How to be sustainable with your coffee habit
October 29, 2014
I drink coffee. I love the stuff. But I have to say I’ve been wondering how mindful I’ve been about it lately. I decided to
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If you feel at odds with the world, you are a deviant. Be proud.
August 13, 2014
Have you encountered George Monbiot? He’s my favourite columnist in the whole wide world. He delves in under the wounds, undeterred by the defensive scab.
is it OK to kill cyclists?
November 20, 2013
Apparently so. Did you happen to read about the recent cyclist killing in San Francisco where a woman was killed by a motorist, sparking a
My response to the anti-vax twit storm
April 11, 2013
* This post has been updated, 18th July 2014. Each week I get asked to join Seven’s Sunrise panel to discuss various topical issues of
this makes me angry…
April 3, 2013
Take a look at the shot below. That there, my dear blog land dwellers, is my mail collection from one day. You’ll note it’s mostly
An eccentric and some e-loveliness
March 14, 2013
I have days when I resent blogging. I’ve been blogging now for almost four years, 3-4 posts every week, largely unpaid for my toils, sometimes
I’d hate to plan your funeral
December 6, 2012
How do you make a man drink? As in, how does a woman convince a bloke of something that she cares about? You can lead
I’d like to tell you about my yearning
November 22, 2012
I have a yearning. Let me explain. Sometimes I like to sit and think about the first courageous amoeba who ventured from the dank primordial
a book I’m involved in…
October 26, 2012
A few months ago I was approached to be part of a book project – a collection of 60 essays on love, knowledge and freedom
$50 can teach 10 kids to read and write
August 1, 2012
This is ashamedly a very long overdue post. I’ve been an ambassador to the Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation’s Wall of Hands program for two years. I’ve