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Driving Dad Crazy. Daughter Two Gets Promoted Up Front.
David SalmonDaughter Two usually gets stuck in the back seat.Rarely does she get the chance to travel up front. One of the many burdens of being the youngest.Age means she's third in line to the Honda throne, behind mother and sister.So there's something of a c...
September 6, 9:41 am -
the JUGGLING ACT: Mutton Or Lamb?
Sally EelesI am in a quandary. If you look again at the title of this week's blog, there's no prize for guessing about what. Mutton or lamb? And no, I'm not deciding what will be on tonight's dinner menu. Last week, I wrote about my plans for a ruthless wardr...
September 6, 9:33 am -
the JUGGLING ACT: Spring Is a New Beginning
Sally EelesHallelujah, Spring is here! After a Winter that blurred with Autumn, and a disastrous Summer, I have high hopes for September this year.It's still early, but I am looking forward to the time when I can wander around the house sans footwear and be su...
September 1, 10:58 am -
Want To Hear Some Good News?
Michael CoombesIt's official.2011 has been a crappy year.Floods, cyclones, earthquakes, tsunamis, deadly house fires, and confirmation Daniel Morcombe met an unspeakable end nearly eight years ago.Anyone else craving some good news? Something that makes you want t...
August 31, 10:24 am -
Nobody Panic. There’s a Boyfriend In the Room. Just Keep Him Away from Your Father.
David SalmonThis must be handled carefully.No need to be silly. A father should remain calm and reasonable.Apparently.There's a boy on the scene. I'm told it could be serious. The real deal.All this time, I've been keeping watch over The Teenager. Doing my best...
August 30, 10:54 am -
Blue Balls and Toxic Love Hearts
Michael CoombesNothing says "classy" quite like a pair of blue rubber balls dangling from the tow bar of a 4WD.I want to pull up next to him at the lights. Wind down the window. Ask him why. But I value my health.I do want to know, though. At what stage does someb...
August 24, 10:16 am -
a Night Out with the Creationists
Australian SkepticsWell, that's what we expected when a hardy group from Western Sydney Freethinkers went to the Archangel Michael and Saint Bishoy Coptic Orthodox Church at Mt. Druitt to see a talk about young Earth creationism. The talk was an intersection of two pr...
August 23, 5:42 pm -
Why Fights Over the Remote Control Aren't Bad
Peter DohertyHalf a century ago when television began in Australia, life was simple. The "idiot box" sat in the living room. So did Mum and Dad and the kids. What did they watch? It didn't really matter. The black and white images were moving and mesmerising and...
August 23, 10:14 am -
the JUGGLING ACT: Tomboys Rock
Sally EelesMy four-year-old daughter wants to be a Jedi.I don't have a problem with that. In fact, as her mother, it makes me sound really cool by association.And a Jedi is definite a step up from 18 months ago, when, if asked what she wanted to be, she'd repl...
August 23, 9:30 am -
Old Blokes Sing and Young Blokes Dance. the Perils of a Night At the Pub.
David SalmonThe loudest singing was coming from the two oldest blokes in the crowded pub.Yes, it was well past our bedtimes. We just couldn't help ourselves."I'm tired of the city life. Summer's on the run. People tell me I should stay. But I've got to get my f...
August 23, 8:56 am -
Million Dollar Baby. the Trouble with Famous Parents and Tight Genes.
David SalmonThe midwives would have been lining up for autographs. Mum was a freak. Dad one of the best ever.Baby was a bouncing 52 kilos. Heavier than some of the jockeys who'll end up riding him.Can you imagine how jealous the other youngsters at trackwork wi...
August 20, 10:50 am -
Carbon Tax Or Cancer Tax?
Karen O'SullivanA couple of Monday's ago I received the dreaded call from the hospital where my father was a patient on the Oncology Ward, " You'd better get here quickly".My 70-year-old dad had been diagnosed with bowel cancer 14 months earlier, a large tumour was...
August 17, 5:38 pm -
How Can Life Be Worth So Little?
Melody HorrillI was grocery shopping the other day and comparing prices. I couldn't believe that broccoli was more expensive per kilo than a chicken!It occurred to me that the price of the life on one chook is so little - a vegetable is worth more.Now, personally...
August 17, 5:00 pm -
Time To Think Again When It Comes To Muesli
ChoiceIf you've been choosing muesli as your breakfast staple, thinking it's definitely a healthy option, it may be time to take a closer look at the nutrition information panel (NIP).CHOICE reviewed 159 types of muesli, examining both their nutritional c...
August 17, 2:12 pm -
Dora the Extorter
Michael CoombesDear Dora,I was thrilled to hear you're coming back to town for a visit. It must be 12 months since we've seen each other.Well, we've seen you, of course. We've been following your amazing adventures. You have been busy.My daughter's nearly three no...
August 17, 9:25 am -
Gifts from a Father To His Daughters. Sizzled Snags, and Freaky Feet.
David SalmonIt's amazing what makes a father proud of his daughters.There are the usuals. Academic excellence. Sporting greatness. Anything that might attract riches to accelerate an early retirement.And then there's how they like their meat cooked.When you're ...
August 16, 9:43 am -
the JUGGLING ACT: Goodbye Old Friend
Sally EelesWe had to put our old dog, Tana, to sleep last week.It was cancer. Not that we knew. He had hidden it so well that when the pain finally became too much, it was too late.We spent a lot of his last few nights and days, lying beside him on the garage ...
August 16, 9:34 am -
Judy Moran's Spectacular Fall from Grace
Kate OsbornThe fall of Judy Moran is a spectacular example of what happens when you believe your own press.So comfortable was she in the role of the melodramatic matriarch that she forgot she was not actually a character in a crime thriller, and was in fact a ...
August 10, 5:25 pm -
'Tis the Season - Ekka, the Black Lung and Man Flu
Michael CoombesI write this from my death bed. It should be a confession, I suppose. Or a memoir. Or some insightful comment on the meaning of life. But quite frankly, I'm too ill to get that deep. I really do think I'm dying. Bloody man flu. Again. I've already f...
August 10, 10:29 am -
Denial Is Not Scepticism
Australian SkepticsWhen are the climate change deniers (not "sceptics") going to come out and be honest about their opposition to the carbon tax? They oppose it because they are deniers, and for no other reason.I'm not going into the economic arguments of a tax on car...
August 9, 12:48 pm
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