Author Archives: rick

I’m Back and More Insane Than Ever

Posted on 11 April, 2010 by rick

Have you ever suffered from vertigo? I don’t mean the odd dizzy spell; I mean the “Jimmy Stewart climbing up the stairs of a tower while the whole world swims around in his head” type of vertigo. I have! Just … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Master Builder

Posted on 23 December, 2009 by rick

We picked up our bags, bundled the Game Guru into his car seat, and headed off to the hospital. No hysterics; no panic; a stroll in the park really albeit one of us enjoyed it a lot less than the … Continue reading →

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A Letter To Senator Stephen Conroy

Posted on 20 December, 2009 by rick

Dear Stephen (may I call you Stephen? You can call me Saucer.). I for one welcome the measures you are about to take to protect us Australians from the horrors of the Internet. What do we know about our own … Continue reading →

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She Made Me Cry, Ma

Posted on 14 December, 2009 by rick

I am now two weeks into my 48th year upon this here mortal coil (thank you to all the well wishers; why yes, I had a grand old time) and the time for an eye test is long overdue. If … Continue reading →

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Tim Finn Rocks the Quarry

Posted on 22 November, 2009 by rick

I discovered the music of Tim and Neill Finn when I was a young lad and they were in a little group called Split Enz. (That would be a century ago, eh Saucer? Why you…) I have loved their music … Continue reading →

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A Rant Every Now and Then

Posted on 20 November, 2009 by rick

Sometimes, when you don’t have anything good to say about people, let someone else say it for you: Bozone (n.) The substance surrounding stupid people that stops bright ideas from penetrating. The bozone layer, unfortunately, shows little sign of breaking … Continue reading →

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Fifteen? Really?

Posted on 19 October, 2009 by rick

The Librarian did all the hard work, of course, while I just stood there feeling quite useless and very much in the way of the doctors and nurses. My occasional entreaty to push didn’t actually help the Librarian in any … Continue reading →

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‘Tis the Season To Be Sneezing

Posted on 10 October, 2009 by rick

Ah, Spring! The season when a part of the world awakens from its Winter torpor: birds are singing their delightful “I’m going to get me some” song; bees are hanging around flowers buzzing their “I’m going to get me some” … Continue reading →

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The Right Write Rite

Posted on 26 September, 2009 by rick

It just got up and left. Without so much as a ‘”by your leave”. Without so much as a note. One day it was there and the next, gone. One just cannot write without the spark so I haven’t. So … Continue reading →

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Happy About Miserables

Posted on 22 August, 2009 by rick

A veritable ocean of water has passed under the bridge since I last saw a live play. That is a regretful state of affairs. There’s something about watching a good stage production that the recorded medium just cannot emulate. I … Continue reading →

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