Australia is a beautiful country, geographically and socially. But as with all good things, it has its bad apples. News coming out of Camden NSW last month about the rejection of an Islamic school building application has put a pall of bigotry and intolerance on what could otherwise be a lovely town in which to… Read More Camdenation

I seem to be blogging somewhat vicariously this week. Still, if someone else can better express what I want to say, then why not. Things have been a bit rough on a number of fronts lately, but one does one’s best to stay on top of it all by being resilient and making things, well,… Read More Adversity

Just out of sheer boredom last week, I was going through my messenger conversations from many, many years ago. It’s cool but scary to think that these messenger programs store everything that is said between people, especially when you consider that there are entire relationships that exist only within the messenger world. Anyway, I’m fairly… Read More Shininess

Q: What’s better than a cup of coffee to wake you up in the morning? A: Opening the front door to find that there is a temperature difference of approximately 15 degrees between the inside and outside of your apartment. In a singlet. This is Brisbane: June is supposed to be singlet-able! Anyway, I was… Read More Markets

The new 3G iPhone, let it be said, is a staggering piece of technology. It may be weeks away from official release here in Australia, but if everything that is said about it is true, then I am hard pressed to think of a device that does so elegantly what the iPhone does. I have… Read More iPhone