Category Archives: Action

Black and Blue Walking Man: Seven Bridges to Cross (Part 2)

Part 1 Sunday, 26 October 2014. I got up at 7:00am to find a glorious day outside. I got ready, and half an hour later I put my long-walk hat on my head and set off. Prologue: Getting To The … Continue reading

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Black and Blue Walking Man: Seven Bridges to Cross (Part 1)

My long-walk from Hornsby to Artarmon on Saturday 25 January 2014 would turn out to be my last one for many months. There were a few shorter walks in the months that followed, and then they stopped. This wasn’t due … Continue reading

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Yet again, one does not simply walk into Clouston & Hall Booksellers

Friday, 22 August 2014. For the first time in more than two years, I was back in one of my favourite places in the world – Canberra. That in itself was enjoyable enough, but there were two other reasons why … Continue reading

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Rust and Marty and Steve and Danno (Part 3)

Part 1 Part 2 Hawaii Five-O was very different from True Detective, indeed. For one thing, it was fast. Not only did each episode’s story – or several stories – move at breakneck speed, but often everyone spokeveryrapidlywithoutpausingforbreath. For another … Continue reading

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Rust and Marty and Steve and Danno (Part 2)

Part 1 As it turned out, True Detective was nowhere near as intense as I thought it may have been. Also, a lot of it in terms of story was quite familiar, although I don’t say that from a smug … Continue reading

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Rust and Marty and Steve and Danno (Part 1)

In my last post, I wrote about how half-meditating to Iron Butterfly’s 1968 psychedelic classic ‘In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida’ has helped me get through a current period of grueling work. Since then, unfortunately, work has gotten worse. The large-scale project I’ve become involved … Continue reading

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Return to the Garden of Eden

Mid-morning, Tuesday 8 July 2014. It was the second morning of the second week of grueling work. I had only gotten up barely two hours before, but already I was feeling tired from poor sleep. I wanted to go back … Continue reading

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Riding for life and a good cause

Walking for life and a good cause Regular readers of Black and Blue Man may recall my amazing encounter on 25 January 2014 when, during my Hornsby-Artarmon walk, I met the father-son team Jay and Luke Hawkins during their spectacular … Continue reading

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Black and Blue Walking Man: Hornsby to Artarmon (Part 3)

Part 1 Part 2 I continued south-east from Roseville towards Chatswood. About halfway to Chatswood, I saw something that made me laugh loud and take a chance on trying to photograph it. And the result in all its rushed and … Continue reading

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Black and Blue Walking Man: Hornsby to Artarmon (Part 2)

Part 1 The first half-hour of my walk was uneventful as I followed the Pacific Highway south-east through Waitara and Wahroonga. And then around 12:30pm in Wahroonga I had this amazing encounter. After that, I kept on walking and pushed … Continue reading

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