A few weeks ago I took a week off work, packed my boards into a motor home and took of up the east coast of Australia with some mates for a week in the wilderness. I spent five days getting back to the basics and doing nothing but eating simple food, sleeping under the stars … More Northern Nomads
The Grounds are onto an absolute winner! The transformed warehouse in Alexandria is heaving with everything that is good in food, coffee and the artisan gourmet culture. The hysteria around this establishment has not declined since they opened their doors to the public in April 2012 as the hungry hordes turn up day in day … More The Grounds: A Whole Lot of Gourmet Goodness!
For the benefit of those reading this from a foreign shore, our island home, Australia, is currently mid way through a federal election campaign. Like most election campaigns throughout the world, this campaign has a number of slogans that are constantly being drilled into our ears in the hope of provoking some kind of emotional … More My Issue With “Stopping the Boat People”
John Lennon’s legendary lyrics still resonate in a world that has change a lot since his passing more than 30 years ago. I remember hearing this song for the first time when I was young as my Dad played Lennon’s album on our new CD player. The fact that I could skip to a particular … More Life is what’s happening to you while you’re busy making other plans
Today Collingwood star, Harry O’Brien made a heartfelt plea for privacy from the media and the public as he deals with personal issues, including thoughts of suicide and depression as a result of sexual abuse. While the details of the incidents that O’Brien has suffered have not been released to the public, I think it … More Harry O’Brien and an Unspeakable Reality: It’s Time to Speak Up
Have I told you the one about the time I had to scrub live coral out of my friend’s skull with a toothbrush? For someone who usually needs an anti-nausea pill at the sight of blood and guts, I got an odd satisfaction out of jamming an old toothbrush into the gash on his head … More Have I told you about the time when…?
Every Thursday night I rush home from work, open a bottle of red and begin cooking. Not just the usual slap together of whatever may be in the fridge but something different and exciting. Unfortunately, I don’t have time to cook every night of the week but Thursday is cooking night for me. After all, … More A Farmer’s Life for Me?
Well sunny Sydney has not really lived up to its name this week. For the last 10 days the heavens have opened and flooded this great city of ours. The washing is struggling to dry, I spend my days in wet socks and the morning swims before work have well and truly ceased. I am … More A Rainy Morning in a Sleepy City
I woke up today with coffee on my mind. This is no different to any other day but today I wanted something special. Sydney is a coffee town. There are boutique coffee houses in the inner suburbs that are constantly heaving with caffeine feens and Coffee Roasters that have set up shop in abandoned warehouses. … More Alchemy and the Art of the Alchemist
The boys about to depart for Pamplona. It is amazing what fear can do to a man. Fear can force you to perform feats that were previously thought impossible. Fear can drive you to keep going when all seems lost and hopeless. Fear, it turns out, can take a man from a drunken stupor to … More A Whole Lot of Bull (Run)
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