Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
It was nearly fifty years ago that Robert M Pirsig’s book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance appeared. I bought my copy a [...]
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10, 2024
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09, 2024
Rage On
Rage On Recently, my eldest daughter sent me a link to a talk given at the Margaret River Readers and Writers Festival on 17 [...]
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08, 2024
Witches, Elves, Wolves and More
Witches, Elves, Wolves and More I can’t recall how old I was when I first heard – or read – the story of Hansel [...]
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08, 2024
A Map to the End of Time
A Map To the End of Time Serendipity. I had just read two novels by Claire North, Ithaca and House of Odysseus. Like two [...]
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08, 2024
Paradigm Change
Paradigm Change I was beginning my second year at university when I first read Thomas Kuhn’s book, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. I was [...]
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08, 2024
Ordinary Vices
Ordinary Vices I was born just before the first of the Baby Boomers generation. They emerged when the Second World War was over, Europe [...]
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08, 2024
The Middle Ground
The Middle Ground Over the past 150 years, we have seen dramatic changes in countries and their governments. As the time of the divine [...]
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06, 2024
The White Album
The White Album No, this isn’t about the Beatles 1968 album The Beatles, which also has the parenthetic subtitle White Album. That collection was [...]
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06, 2024
Cities and Suburbs
Cities, Suburbs and Local Shopping Centres I live in Canberra, and in some respects I can claim to live in an ideal neighbourhood. My [...]
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06, 2024
Self-Employment
Self-Employment Several years ago, the Australian Institute of Management would hold regular one-day briefings on the economy and future trends. Many of us enjoyed [...]
