Category Archives: Life Strategies

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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The Black and Blue Ghost: Part 2

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

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The Black and Blue Ghost: Part 1

Continued from this previous installment As well, it is recommended to read Part 1 of Workshy Joe’s series ‘Men Who Go Ghost’, which inspired this series As I mentioned in my introduction to this series, I have already been living … 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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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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One does not simply walk into the Piccadilly Motor Inn (Part Two)

Part One I have a lot of fondness for Wollongong, but as I came in from the west I was dismayed. Starting in the late 1980s, but especially since the major Australian recession of the early 1990s, Wollongong has suffered. … 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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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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