Following on from those ‘mentally challenged’ males who seek out danger and make stupid decisions that seem to exist en mass in Australia that I mentioned in my last post on the Anti-Venom shortage, here is a classic example of one such creature that was arrested a few weeks ago in the ...
. Read More →Butter Wouldn’t Melt in his Mouth! The lies I told today when making a booking with the ‘pet friendly’ hotel today: Them: “Is your dog a small dog?” Me: “Well, you know he’s not teeny small, but he is a small-ish Labrador.” (Lie #1. He weighs 88 pounds and he can easily put his ...
. Read More →English: Sydney funnel web spider (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Another ‘American living in Australia‘ experience has prompted me to post… My poor husband. Truly there are times where he marvels that our country is so heavily populated. How so many more of us haven’t perished from a spider/box jellyfish/crocodile/shark or snake bite defies ...
. Read More →I wasn’t sure I wanted to have a child when I was younger. I spent my 20′s traveling, working, eating at great restaurants and generally enjoying life. I had a good job that paid well with a company car, laptop and phone. My personal expenses were almost zero. I lived in an ...
. Read More →One of the things my husband particularly enjoys about Australia is that he finds it a fairly liberal society. No one is talking at election time about gay marriage, abortion or things of that nature. Issues on the table are jobs, taxes, environment, ‘boat people‘ (illegal immigrants) and so on. ...
. Read More →The right side of my ankle does not normally look this fat. This was about an hour after what I have termed as ‘the incident.’ Anyone who knows me, knows I am prone to accidents stupidity that often results in physical pain. I am not by any stretch of the imagination a ...
. Read More →1 Day old. Not much bigger than the BIC brand ballpoint pen shown on his back. 1 pound 7 ounces. 8 years ago, I had my first Mothers Day. My son was 3 months old at the time, but in reality, was not even due to have been born! Born at 28 ...
. Read More →Unknown Cystic just wrote me a rather chastising comment bringing my attention to the fact that I had only written 3 posts this year. Of course I made an un-spellable sound, something like pffftttttsshhh, and tossed my head as though the mere thought was absurd. Then I logged onto my blog and ...
. Read More →If someone can show me the full-amenity indoor bathroom and tell me the number to dial for turn-down service, this is the kind of camping I could get excited about. My sister and I are about 8 years apart in age and we are vastly different beings. I am older and wiser. ...
. Read More →(Nothing says "I'm so sorry'" like an apologetic Barnstar)Image by Wikipedia You know that friend you have that seems to disappear off the face of the earth? You wonder where in heck she’s gone, leave a few voicemail messages, wonder if she’s alive or dead and eventually give up on the whole ...
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