In spite of my best efforts to avoid it I have heard quite a bit of talk lately about the fact that Gary Lyon slept with Billy Brownless’ ex-wife, Nicky some-one-or-other. Most recently I understand Billy appeared on the Footy show to talk about what had happened and compared his wife to a wallet. Which explains why I have now…
Category: Personal
Meet Mischa and Nicholas
Hey everybody I want you to meet Mischa and Nicholas. They are my children. Mischa is 8 and Nicholas 6. Their full names are Mischa Sally Hilton and Nicholas Frank Miller. There’s nothing much sentimental about the first names. I haven’t known any other Mischas personally – I just really liked the name about the time I first thought about having…
Why I don’t care what happens to Cardinal Pell
There’s a woman. Let’s call her Hannah. She’s in her seventies. I met Hannah when I studied Social Work some years ago and we became friends. Of course I’ve changed her name to protect her identity. Hannah’s experience is common to so many people. You see Hannah was sexually abused as a child by a man she knew and trusted. …
To unfriend or argue, that is the question
Everyone has at least one. That ‘friend’ on Facebook who repeatedly posts stuff that makes you realise you have nothing in common or, worse still, that you find most of their views are actually objectionable. You know the type – you’ll be surfing your news feed of a lazy Saturday morning and amongst the proud parent moments, holiday snaps and…
You may want to rethink that adult colouring book…
Adult colouring is all the rage at the moment. You can’t go into a book store or department store without seeing a range of colouring books pitched at adults rather than kids. A friend working in a book store even had one woman ask where they kept the adult colouring pencils! (TIP: regular pencils magically turn into adult colouring pencils…
Is candy crush the same as mindfulness?
Finally! That level was really hard! I hate to think how much time I spent on it – damn that chocolate! Alright, onto the next… Oh no, I’m out of levels again. Quick, buy more. OK, here we go. If this sounds familiar to anyone it may be that you are addicted to Candy Crush Saga as I once was. …