Category Archives: Inspiration

Black and Blue Walking Man: Berowra to Hornsby, perhaps (Part 3)

Posted on 5 July 2015 by blackandblueman

Part 1 Part 2 I resumed my journey south-west along the Pacific Highway. Fortunately, as I would discover, there would be footpaths for the rest of my journey. As well, the terrain stayed relatively flat with only a few small … Continue reading →

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2015: A Life Odyssey (Part 3)

Posted on 4 June 2015 by blackandblueman

Part 1 Part 2 As I write this, it’s been three months since I stopped working. It feels like both a long and a short time ago. March Before I finished working, I had already made plans for March: learning … Continue reading →

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Mid-Life Crisis (Part 3)

Posted on 23 May 2015 by blackandblueman

Part 1 Part 2 As I mentioned at the end of Part 2, I wanted to make sure that 2014 would not turn into another dreary mid-life-crisis year like 2013 had been. One way to do this was to finally … Continue reading →

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Black and Blue Walking Man: Berowra to Hornsby, perhaps (Part 2)

Posted on 27 April 2015 by blackandblueman

Part 1 It was 10:45am when I left Berowra station and began heading south alongside the Pacific Highway. There was a footpath, but shortly after it came to an end. I looked across the Highway and saw that there was … Continue reading →

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2015: A Life Odyssey (Part 2)

Posted on 9 March 2015 by blackandblueman

Part 1 As I described in Part 1, I was made redundant from the job that I had had since 3 December 2000. But in several ways, my job had gone back further. First, I had been outsourced to my … Continue reading →

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Poor Man, Rich Man: Bankruptcy – Year Four

Posted on 21 February 2015 by blackandblueman

Year One Year Two Year Three Last weekend saw Valentine’s Day, which to me has other significance. Four years ago on 14 February 2011, I was declared voluntarily bankrupt by the Australian Government. So how was my fourth year living … Continue reading →

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2015: A Life Odyssey (Part 1)

Posted on 6 February 2015 by blackandblueman

Thursday, 28 January 2015. A week ago, a major era of my life had ended with the closing of a restaurant I had been visiting for almost 28 years. Today, it was the beginning of the end for another major … Continue reading →

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Pizza Hut 630 George Street, thank you and all the best

Posted on 31 January 2015 by blackandblueman

Thursday, 21 January 2015. Just before 5pm, as I have done countless times since 2007, I arrived at one of my regular dinner haunts – Pizza Hut, 630 George Street, Sydney. One of the staff who knew me and served … Continue reading →

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Black and Blue Walking Man: Berowra to Hornsby, perhaps (Part 1)

Posted on 24 January 2015 by blackandblueman

Wednesday, 21 January 2015. Just before 9:45am, I boarded yet another train at Town Hall station with yet another Subway lunch. The train headed north, and as most of the next hour passed I ate my lunch and read on … Continue reading →

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Black and Blue Walking Man: Kogarah to Newtown (and beyond)

Posted on 8 January 2015 by blackandblueman

It’s funny how one thing can lead to another. For Christmas 2013, my young nieces and nephew gave me a $50 Sizzler gift card that was valid until 17 December 2014. Although there are many Sizzlers in Queensland, where my … Continue reading →

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