Category Archives: Life is Good

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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Kindle: Year Three

Kindle Kindle, again Kindle: Year One Kindle: Year Two Three years ago today, I made one of my greatest life-changing purchases ever – my Amazon Kindle Keyboard 3. And it’s still going strong, with 1831 titles and 686MB of free … Continue reading

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Poor Man, Rich Man: Bankruptcy – Year Three

Year One Year Two 15 February 2014. In the months leading up to that date, I began thinking about it more and more. Finally it came, and went. A few days later, I received a very important letter. The letter … 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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Black and Blue Walking Man: South Head to Sydney CBD (Part 2)

Part 1 So up I went the Marathon Steps. They were steep, and kept going… …and going… …but eventually I made it all the way up to Marathon Road. A moment later, I turned north onto Darling Point Road and … Continue reading

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Black and Blue Walking Man: South Head to Sydney CBD (Part 1)

Saturday, 11 January 2013. Unlike last Saturday, I got up at the leisurely time of 9am. By 10am, I was at the local Subway enjoying a foot-long Meatball sub. By 11am, I was down at Circular Quay. And just before … Continue reading

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Black and Blue Walking Man: Manly to Sydney CBD (Part 3)

Part 1 Part 2 I left Spit Junction, and about 10 minutes later into south-west Mosman I came upon two wonderful sights. The first sight, off in the distance, was the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The second sight, only a few … Continue reading

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Black and Blue Walking Man: Manly to Sydney CBD (Part 2)

Part 1 I headed west along the Manly Scenic Walk into the suburb of Fairlight, where I stopped and first used a resource that would become invaluable throughout the rest of my walk. A few nights before when preparing online … Continue reading

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Before Black and Blue Man: The Six Visits (Part 3)

Part 1 Part 2 Five more weeks of appointments went by. Wherever possible, I booked each week’s appointment for Friday afternoons as a good way to end the working week. At the time I often walked home across the Sydney … Continue reading

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