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No jacket required. Lessons from a 12 year old, on how to pack a suitcase
David SalmonThe stand-off showed no sign of ending. Daughter Two, not for the first time, was refusing to budge.She was getting ready for her school trip to Canberra. Like thousands have before her. A rite of passage for primary school kids.The problem was her ...
November 27, 9:16 am -
White hot Coldplay colour the Cauldron
Michael CoombesWhite hot Coldplay colour the Cauldron“We’re going to play the best f***ing concert we’ve ever done,” Chris Martin thundered.50,000 Queenslanders roared.I grinned. It was already the best f***ing concert I’ve ever seen. And they were only two songs ...
November 22, 7:22 am -
Secrets to happy flying. Slip the crying baby strong drink, and have your flu shots.
David SalmonI am writing this from the very front of the plane. 1A.My own special pillow. Chilled champagne. Well-dressed ladies in sensible shoes are feeding me strawberries dipped in warm chocolate. The captain is playing The Best of The Eagles. The screen in...
November 20, 9:18 am -
Strike up the band. These oldies can dance. Just don’t be late for dinner.
David SalmonMy favourite pub allows old people to dance.Amazing, I know. Right there in front of everyone. Ancient moves for all to see.There would be publicans in doof-doof establishments who would hand in their trading licence, before they’d allow a measured ...
November 13, 8:35 am -
Show us your tips. Solving Australia's service slump
Michael CoombesIs hospitality in Australia becoming less hospitable?I remember a time when the customer was always right. Within reason.Now the customer's lucky to get a grunt of acknowledgement and even luckier if their order gets filled accurately.A friend and I...
November 8, 8:53 am -
In Chicago, Obama grasps history
James CheyneBarack Obama's victory speech was ending with an explosion of ticker tape at the precise moment we went live for the evening news in Sydney. Take a look at the great picture I snapped of 7News US correspondent Mike Amor.But you could tell things wer...
November 7, 8:02 pm -
In Ohio, Obama tries to party like it's 2008
James CheyneThe massive queue to see Barack Obama speak in Cincinnati, Ohio, stretches right around the block. And after that it stretches right round another block. Thousands of excitable people, t-shirts with his face on. These are the first things that make...
November 6, 8:40 am -
It’s back! The ultimate Cup guide. Who won’t win, and is Warwick Capper really a jockey?
David SalmonSo here we go again. Last year’s guide to our greatest race was such a hit, you’ve demanded a repeat. You really need a hobby.Remember my tip last year? No? Good. Surely we can’t have such bad luck again.Our team of researchers went through a box of...
November 5, 2:15 pm -
Notes from a Republican Rally
James CheyneMitt Romney's Nevada campaign headquarters doesn't look like much when you first approach it. Nestled in a strip mall just outside Las Vegas, it shares a building with the local Senate hopeful and the local chicken wings place, I drove straight past...
November 4, 11:46 am -
The Woo Review
Australian SkepticsYes, folks, I'm back after a long hiatus. The reasons for being away don't matter, but one of them was an experiment to test two theories related to evolution.One is Intelligent Design, which says that someone (who can't be called God otherwise the ...
November 2, 2:59 pm -
The Juggling Act: Childhood Ailments
Sally EelesBetween the two of them, my kids have been avid collectors of ailments, conditions and diseases over the course of their lives.Fortunately there’s been nothing too serious – though at the time of affliction it never seems that way.For me - someone w...
November 1, 1:13 pm -
Is it time to give Halloween the silver bullet?
Michael CoombesI’ve got a great idea.Let’s tell our children to take lollies from strangers.It’ll be fun.Tell you what, let’s make it easy for those strangers to give our children candy.Let’s go to their homes. Knock on their doors. Ask for lollies.What could go w...
October 31, 11:40 am -
Remembering Mum’s Big Book. When homework help came from the shelf, not the laptop
David SalmonThere was a time, not long after Tyrannosaurus Rex munched on his last meal, that we had to function without computers.That’s right. Nothing to download. No status updates to check. When Likes came via a wolf whistle. And questions were answered in ...
October 30, 10:55 am -
Kids who decide life isn’t worth living. It has to stop. Why we all must be part of the solution
David SalmonMy daughter and her friends went to a funeral this week.Fourteen year old boys and girls. They should have been in school. Instead, they were in tears.They lost a friend. A beautiful, smart, popular, bubbly girl. And they don’t understand why.Fourte...
October 25, 8:39 am -
Not so Psyrious. The true meaning of Gangnam Style
Michael CoombesDid you see Psy?Here, in Australia, he went Gangnam Style on the X-Factor. And an unbelievable crowd turned up to watch him perform for Sunrise in Sydney's Martin Place.All those people caught up in the hype. All memorising and practicing this odd l...
October 19, 7:40 am -
Is this coffee cruel?
Melody HorrillThere’s a growing trend that coffee lovers worldwide, including here in Australia, are sipping into – Civet Cat Coffee.It’s a far cry from your cup of Nescafe – priced beyond the means of the average coffee drinker, but still growing in demand.Civet...
October 12, 4:03 pm -
The Juggling Act: A letter to cancer
Sally EelesDear Cancer,It is only because of the conventions of letter writing that I refer to you as dear, for you are not at all dear to me, and never will be.I write to inform you that no matter the pain you inflict, the hearts you break, or the loved ones ...
October 12, 9:16 am -
Joining the cult of convenient coffee
Michael CoombesHow convenient the clever people who started our modern calendar chose BC and AD to denote the ancient past and the current era.They are so easily customisable.BC - before child.AD - after delivery.Although I'm only now approaching 4AD, BC does seem...
October 11, 10:15 am -
Forget the Horse Whisperer. Meet my mate the Woy Woy Goat Walker.
David SalmonIt wasn’t something you see every day. A grown man walking a goat by the side of the road. Complete with collar and leash.Traffic slowed to a crawl. Drivers strained for a better look. It was difficult to work out who they were more focused on. The ...
October 9, 8:34 am -
Going with the flow. How our city draws strength from a mighty river.
David SalmonI’ve fallen in love with a muddy river.A waterway that defines a city. So much of what we do revolves around it. Or on it.Everyone in Brisbane has a story about their river. You either live to the north or the south of it. Our great watery divide.Ot...
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