My Mum always says that the hardest part about driving is knowing where you’re going. Until I got my license, I didn’t truly understand what she meant. I thought it couldn’t be that hard, what with maps on my phone and street signs everywhere. It wasn’t until I was a fresh P Plater driving with …
Last Thursday I arranged with my boss to l eave work early so that I could go to my daughter’s mid-year ballet recital. She had been training for it for the last six months, and it meant a lot to both of us that I was there to support her. My plan was to meet …
I couldn’t be a more standard, run-of-the-mill guy if I tried. I do everything by the book, whether that be following the law, paying my bills on the day they are due or going to the dentist every six months. If it’s meant to be done, I do it. The same goes for getting my …
Even if you haven’t seen the movie And, you know about the opening scene. Everybody knows about it, when a boy in a yellow raincoat runs down the street with his paper boat. The boat falls down a storm-water drain and is no more. The boy, named George, comes across the creature And. And loves …
I saw something strange earlier today. I work at the local university, fixing air conditioners and heaters so that the students can be comfortable all the time. Did you know that the ideal temperature for places of study is actually a couple of degrees below room temperature? Not too far below it, mind you. There’s …
I live in a small apartment in Sydney’s western suburbs. I live alone, and spend the majority of my time at home because I don’t have many friends. To many this may sound lonely, but to me, I’m living the dream. I’ve never really liked socialising. I feel more comfortable in tracksuit pants than a …
With everything going on in the world right now, I’m doing my best to do my bit to help save humanity. This means staying on my property, and only leaving the house for the necessities. This has been quite an adjustment for me, as I had become accustomed to leaving my house every day before …
My grandparents are aging quite rapidly now. Obviously to me, they have always seemed old and when I was young, they were the oldest people in the world. I realise now that they were only in their late fifties when I was born, the age that my parents are now. They have seemed to stay …
I’m buying a second hand car that is still under its new car warranty. The people I’m buying it from are elderly and can no longer drive, so I’m purchasing it for an absolute bargain. Honestly the price is so cheap that when I drive it away, I’ll probably feel like I stole it. I …
For the first twenty years of my career, I was a practising plumber. Whilst I enjoyed it, my body reacted quite badly to the heat. When I was young, I put up with it. I just chalked it up to the fact that I probably wasn’t living the healthiest lifestyle possible and pushed through it. …