Last night Natalie and Kimberley hosted the inaugural No Excuses London. No Excuses has been running in Sydney for a number of years with Natalie, Sue, Jess and others. I went to a No Excuses picnic at Bronte Beach back in 2003 and lots of fun it was too. Basically the idea is that there [...]

We have just returned from a wonderful week in Prague. I have lots to write about and promise to do so soon, but in the mean time I wanted to share this photo. It’s a statue of a character from Mozart’s Don Giovanni but it bears a striking resemblance to a certain character from Star [...]

Remember, remember, the fifth of NovemberGunpowder, treason and plotI see no reason why gunpowder treasonShould ever be forgot Bonfire Night – also known as Guy Fawkes Night – is a fairly big deal in the UK. This year is an even bigger deal than usual because it’s the 400th anniversary of the gunpowder plot, when [...]

Tash sent me this gem from SatireWire. Okay, this is a few years old and SatireWire isn’t even publishing these days, but it’s very funny so I couldn’t resist putting it on my blog. AUSTRALIA GETS DRUNK, WAKES UP IN NORTH ATLANTICTired of Being Isolated and Ignored, Continent Isn’t Bloody Moving Sydney, 800 miles S. [...]