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Don’t let your downside ruin your day. It’s heartbreaking how many people hate themselves, but you’d never know. Self-love is the cornerstone of a successful marriage, to oneself at any rate. And ...

The best part of the journey is

The best part of the journey is the surprise and wonder along the way. That’s what Agatha Christie said. Happy birthday happens every day, not just on the day your mother went through hell, so keep...

Spare a thought for the dogs on New Year’s Eve

Spare a thought for the dogs on New Year’s Eve. Spend your whole life thinking about those who cannot speak. Tonight we have a black moon, meaning the sky will not light up unless we light it. But...

Some people love cuddling rabbits

Some people love cuddling rabbits and others prefer rabbit stew. I remember getting rabbit on a plate, at a dinner party, many years ago and it was marvellous. But it’s not something I’ll eat again...

Day tripping is not what you think

Day tripping is not what you think. Or maybe it is. It’s like somewhere between being on holiday, and being so out of it you can’t really leave home. So you escape on condition that you can return...

The Kit Kat is a perfect sweet for adults.

The Kit Kat is a perfect sweet for adults. It separates easily into four equal chocolate sticks, so you can appear in control of the process of eating it, with a certain restraint. Turns out it’s...

My wish for you this holiday

My wish for you this holiday is pretty much the same as my wish for myself. Spend December gazing out at the trees waving in the distance, hear the cicadas screeching in the nearby bushes and th...

BMX bikes were already a thing when I was like 13 years old

BMX bikes were already a thing when I was like 13 years old. All the big brothers of the neighbourhood had to share their bikes with their little brothers because they were too expensive for a fam...

On my very first trip overseas

On my very first trip overseas I coughed all the way to Europe, because the in-flight chainsmokers gave me a dire case of childhood asthma. Thinking about it now, I’m drawn to the conclusion that ...

Keep your eyes on the prize.

Keep your eyes on the prize. But look down every now and again to make sure you haven’t stepped in someone else’s mess. The prize is yours when you realise that there is a reward for every good act...

Lies are like the drugs

Lies are like the drugs of the real world, you get high without having to put something into your mouth. In fact the high comes from something coming out your mouth instead. Liars obviously get a ...

Who doesn’t have this dark desire to go back to at least one teacher to say

Who doesn’t have this dark desire to go back to at least one teacher to say, ‘sorry miss when you said I wouldn’t amount to anything with this attitude, you were um, wrong. Wow look at me now!’ W...

We are all survivors of the solar flare

We are all survivors of the solar flare. Something enormous happened in space last week that made absolutely no difference to anything anywhere. Hectic. Hope the kids are alright. Apologies. There...

Let’s drink a toast to my old iPod.

Let’s drink a toast to my old iPod. I found my music from 2012 in a random box. I cannot express the depths of emotion. Amy Winehouse had just gone for good and I remember thinking that lame song ...

Time to leverage opportunities

Time to leverage opportunities. By which I mean, time to plan no plan. I’m sorry to sound abstract about it, but a vacant head is a mind just waiting to be filled. I dream I’m at an airport. As a...