Fun fact: EG Dad and I were never originally sold on the idea of marriage. To be perfectly honest, the biggest selling point was the party. We spent months planning “The Reception” (almost as much time as we spent planning the honeymoon). We were going to have […]
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes
There are so many ‘official’ days or ‘recognised celebrations’; it is hard to keep up with them. Pizza Day. Tiger Day. Red Shoe Day. This social responsibility with my geek calendar is exhausting. Believe me, I try. And then one day, when the planets are aligned and you stick your […]
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And I thought I had a twisted sense of humour. But I’m not the one who arranged a Childcare Centre strike on International Women’s Day. I kid you not. Around 1000 Australian Childcare workers are going on strike at 3.20pm on Wednesday 8 March 2017. Look, I get it. I […]
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Trump was at CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference) last Friday. No surprise there. There was flag-waving at this Good Ol’ U S of A event. Again, no surprise. But did anyone have a good look at those flags? Yessiree minions! That’s the Russian flag!! It took a few minutes (enough […]
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I can’t even blame this one on the spawnlings. About a month ago, I developed a twitch in my left eye-lid. Just a small little spasm. A little involuntary movement, too small for anyone to see but enough to BUG THE ABSOLUTE S#!T OUT OF ME!! *sigh* At the time, […]
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There are only a handful of themes which truly stand the test of time. The kind of things shared between generations; dancing across language barriers; appreciated by any child, anywhere, anytime. Lego is definitely one. DC characters are absolutely there. Art is certainly there. And then whoa! You have someone […]
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EG the Great (my super capable grandfather) turns 80 today. My gift to him was fixing my leaky fridge – and he couldn’t be prouder.
Estimated reading time: 8 minutes