Category Archives: Life Challenges

I don’t feel like dancing

Last weekend, I did something that I hadn’t done since 10 June 2003. I went to a wedding reception. As well as being an event I don’t often experience, this latest case of a friend tying the knot had special … Continue reading

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The 10-Year Plan

Recently at his blog, Roosh posted the interesting and thought-provoking entry What Is Your Project? about challenging, improving and growing yourself. After Roosh explains why it’s important and rewarding to keep taking that one step further in your life, he … Continue reading

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“ENOUGH!”

WARNING! The following post contains coarse language that may offend some readers and attract others From 1989 to 1991, I went to university in Canberra, the capital city of Australia. It was a very interesting and life-changing experience, especially as … Continue reading

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One fingernail at a time

Ever since I was a kid, I have bitten my fingernails. A couple of times during childhood, my parents tried coating my fingernails with a foul-tasting deterrent called Bansuk – but despite its awful taste, I kept on biting. A … Continue reading

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The year ahead and a 2010 resolution I did keep

It’s the second day of the new year, and once again I’m enjoying a Sabbath – from 20 December until yesterday, life had been enjoyable if hectic, so for the first time in almost two weeks I’m having a quiet … Continue reading

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Eat one sultana for 10 minutes and see me next week (Part Two)

Author’s note about the following post: it won’t make any sense unless you read my previous post it is not endorsed or in any other way associated with Sunbeam Foods – I merely chose the above picture as an example … Continue reading

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Eat one sultana for 10 minutes and see me next week (Part One)

Author’s note – the following post is not endorsed or in any other way associated with Sunbeam Foods. I merely chose the above picture as an example in case anyone about to read the following post is wondering what the … Continue reading

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One does not simply walk into Ku-ring-gai

Last weekend, I did something that I hadn’t done in a very long time, at least since my teens 20-odd years ago. I went on a picnic. For most of my life, I haven’t been much of an outdoors person … Continue reading

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Angry Day

WARNING! The following post contains profanity that may offend some readers! Tuesday, 2 November 2010. Another day of crappy weather outside. The document I was formatting for work was driving me nuts. My internet kept on dropping out. Most times … Continue reading

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50,000 words in 30 days – the joys of doing NaNoWriMo

It’s almost that time of year again – National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo for short, or NaNo for even shorter. If you’re unfamiliar with NaNo – starting from midnight on 1 November and finishing at 11:59pm on 30 November, … Continue reading

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