February 13, 2022 It’s been over two months since my long-time equine friend Sunsmart died (see this goodbye post). Three years ago I had already done much of the preliminary training to start riding his younger half-brother Julian, but then came Sunsmart’s Cushings diagnosis and I decided to completely focus riding time on him while …
Open Letter To The “Different”
The right-wing Australian federal government and their fundamentalist PM are currently trying to pass legislation which would make it legal for religious people to spout hate speech against LGBTIQ and to discriminate against them, including specifically the expelling of transsexual children from private schools. This has led to impassioned discussion on The Guardian. Amongst the …
Modern Fairytales: Rock’n’Roll & Space Aliens
Some time ago, there was a tedious online carry-on because the bass player of a certain longtime band had apparently announced on social media that he’d had a falling out and was quitting. This was followed by a lot of sound and fury from a subsection of the fan base, and complete silence from the …
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Exploring the Back Catalogue: HOTD Wrap-Up
JAWS If you want to know what the musical theme was about, read the previous instalment. With this present instalment, I’m wrapping up my look at The Head On The Door.
What’s that doing here??? That’s not The Cure!
Today, the microscope is back out and we’re looking at the lyrics for Push.
Exploring the Back Catalogue: HOTD & Powderkegs
ONCE UPON A POWDERKEG It’s so much more pleasant to write about music you love than about music that leaves you lukewarm or that you have issues with, but when you’re going through anyone’s back catalogue, unless you have extremely wide tastes and don’t get analytical with lyrics, you’re likely to find a mix of both. This is just like the Smorgasbord Analogy I wrote about on Exploring “Join the Dots”. No one person can or should be expected to eat and enjoy every dish that’s on offer at a buffet.
Cosmic Vending Machine
My lovely friend Elizabeth put a question on her blog for her readers to answer. …instead of trying to outsmart the universe, I’m simply resting at its feet in devoted curiosity. Later I read a fluff piece in Elle on manifesting. Gag me but the takeaway was essentially, we have to believe we’ve worthy in …
When You Don’t Smile
Something I put on Guardian responses when Grace Tame not smiling at the PM got her public castigation by the usual suspects. I’ve added photos and captions for context. I just wanted to point out something regarding Grace Tame getting attacked by various people for not smiling at the PM, because I’ve not seen it …
South Coast Wilderness Walks 2021 Volume 3
This continues our series of photoessays on days spent hiking in largely unspoilt National Park and Nature Reserve areas on the South Coast of Western Australia – the places which escaped the bulldozers of the white settlers and are still clothed in the original Australian ecosystems that go all the way back to Gondwana. The …
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Steve Kilbey & Friends Concert
Steve Kilbey is the bass player and vocalist of an Australian band called The Church, which started in the early 1980s and is still going in their 60s. They’re to Australia what bands like The Velvet Underground are to the US – a hugely influential cult alternative band. The general public is most likely to …
Fred the Bread, Jacques Choux-Racque and Robert Plant
Here’s a little bow to our home life. Let’s start with Jacques Choux-Racque, a longtime presence in our household. Over a decade ago, we bought a flatpacked shoe rack and were assembling it at home, when my husband said to me, “That’s Jacques.” “What?” replied I in befuddlement. “Jacques!” intoned my husband, with an exaggerated …
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