TGIF on the AP Forum: 27/10/23
First this week's SBG: Of Window dressing and artifice. “It is not that we have so little time but that we lose so much. ... The life we receive is not short but we make it so; we are not ill provided but use what we have wastefully.” For many, watching Senate...
AP Forum Weekly Wrap: 7/10/23
First the #SBG: 01/10/23 October; long weekend to celebrate Labour day in NSW; a time to remember what a great country we live in, or, it used to be. Not so much these days though, seems both a fair and a reasonable comment. I find it quite problematic to balance the...
#TGIF on the AP Forum: 29/09/23
First this week's #SBG: And, at the very bottom of the barrel :- “They were changeful in speech, for they had great love of words, and sought ever to find names more fit for all things that they knew or imagined.” For a classic example listen – HERE -. The select...
#TGIF on the AP Forum: 22/09/23
First this week's #SBG: But: where to begin? Ever get a jigsaw puzzle for Christmas? Always the last thing explored, often kept back for a cold, rainy day. Take the cellophane wrapper off, tip it all out and start the hunt for the corners – then 'where' to begin? Your...
#SBG & Weekly Wrap: 3/09/23
First this week's #SBG: Taking the Mickey – a how to. A time honoured exercise is taking the Mickey Bliss – it comes in many forms; from the good natured ragging of a friend or colleague, through to a deliberate act of sheer bastardy. Provided it is done socially, in...
TGIF on the AP Forum: 18/08/23
First this week's #SBG: Of Skeletons and closets..... Should your curiosity be piqued, then muster some courage, find a candle and venture down into the deep dark vaults beneath the capitol. To the place where documents are carefully placed and allowed to moulder and...