I have been in many places, but I’ve never been in Cahoots. Apparently, you can’t go there alone: you have to be in Cahoots with someone. I’ve also never been in Cognito. I hear no one recognises you there. However, I have been in Sane. They don’t have an airport; you have to be driven […]
Geography lessons: where have I been? Read Post »
I knew it was going to be a bad day. Sure enough I rear-ended a car this morning. The driver got out of the other car, and he was a DWARF!! He looked up at me and said “I am NOT Happy!” So I said, “Well, which one ARE you
I don’t know about you, but I always find there’s something quite celebratory about a box of baby possums. Happy Waitangi Day! (And for those of you who aren’t Kiwis, and who are wondering just what Waitangi Day is, click here).
In the words of Dame Edna: Hello possums! Read Post »
Dashing through the bush, in a rusty Holden Ute, Kicking up the dust, esky in the boot, Kelpie by my side, singing Christmas songs, It’s Summer time and I am in my singlet, shorts and thongs Oh! Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way, Christmas in Australia on a scorching summers day, Hey! Jingle
Aussie Jingle Bells Read Post »
It’s that time of the year again, when little kids and retailers get excited. And it would appear it’s the time of the year Santa has his prostate check, if this photo is any indication. But I digress. It’s December, which means I can look at tinsel and all other festive-themed paraphernalia without getting the
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas Read Post »
I guess we all have preconceived ideas of what people from certain towns, cities, states or countries are like, and even what delusions they may have. You know, the sheep-shaggers of Gore, the brash Noo Yawkers, the batshit crazies from Florida. But what about psychological disorders named after cities? Stockholm Syndrome, for those who form
