Category Archives: Happiness

The four garbage bags of wisdom

Originally, there were going to be two separate posts about what eventually became ‘Building all through the night’. One post was going to be about the main theme of ‘Building’ – rediscovering the joys of LEGO-building and how that’s become … Continue reading

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Building all through the night

Related posts: All through the night Reading all through the night Late night, Wednesday, 13 June 2012. Finally, it was time. I’d been thinking of doing this for months – but thanks to the usual inertias, laziness and many something-elses … Continue reading

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Reading all through the night

Related post: All through the night Apart from sleeping and working better, my new routine of staying up all night has led to something else to look forward to after midnight. Several weeks ago, this article at Slate introduced me … Continue reading

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All through the night

A funny thing happened after I began working from home in October 2010. My approximate bedtime of 2am most nights soon became 5am most nights. Because I no longer had to think about waking up by a certain time each … Continue reading

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Kindle: Year One

Previous posts on this subject: Kindle Kindle, again 21 April, 2012. Yes, it’s been a year since that fateful night when I made the big decision to buy an Amazon Kindle (or a Kindle Keyboard, as my model is now … Continue reading

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Again, one does not simply walk into Clouston & Hall Booksellers (Part 3)

Part 1 Part 2 Shortly after my second failed attempt to dine at Happy’s Chinese Restaurant, I went past the equally-packed King O’Malley’s and soon arrived at the local Pancake Parlour. Fortunately, the Pancake Parlour wasn’t packed, and I had … Continue reading

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Again, one does not simply walk into Clouston & Hall Booksellers (Part 2)

Part 1 Friday, 16 March, 2012. My second week of working in Canberra had come to an end. Like the first week, it had been demanding and at times grueling, but rewarding. I had been asked to stay a third … Continue reading

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Again, one does not simply walk into Clouston & Hall Booksellers (Part 1)

My previous walk Saturday, 10 March, 2012. After a week of very erratic weather, ranging from summer-like heat to winter-like cold and including heavy storms, it was a great day here in Canberra. I’d been here a week for an … Continue reading

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Poor Man, Rich Man (a new series and category)

There’s a small IKEA storage container that sits on the bottom shelf of the freezer in my fridge. That container holds six dead relics from an 18-year chapter of my life that came to an end on Monday 14 February … Continue reading

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The Longest Day (Part 4)

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 The final six hours – Tuesday 8 November 8pm to Wednesday 9 November 2am My friend and I got to the cinema with plenty of time before In Time and took our assigned seats. … Continue reading

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