Category Archives: Life is Good

Songs of Inspiration 1 (the first in an irregular series)

Friday, 25 February, 2011. Just after 7:30pm. It was a pleasant evening in Potts Point, a Sydney inner-city suburb. I’d just enjoyed a few hours having some laughs with an old friend, and I was at a local restaurant that … Continue reading

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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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My Top Ten Favourite Movies of 2010

As I’ve written previously, I’ve had a life-long love for movies and cinema-going. This time each year, I like to look back and make Top Ten lists of what were my favourite and least-favourite films during the previous year. So, … 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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The Black and Blue Man is still coming around

I apologise to all my readers for my recent extended absence. Don’t worry – there’s been no major calamity or emergency in my life. I am still here in one piece and living with depression one day at a time … 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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Confidence and the way I walk

During the past few years as I’ve learned (and continue to learn) about living with depression, my overall thinking has changed and I’ve come to understand many important concepts. One of those concepts is confidence, something I had completely misunderstood … Continue reading

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“You’re gonna need a bigger boat”

Ever since my 6-year-old self was completely wowed by Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope way back in late 1977, I have loved movies and going to the cinema. For me, one of life’s simplest yet greatest pleasures is … Continue reading

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The artist formerly known as Electric Samurai

He’s actually Makoto the Guitar Samurai, and here he is in action on George Street in Sydney. No, I didn’t take the above photo – it’s from his Facebook profile. \m/ 🙂

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