After over a year without a local covid case, Canberra (the Australian Capital Territory) is in covid lockdown. On Thursday the 12th August the “when it happens” (which we’d all been walking around saying for months), happened. We had our first positive covid case. 4 hours later we were in strict lockdown (and still are).…
Funny
Princess Bride predicts future
Recently a twitter account, “Poorly Aged Things”, which flags things that time has proven cringe worthy, pulled a prediction from The Princess Bride (a movie I love). The irony isn’t lost on me (and yes, different type of mask, but still). Can you think of any other poorly aged things?
A concerning ingredient
What’s wrong with this picture? But first, for those of you who are new readers, I play clarinet in a community concert band. If you aren’t familiar with a clarinet, here’s a quick 101 on maintenance. A clarinet breaks down into 5 pieces to be packed into the case. In the image of the clarinet…
Funny things kids today will never know
Recently a friend was asking on Twitter for things that are different now compared to the 1980’s: At the same time, my youngest Barbarian and I had a conversation and his analogy for a yucky noise wasn’t the familiar one. I commented and he asked, “What does nails down a blackboard sound like?” (asked without…
Ad: Get your shot
I love a clever ad as anyone who has followed here for a while will know. This is another I have to share because I think it is funny and clever. It’s a UK ad promoting covid vaccinations, although it may not seem like it at first… Does it make you want to get your…