It had been a lovely evening spent at my Mum’s house. She’d fed me, looked after me and we had watched ‘The Hangover’ which was enjoyable even for the eight time. I got home and realised I hadn’t put the sheet over my new cockatiel Jake. I thought he looked oh so cute huddled in(…)

    It was 6:31am. I don’t normally wake this early on a Sunday but for some reason I felt compelled to check my Twitter feed. The first Twit I saw read “REPORT: Amy Winehouse, found dead in London apartment – aged 27” A strange feeling swept over me as I lay in my bed,(…)

Better late than never. Day 1 It was a public holiday so when I showed up everything was locked. I had a moment of panic when I thought maybe it was Sunday and I’d gotten all dressed up for nothing. I called the office and Brian Semmens, my Editor for the week, came and opened(…)

Boys will understand, girls will be intrigued. I am talking about the urinal flush in the little boy’s room. That great wave of water into the the trough, the little stage, the stand-up-and-wee. Modern life has taken over the man’s action of flushing away the amber ale. Most public urinals now have a motion detector(…)

 I am delighted to find that the Brisbane Courier mail covers a range of Brisbane’s culinary scene recommendations. Brisbane city.  Eagle Street Pier. Fortitude Valley. Paddington. Milton. New Farm.  Teneriffe.  My personal favourite spots for wining and dining. The Places for: Best Alfresco Dining. Best Coffees. Best Pizzas. Best waterfront dining spots. Best Steak Restaurants. Best Chocolate(…)

“We’re trying this new fad called jogging. I believe it’s jogging or yogging. it might be a soft j. I’m not sure but apparently you just run for an extended period of time. It’s supposed to be wild.” Much like Ron Burgundy, I have discovered jogging. Every afternoon, I pull on my sneakers, don an(…)

The trite and infuriating cliché that ‘less is more’ would probably be a suitable description of modern cuisine. Conventional wisdom suggests that where food is concerned, the finished product is going to look sufficiently elegant and delicious to the diner if only under the caveat that the meal has been reduced to something with the(…)

First day and I was full of expectations and excitement. Just finding the offices was going to be an adventure as it was in a part of Brisbane I had never been — north of “the valley”. I set the address in my  iphone map at home were I had wifi to plot the course.(…)