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Category Archives: Inspiration
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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Amazing Journey: Mike McIntyre’s ‘The Kindness Of Strangers: Penniless Across America’
In 1994, 37-year-old journalist Mike McIntyre had a good life in San Francisco – except for one major problem: If I were told I was going to die today, I’d have to say I never took a gamble. I played … 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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Black and Blue Walking Man: Hornsby to Artarmon (Part 1)
Saturday, 25 January 2014. Once again I got up at 9am; made it to the local Subway by 10am; and boarded a northbound train from Town Hall station at around 11am. Just before noon I got off the train and … Continue reading
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The Lego castle in the forest at dusk
Hundreds of years ago during my childhood in the 1970s and early 1980s, two of my favourite toys were Lego and die-cast metal cars. Although there were several brands of cars, everyone referred to them generically as ‘Matchbox cars’ (after … Continue reading
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The former office of Dr. Khan
Sunday, 9 March 2014. At 3pm, I set off on another walk. Compared to previous walks I have posted about here, this would be a relatively short one – a couple of hours or so along part of the Sydney … Continue reading
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Black and Blue Walking Man: Beecroft to Rozelle Bay (Part 3)
Part 1 Part 2 I walked uphill into downtown Drummoyne. Unfortunately, it was a more grim version of Gladesville – which did little for my disappointed mood from the Gladesville Bridge. As well, what felt like a big blister was … Continue reading
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Black and Blue Walking Man: Beecroft to Rozelle Bay (Part 1)
Saturday, 18 January 2014. Similar to the previous Saturday, I got up at the leisurely time of 9am. By 10am I was once again at the local Subway, although this time I grabbed a foot-long Turkey and Ham and a … Continue reading
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