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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…

3 min readMar 21, 2024

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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…

2 min readMar 19, 2024

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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…

2 min readMay 14, 2023

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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…

2 min readDec 3, 2022

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Exorcising visiting missionaries

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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…

3 min readJul 16, 2022

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Why stop to help?

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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…

7 min readMar 8, 2022

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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…

3 min readOct 2, 2021

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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…

1 min readMay 31, 2021

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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…

3 min readMay 30, 2021

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The Grounded Fighter Pilot

“So you want to be a starfighter pilot?”

4 min readApr 14, 2020

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eff cue dee en

Old curmudgeon, challenged by trying to work out who and why he is. Curious about “anything”while trying to moderate his opinions

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