Category Archives: The Mens

Annemarie’s Consummation with a Night on sad stretcher.

Posted on March 16, 2010 by

   “We’ll do the novena after the dinner”; “we’re all starving”, she said.  “No, not the novena to-night again” a chorus of children protested. “Ja, natuurlijk”, “of course we will”, her dad said sternly in guttural Dutch. All Dutch fathers … Continue reading →

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Razoring the Dread

Posted on March 11, 2010 by

Digital Mischief by Warrigal Zappa As we hurtle towards the other major Christian festival, named for Eastre, the pagan Saxon goddess of fertility, I am reminded of the persistent human interest in raising the dead. Which, surprisingly led to thoughts … Continue reading →

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Underage child care in the 60′s

Posted on February 5, 2010 by

The last bastion in the late sixties for males to break down was the right to baby-sit. Women were in the throng of burning bras and going girdle less, stockings with seams were passé and Germaine Greer had announced ‘Bras … Continue reading →

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The Old Apple iPad

Posted on February 1, 2010 by

There’s been quite a lot of road miles written about the new wonder product from Apple with the dodgy name.  I watched chunks of the Steve Jobs evangelist gathering and product release.  As I said somewhere on Unleashed that I … Continue reading →

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Workman’s Weekly

Posted on January 20, 2010 by

Workman’s weekly. You knew the week-end was coming to the end on any Sunday afternoon, rain or shine. A kind of gloom set in as if any enjoyment should never have been trusted in the first place. The suburban strips … Continue reading →

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Thor’s Hammer at Brayton

Posted on January 16, 2010 by

Rain, glorious rain. We decided to take the kids to Canberra’s National Museum. Before we drove  off, the sky darkened with a promise of great drama to come. They were those kind of clouds, rolling  with menace and Helvi’s headache … Continue reading →

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First Fags and Boners

Posted on December 29, 2009 by

As a thirteen year old at school, I feared most to be called in front of the class and give an explanation on the advantages of the Treaty of Utrecht. I wasn’t the only boy to fear those impromptu frontages. … Continue reading →

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My Left Foot or Toes for T2

Posted on September 22, 2009 by

By Theseustoo    This pic shows my left foot, including scrap metal collection.                                             My Left Foot showing bolt … Continue reading →

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A Shirthouse Experience

Posted on August 18, 2009 by

I promised myself that in the interests of not being a total prat (secondary aspect: offending Jules unnecessarily – granted, sometimes it is necessary), I would not bag out the old dart. Do you, dear reader know how  hard that … Continue reading →

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The Hermitage (with intestinal hurry)

Posted on August 7, 2009 by

The Hermitage Museum with The Winter Palace defies anything that I had seen so far. Not just the buildings but the space in front of it. The sense of what space can add to buildings in nowhere as clear as … Continue reading →

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