Category Archives: Life is Good

One does not simply walk into Clouston & Hall Booksellers

To my regular readers, my apologies for missing last week’s post and being late with this one. * The week just past was spent on holiday, partly to take a short break from work and partly to visit family. First, … Continue reading

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The Black and Blue Ghost: Part 5

Previous installments in this series: Introduction Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 As well, it is recommended to read Part 5 of Workshy Joe’s series ‘Men Who Go Ghost’, which inspired this series * In the last installment … Continue reading

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The Black and Blue Ghost: Part 4

Previous installments in this series: Introduction Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 As well, it is recommended to read Part 4 of Workshy Joe’s series ‘Men Who Go Ghost’, which inspired this series * As you may recall from Part … Continue reading

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The Black and Blue Ghost: Part 3

Previous installments in this series: Introduction Part 1 Part 2 As well, it is recommended to read Part 3 of Workshy Joe’s series ‘Men Who Go Ghost’, which inspired this series * Early in Part Three of ‘Men Who Go … Continue reading

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Therapy Laffs

Ever since Black and Blue Man began…yikes, 10 months ago, I’ve often mentioned that the therapy I began in mid-2007 has been a tremendous help with treating my depression. Once a week, I visit my psychiatrist in a neighbouring suburb … Continue reading

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Kindle, again

(Continued from this previous entry) It’s been just over a week since I began using my Amazon Kindle. And already, my life has changed in several ways. * The first ebook I purchased and read on my Kindle was Andrew … Continue reading

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Kindle

Late night, Thursday, 21 April 2011. The Australian dollar had reached $1.07 against the US dollar. Thanks to my employer’s foresight, I’d gotten next week’s pay five days earlier than normal to avoid the banking chaos predicted for next week … Continue reading

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When half a metre makes a world of difference

To my regular readers, my apologies for missing last week’s post. Unfortunately, during most of the past week and a half, I had a major bout with the black dog. It disrupted a lot of my usual routines and sometimes … Continue reading

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‘Limitless’ lives

Earlier this week, I saw the new film Limitless that stars Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro and Abbie Cornish. Adapted from the Alan Glynn novel The Dark Fields, Limitless tells the story of Eddie Morra (Cooper), a depressed and frustrated … Continue reading

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Life – what I think it’s good for

Recently at his blog, OneSTDV posed the following questions in his latest Saturday Audience Participation post Life: What Is It Good For? Is “success” even worth it? What kind of life do you aspire to – an easy one or … Continue reading

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