Character 1: It's a funny thing, life. One minute you're running around the park, kicking balls and eating flapjacks, and the next you're worrying about mortgages and blood-thinners and such. Funny old thing. I remember my father, coming home from work, sweaty and with clothes torn and bitten, and he would sit down and make origami with us ( Read more... )

I took myself a thimble ( Read more... )

It seems like only yesterday ( Read more... )

"Boat people scare easily, but they'll be back - and in greater numbers."

The Rudd government's failure to sustain the Obi Wan theory of border protection has cost us dearly - as I explain in my latest piece on newmatilda.

If anyone has the current season (season 5, I think?) of Lost downloaded that can be put on DVD and that they are willing to lend or sell, I would be so grateful. Because I am never home when it's on and never seem to have time free to catch up on the rapidly mounting VHS backlog ( Read more... )

Dear Bogan ( Read more... )

What would you do ( Read more... )

Sometimes, Easter can be a confusing time for those not steeped in solemn religious tradition. So for those of you who count among that number, here is a quick explanation of the Easter story, couched in modern terms for easy understanding ( Read more... )

Being in love with you, it's so hard ( Read more... )

Red Dwarf wasn't really THAT good.