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So grateful to be able to mend a few more bridges. And not just any old shaky river crossing, nay i say, ‘Hip hip hoorah as my erstwhile inspiration the … Read More
Taking a break from the more creative, imaginative scribblings and spending so much time online. After all, the website contains so many other unfinished projects, and time – alas – … Read More
Love the story of how St. Francis took shelter from a sudden storm in a little ramshackle fallen-down country chapel, as he was winding his way happily walking through the … Read More
Such sweet sorrow – As the world turns a corner and most are scrambling to put together their lives now the Covid phase seems to be slowly ending, my Tiffany … Read More
Not much energy to wield the old keyboard for too long but felt I just needed to pinpoint some hopeful glimmerings starting to appear in-between the ups and downs of … Read More
Sleeping in heavenly peace … Catholic churches are offering the homeless places to sleep in safety and peace. They provide blankets, fresh socks, basic hygiene kits, foot care, chaplaincy services, … Read More
Go Softly, Go Gently Go softly my sweet mother, Your work here now done. Return home to where once – – your life had begun. Those stories, how I’ll … Read More
On the first morning of my recent stay at Villa Van Gogh, still reeling from the night’s fun and games and the raw impression of being wheel-chaired from the Emergency … Read More
Unbelievable what a strange life. Do you want it? You can have it, no money to change hands, no questions asked.. GOL. ‘Out of Kilter, an auto-biography’… Oh well, news … Read More
Will try to illustrate – am so tired of the never-ending explanation marathon – some key dynamics of my daily life atm as I once again try to get onto … Read More
What a classic, classy send-off! You can’t make this stuff up, well actually.. Much more to tell, much later. Am on a new cast-iron, workable, drug regime. Rest and incrementally … Read More
Came home to a tidy cozy nook thanks to my amazing Butterfly Princess. Tonight is for rest. All is well on the Mount 👍
Just got back from my customary 5 minute dash to the gemutlichkeit of getting a quick coffee and fruhstuck from Eva und Torsten, cafe king and queen par excellence at … Read More
Trying to get some rest today – a very important priority – proved impossible. What was a unorthodox shy exhibitionist libertarian oddball to do? So in the end Muggins decided … Read More
Last week I was hoping to finally be put out of my misery, with the current solicitor in charge of glancing at the yellowing half-decayed pages of my file once … Read More
.. However, that doesn’t mean Muggins can’t go and catch up with his friends, the Five Dock Four and join them for a chill out session at their secret sanctuary. … Read More
For years I used to inflict my dad-joke type hilarious announcement of “I’ll be 29 already this upcoming birthday!” And yes, I enjoyed the groaning and half-smiles this invariably used … Read More
Funny how one’s own mind can feel so detached and alien, almost hostile at times like some menacing crafty interloper; so familiar and yet so eerily uneasy at the same … Read More
Too much to ask for, somehow? What was he thinking, giving his all for a chance to live a few more years in relative comfort? And I love this … Read More
Forced to make a sleek sideways move again, this time though thoroughly enjoying the semi-cloak of invisibility offered by a new determination to no longer expose my inner workings such … Read More
I am sure most of my friends and family remember me pestering them to watch Heather’s startlingly informative and elegant video A Mountain at my Gate .. .. and how … Read More
Went for nice walk to Downtown Wamberal, picked up PO Box items, popped into the Newsagents Extraordinaire (‘This time next year we’ll be millionaires’, lamented with A. about the drought … Read More
How nice to be able to call on local friends/neighbours and ask a new well met friend if she would mind bringing Muggins a strong Latte and a pint of … Read More
As I force myself to make the most of my time in perfect isolation, having had my wings severely clipped – just as so many of us around this troubled … Read More
Forever and a Dream To my Butterfly Princess + The sheerest of dreams became so real, A shiver cold did strike my heart. ‘Knew life, God, love would see us … Read More
Thankful, breathing easy in the knowledge that we are not alone. By any means .. Today, I received a most invigorating, intoxicating yet ultimately uplifting and inspirational message, the eventual … Read More
I remember a fellow PD traveller once enjoying my turn of phrase in describing my struggle with getting onto some heavy duty PD dope. I too remember those heady days, … Read More
A close female friend – exasperated by some boorish behaviour on the part of perhaps one of our less enlightened brethren – asked me a few years ago why some/most/all … Read More
Two beautiful sounding words .. could they be girls’ names? I remember once, in a Sainsbury’s in Kingswood, Bristol hearing a mum call out for her progeny in the next … Read More
As the world’s multitudes prepare to take the bait currently being cooked up for them, fooling themselves that Gaia is merely having a hissy fit and teaching those nasty capitalist … Read More
What goes around, comes around. When I first made my wayward move from the hustle as well as the bustle from North Sydney to this glorious seaside sanctuary, I found … Read More
.. or how about some of these (s)experts try thinking outside of the box for a bloody change? Not being funny but how helpful really are these poncy pundits pontificating … Read More
Of course, I have much more to say on the whole viral conundrum but for now, keep it simple & keep it local perhaps? If nothing else, although it seems … Read More
No need to introduce this man, I think. That’s right, Mallory Keaton’s big brother ..
Since writing this blog post and having learnt first hand from family and friends in Europe some of the extent to which the spread of the Crown virus has started … Read More
Still, happy to boost the programme. For Australian viewers streaming free on SBS On Demand:
.. is how Stephen Fry quipped about his film role as the great Irish wit. Personally, I loved the writer’s one-liners or aphorisms almost as much as his plays or … Read More
My sister used to call me Ricochet Rabbit when I was a wee lad. These days I feel more like Ricochet Roller Coaster or something. Perhaps it’s just me feeling … Read More
Just about to watch Awakenings.. had really hoped to be able to watch it together with someone else but hey, what are you gonna do? I ain’t gonna hire someone … Read More
.. just like a sacred cow, visions of swastikas in my head. Plans for everyone .. Yes, lots of plans for ROZ and DHM, as I managed to find … Read More
Updates from Jessa, the Nude Blogger: NEW! Online Naked Yoga class now LIVE 🧘♀️ This week, I decided to teach a beautiful and nurturing gentle flow ✨ A flow designed … Read More
Sometimes it dawns on me with some force that, all things considered, the single most volatile element in my life is a reliably unpredictable character trait, which finds its origin … Read More
Following the demise of yet another valiant attempt by my intrepid PD medical support team to dream up some labyrinthine cocktail of L-Dopa and assorted agonists that could offer muggins … Read More
So grateful to be able to mend a few more bridges. And not just any old shaky river crossing, nay i say, ‘Hip hip hoorah as my erstwhile inspiration the … Read More
Just one last recycled story ++ Returned home to a warm Wamberal embrace after yet some more rollercoaster days, with having to ditch my black beamer and following a temporary … Read More
Following a successful conference in Silicon Valley and some ultra-vexatious logistical hurdles while relocating to San Francisco, this morning I checked into a hotel in the Bay Area – mentally … Read More
In a country where not that long ago but certainly pre-Turnbull days, it would have been quite feasible to find oneself downing a scooner in shorts and T-shirt (I won’t … Read More
FAO of all those nice people all over the world who can’t help staring at my incessant fumbling, stumbling, stammering and shaking. Believe it or not, there is still a … Read More
Watching an old favourite, Hill Street Blues, after waking from a shocking dream. Perhaps I have now entered the lucid dreaming/night terrors phase of this strange thing called YOPD. Hanging … Read More
