Monthly Archives: March 2011

Life – what I think it’s good for

Posted on 27 March 2011 by blackandblueman

Recently at his blog, OneSTDV posed the following questions in his latest Saturday Audience Participation post Life: What Is It Good For? Is “success” even worth it? What kind of life do you aspire to – an easy one or … Continue reading →

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One does not simply walk into the Piccadilly Motor Inn (Part Two)

Posted on 20 March 2011 by blackandblueman

Part One I have a lot of fondness for Wollongong, but as I came in from the west I was dismayed. Starting in the late 1980s, but especially since the major Australian recession of the early 1990s, Wollongong has suffered. … Continue reading →

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One does not simply walk into the Piccadilly Motor Inn (Part One)

Posted on 13 March 2011 by blackandblueman

I spent most of my childhood and teens in a couple of towns around Wollongong, a major city south of Sydney. One night back in 2007 or 2008, I was chatting on Facebook with a friend who still lived near … Continue reading →

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Child-free

Posted on 6 March 2011 by blackandblueman

Like many folks, I have regrets about some of the decisions I’ve made in life – but there are two that I will never regret. One of those decisions was made in my late teens, when after some serious thought … Continue reading →

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