Reason #143 that I love Australia: public holidays for trivial reasons. There’s the Queen’s Birthday in June (which is not actually the current or any past Queen of England’s birthday), Family and Community Day in the ACT in September, Eight Hours Day in Tasmania in March, Picnic Day in the Northern Territories in August and yesterday’s Adelaide [...]
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I live out yonder where the snakes and scorpions run
Boy Z and I need dates this weekend. For WOMADelaide. Dr. O’C is not a fan of ‘hippy shit’. (Nor, for that matter, am I. But I’m too old and Boy Z is too young for Big Day Out and I want to take some advantage of The Festival State’s offerings) And she reckons that [...]
Let the children lead the way
Since my son was born I’ve been introducing him slowly to the greats – we’re currently doing The Clash. The other day, however, he returned the favor. We were playing and listening to the podcast of NPR’s All Songs Considered. Something that I would have missed entirely caught the boy’s attention and enchanted him completely. [...]
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