about a Home Builder stimulus package. The location carefully chosen…
Spelling isn’t important
To be honest, I think spelling is hugely important, but this is pretty mind boggling… Take a look at this paragraph. Can you read what it says? All the letters have been jumbled (mixed). Only the first and last letter of each word is in the right place. I cnduo’t bvleiee taht I culod aulaclty…
Vintage equipment
I read an article the other day about old-fashioned things people still use. Some used peddle sewing machines, another a gramophone. It made me think about when I went to a museum earlier this year and saw things I remember using as a kid…in a museum! Gah, I didn’t think I was that old, lol.…