August, 2019 | Travelling North

30 08, 2019

Wise

trAAvDkWorDDp3928722019-08-30T19:57:25+00:00August 30th, 2019|Personal, Philosophical, Politics, Society|

Wise As I get older, am I getting any wiser, or am I just accommodating to what is happening? That question keeps coming back [...]

23 08, 2019

The Value of Life

trAAvDkWorDDp3928722019-08-23T18:57:30+00:00August 23rd, 2019|Personal, Politics, Society, Technology|

The Value of Life A student committed suicide a few weeks ago, jumping from the top of the building where I was working. Dropping [...]

16 08, 2019

Home

trAAvDkWorDDp3928722019-08-16T19:37:38+00:00August 16th, 2019|Personal, Society|

Home There are hummingbirds in our garden. Well, like most opening statements, that requires some qualification. It is quite hard to know how many [...]

9 08, 2019

A Sporting Chance

trAAvDkWorDDp3928722019-08-09T05:30:06+00:00August 9th, 2019|Personal, Society|

A Sporting Chance It would be fair to say that Australia, overall, is obsessed with sport. The half-hour evening news program on the national [...]

2 08, 2019

Crossings

trAAvDkWorDDp3928722019-08-02T05:54:43+00:00August 2nd, 2019|Personal, Society|

Crossings Early in the recent season of Endeavour, Chief Superintendent Reginald Bright (so deftly played by Anton Lesser) is seen explaining a ‘Pelican Crossing’. [...]