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Category Archives: Something to Think About
‘Sideways’
Way back in early 2005, one of the first movies I saw at the cinema that year was the American comedy-drama Sideways, adapted from the novel by Rex Pickett. Sideways is about two friends in their early 40s, Miles (Paul … Continue reading
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2015: A Life Odyssey (Part 4)
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 May Monday, 11 May, 2015. My job hunt began… …and included one application that was rejected only two hours after I had submitted it. * Despite that very sudden setback, during the next few … Continue reading
Kodokushi
Back in August 2011 I posted ‘All the lone people’, which had been inspired by a sad discovery not far from my home the month before – the 2003 death of Natalie Wood, which had gone unnoticed for eight years. … Continue reading
Posted in Life Challenges, Pain, Something to Think About
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2015: A Life Odyssey (Part 2)
Part 1 As I described in Part 1, I was made redundant from the job that I had had since 3 December 2000. But in several ways, my job had gone back further. First, I had been outsourced to my … Continue reading
Poor Man, Rich Man: Bankruptcy – Year Four
Year One Year Two Year Three Last weekend saw Valentine’s Day, which to me has other significance. Four years ago on 14 February 2011, I was declared voluntarily bankrupt by the Australian Government. So how was my fourth year living … Continue reading
Posted in Anger, Hope, Inspiration, Life Challenges, My Story, Something to Think About
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Mid-Life Crisis (Part 1)
In 2006, English travel writer Mike Carter spent six months motorcycling almost 20,000 miles around Europe. His 2008 book Uneasy Rider: Travels Through A Mid-Life Crisis is his amusing and thought-provoking account of that experience. What prompted Carter to undertake … Continue reading
Posted in Anger, Fear, Life Challenges, My Story, Pain, Something to Think About
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The lost series of Black and Blue Man
I’ve been posting here at Black and Blue Man for just over four years now. Overall, it’s been a very rewarding experience. Not only has it given me an outlet for writing, and allowed me to review important stages in … Continue reading
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