The Black Dog and Blue Skies
When I was younger…so much younger than today I knew I was in deep trouble with the black dog but…
Clearly Quite Absurd
Clearly Quite Absurd is a very quiet piece from the Deep Purple album Rapture of the Deep. Its concept is…
Salvation
Sometimes potential life partners pass each other by with never a backward glance. Time and circumstances don’t create the necessary…
Things I never said or did
It’s been almost thirty five years to the day since you left us. Eighteen or so months more since a…
Three Daughters
The celebrated social commentator, Clive James, once said something to the effect that gazing upon the face of an intelligent…
Just For the Fun of it
Around the time of the second Iraq War, I started jamming on a Sunday afternoon with a local Ararat musician,…
Thoughts About The Melbourne Free Assange Rally
” I thought that there would be more people here,” said an elderly lady. I agreed. True, in the end…
Incandescent Rage
Caitlin Johnstone’s epic piece on Cardinal George Pell is remarkable in many ways. However, for me, it hammered home some…
Friendship and Sunshine
How do you measure friendship? Who can you count on? Genuine friends are hard to find – here’s a description…
Getting the cuts
I attended an all boys school in Geelong. It was catholic. The culture was toxic on many levels. Getting the…