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Man flu versus woman flu

Posted on May 17, 2015

There is no such thing as man flu. We all get sick, some of us just happen to be men at the time.

Columns

Put down that shiny screen and pick up a book

Posted on April 11, 2015

It is getting harder to stop and read a book. I blame the digital world. My cellphone is turning me into a frittering hamster. I twitch at every online distract...

Essay

An afternoon spent not drowning

Posted on March 15, 2015

“I’ve got you, we’re okay.” It is pretty much all I say for the next while. I am holding him up with my left arm. This is the moment I often flash back to: I’m ...

General Mayhem/Music

Black Mould: the soundtrack

Posted on December 18, 2014

Every crisis needs a soundtrack. This relates to a little issue we've been having at my workplace. It's kind of an in-joke, but at least it's a funky in-joke.

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Stress and losing the America’s Cup

Posted on September 27, 2013

... The other day I beat up a chair. I was in a foul mood and things weren’t going my way so I threw the chair onto the ground and I kicked it and I stomped on ...

Music/Video

Rena versus the ukulele

Posted on May 26, 2012

... With apologies and a nod of acknowledgement to Bon Jovi, Midnight Oil, Deep Purple, Metallica, Dave Dobbyn and those dudes who sing the Macarena.

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