I know there are many people who are huge fans of The Goons. I would not count myself as one of them (being as that they were a little before my time). However, as a small child on long car journeys in our family’s yellow Datsun 200B we would listen to an eclectic version of […]

I know there are many people who are huge fans of The Goons. I would not count myself as one of them (being as that they were a little before my time). However, as a small child on long car journeys in our family’s yellow Datsun 200B we would listen to an eclectic version of […]

This is one of the first songs I can ever remember hearing. My parents owned a double album of Donovan and it seeped into my consciousness as a child. Later as a teenager I rediscovered it and adored it for it’s simplicity, catchy singalong chorus, and fabulous last line. I hadn’t thought about for years […]

This is one of the first songs I can ever remember hearing. My parents owned a double album of Donovan and it seeped into my consciousness as a child. Later as a teenager I rediscovered it and adored it for it’s simplicity, catchy singalong chorus, and fabulous last line. I hadn’t thought about for years […]

I try not to go on about my job here because mostly it’s really wonderful, but after a “training” session this afternoon I must vent. Today was a Tuesday during which I discovered quite a number of things I am really not that keen on at work. Here’s a representative sample list: – tracking the […]

I try not to go on about my job here because mostly it’s really wonderful, but after a “training” session this afternoon I must vent. Today was a Tuesday during which I discovered quite a number of things I am really not that keen on at work. Here’s a representative sample list: – tracking the […]

What’s wonderful about long weekends is that it’s like you get two Sundays. So after the obligatory Sunday, cleaning, tidying, washing, trip to Bunnings and some proofreading, I treated myself to a sleep on the lounge, safe and happy in the knowledge that I would get a second chance at such luxury again tomorrow. Someone […]

What’s wonderful about long weekends is that it’s like you get two Sundays. So after the obligatory Sunday, cleaning, tidying, washing, trip to Bunnings and some proofreading, I treated myself to a sleep on the lounge, safe and happy in the knowledge that I would get a second chance at such luxury again tomorrow. Someone […]

This being a blog that describes itself as all about televsion I should probably say something about the whole Chaser controversy, so here it is: I don’t care. I don’t watch “The War” because I don’t find it funny and never have. CNNNN was a far superior effort by this group of so-called comedians. I […]

This being a blog that describes itself as all about televsion I should probably say something about the whole Chaser controversy, so here it is: I don’t care. I don’t watch “The War” because I don’t find it funny and never have. CNNNN was a far superior effort by this group of so-called comedians. I […]