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 …
In the future, there will be fewer vehicles on the roads. That, combined with the fact that many of those vehicles will be non-privately owned self-driving pods, means the need for car parks as we know it will decline. Those are my projections, anyway. If I’m right about this, then the question should eventually arise …
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. …
I’m not the kind of person to make sweeping statements, but I’m pretty sure I have the best configuration of hedges on my block, if not the whole suburb. Uniformly dense, green and coiffured to perfection, my hedges stand out from the crowd. There’s really no competition; you’d think no one else was even trying. …
This may be an unpopular opinion, but I don’t really like tattoos. I know it sounds backwards and that I don’t want people to express themselves, but this is me expressing myself. I’m all for people doing what makes them happy and making statements to the world, but personally I just think they look ugly. …
My Great Aunt Mabel just called in at my workplace to tell me she’d won complimentary scones for a month at her favourite tea shop – something about filling in a customer feedback survey and getting all the answers right. While I was happy to hear this good news, I was in the middle of …
Shopping on Chapel Street is what everyone thinks of when they hear the term “Fashion Capital of Australia.” South Yarra is a hub for fashion, sales and luxury, and I love seeing the excitement on someone’s face when they visit for the first time. The stores range from the pinnacle of opulence to edgy grunge …
Being a professional chef for the last twenty years, has made me very critical of the quality of the food I serve and the food that gets served to me. It’s in my nature. Anyone who is somewhat good at their profession would be hyper aware of their work and the work of their competitors. …
Finally, my time has come: I’m getting a private office. This is what I’ve been working for all these years. Forget the professional accolades, the awards and the personal satisfaction of achievement – it’s all about finally being able to dictate the finer points of my workspace. Now it’s simply a matter of figuring out …