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Category Archives: Life Strategies
Poor Man, Rich Man: Bankruptcy – Year Two
Year One 2012 wasn’t one of the worst years of my life, but it certainly wasn’t one of my best. There were good periods and successes, as described in some of my posts throughout that year – but often there … Continue reading
Poor Man, Rich Man: Two Seats (Part 2)
Part 1 The carriage looked very inviting. It was clean and roomy, the mostly blue decor was fresh and relaxing, and it was mostly empty. Thus far, the only people on board were a group of six at the end … Continue reading
Poor Man, Rich Man: Bankruptcy – Year One
As regular readers will know, Valentine’s Day is a special day for me because on 14 February 2011 I was officially declared bankrupt. Two years ago! As the recent Valentine’s Day drew near I looked back at the past two … Continue reading
Downtown Alley
WARNING! This post describes an incident that may offend some readers Shortly after 8am, Saturday, 2 February 2013. It was grey and raining as I stepped out of my apartment building. Despite the miserable-looking day, I was in good spirits … Continue reading
Posted in Action, Having a Laugh, Life Challenges, Life Strategies
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Attack of the Australian nanny state – Part 4
Long-time readers of this blog may remember this old series that I never finished, but now I will. For those who came in late, and to cut a long story short… Part 1 Way back in…yikes, April 2011 I tried … Continue reading
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Poor Man, Rich Man: The Website That Saved My Life (Part 3)
Part 1 Part 2 Mid-morning, Tuesday 21 December, 2010. My eldest sister, her kids and I drove to that town near her home. Sis dropped me off at the dentist and went away for the next few hours to do … Continue reading
Posted in Action, Gratitude, Hope, Inspiration, Life Challenges, Life Strategies, My Story, Pain, Poor Man Rich Man, Resources
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Poor Man, Rich Man: The Website That Saved My Life (Part 2)
Part 1 The website was called Bankruptcy Saves Lives. As I mentioned at the end of my previous post, those words had seemed too good to be true. But as I began reading, and continued reading, I was astounded and … Continue reading
Zen and the art of model-railroading revisited
Zen and the art of model-railroading Last week, for the first time since my last visit in 2010, I went to the annual Sydney Model Railway Exhibition. As before, it was still good fun. Some layouts that I remembered from … Continue reading
Posted in Happiness, Inspiration, Life is Good, Life Strategies
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Jump (Part 2)
Part 1 I landed in a crouch. I stayed on my feet. Everything was fine. I grabbed the handle of my suitcase and stood up. Less than a metre behind me, the train began to move. I quickly began walking … Continue reading
Posted in Action, Confidence, Life Challenges, Life Strategies
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WTF?!?
Late night, Friday 3 August 2012. Thanks to my employer observing August Bank Holiday (because our clients include major Australian banks), a long weekend lay ahead. Speaking of work, I was only hours away from finally completing a major and … Continue reading
Posted in Action, Anger, Depression, Life Challenges, Life Strategies, Pain, Therapy
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