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Elevated Privilege

In the late ’70s I was one of six members of the National Technical Support team at an Australian computer manufacturer and distributor…

Nov 18, 2024

Nov 18, 2024

Can a vendor manipulate a market for its own benefit?

There is a classic example of this from the past that doesn’t get the recognition it deserves for its blatant negative impact on other…

Aug 12, 2024

Aug 12, 2024

He wasn’t serious, was he?

Our boarding school was built on a ridge line that sloped down to and was surrounded on three sides by the Wilson River. On the eastern…

Mar 21, 2024

Mar 21, 2024

Leadership lost

Leadership is a skill. One that doesn’t always come naturally to us. We need to learn, then practise those skills and adapt a style that…

Mar 19, 2024

Mar 19, 2024

Strange calls in the night

As we moved into our share house many utilities had to be setup. Gas, electricity and telephone all needed to be connected in one of our…

May 14, 2023

May 14, 2023

Exorcising visiting missionaries

One quirk of our share house was the front door being at the back of the house. The hill the house sat on rose one full storey from the…

Dec 3, 2022

Exorcising visiting missionaries

Dec 3, 2022

Why stop to help?

Stretching to the horizon the endless Hay Plains were lit by the orange red afternoon light. Our shadows led us forward as the three…

Jul 16, 2022

Why stop to help?

Jul 16, 2022

For IWD — The women who made me

Two resilient, independent and confident women had significant impact on my life both as a child and a young man. One was my mother, Beth…

Mar 8, 2022

Mar 8, 2022

Hold that thought … for 35 years?

For six years during the sixties I attended a Catholic boys boarding school on the far north coast. This school had a solid reputation…

Oct 2, 2021

Oct 2, 2021

Are cars religious?

Jen and I are solid sleepers. Once asleep not much disturbs us. Our bedroom faced the road, Reg and Annie’s was at the back of the house…

May 31, 2021

May 31, 2021

That’s not a speaker!

When a share house is established, it is a great opportunity to blend resources. A good example is music facilities. We are talking about…

May 30, 2021

May 30, 2021

The Grounded Fighter Pilot

“So you want to be a starfighter pilot?”

Apr 14, 2020

Apr 14, 2020

A strange legacy — the 30-minute lunch break

Stories from a shared past

Mar 1, 2020

Mar 1, 2020

Reg will fix it

When it came to troubleshooting computers Reg was in the elite group. There was little he couldn’t understand and repair. For about 3…

Jan 1, 2020

Reg will fix it

Jan 1, 2020

Reg, and the art of motorcycle maintenance

2 couples in a share house

May 29, 2019

May 29, 2019

Of mice and — Reg

2 couples in a share house

May 2, 2019

Of mice and — Reg

May 2, 2019

Security versus Operations

You are probably wondering how to beef up your current security practices given the almost never-ending assault on systems. Your in-house…

Apr 1, 2019

Security versus Operations

Apr 1, 2019

Personal thoughts on ANZAC Day

Each year we pause to remember those that lost their lives in war. I am one of the lucky ones. My father served in WWII in Syria, New…

Apr 25, 2018

Personal thoughts on ANZAC Day

Apr 25, 2018

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