I’m not a nutritionist and I know practically stuff all about the BMI, yet I can tell you when someone is overweight. Sure it can be marginally subjective from person to person but there’s always that crystal clear threshold that once crossed, you realise a person is overinflated just that little too much. Fatties getting [...]

Australia: The only country on Earth where you can advocate the murder of cyclists on national television and be cheered on. Just earlier this month Kyle Sandilands was again suspended from his radio show after commenting on Magda Szubanski’s weight. Kyle stated “she would only be skinny if she was put in a concentration camp.” [...]

I remember the first time I heard the term ‘wag’ used. I had no idea what it meant and thought it might have been some new super drug. You know, seeing as how all the sports stars seemed to have one. It wasn’t until I paid a bit more attention that I learnt it referred [...]

I woke up last Friday and after shaving noticed I had an inexplicably red eye that wasn’t red the day before. It didn’t hurt, it wasn’t sore or itchy but there it was – bloodshot red eyeball looking like I was high out of my mind first thing in the morning at 7am. Awesome. As [...]

It’s not just relocating overseas when the time comes that you have to worry about what to do with your goldfish. You could be moving house, going on a holiday, an emergency could pop up or for whatever reason there might just be an extended period of time where you simply won’t be home. Sometime [...]

I’m not going to pretend I understand Vegemite. I’d like to think I have stereotypical tastebuds and I was born here but for whatever reason the black salty fish tasting spread has never done anything for me. I’ll wrinkle up my nose when I walk past someone eating a Vegemite sandwich, cringe when I’m at [...]

Foreword 14/09/2010: Reader Heather has left a comment below indicating that Geisha have closed up shop or are maybe rennovating. Geisha’s website seems to have been taken offline too so until I’m advised otherwise I’m going to go with Geisha have (temporarily?) closed up shop. Earlier this year I was given a gift voucher for [...]

After riding my Long Haul Trucker for close to six months, earlier this year I published a list of 5 things I wanted to see on the 2010 Long Haul Trucker. On my list were: Better brakes The inclusion of a Brooks saddle Non-flamboyant frame colors Mudguards Schwable Marathon Plus tires When photos of the [...]

When I was little I was smacked when I crossed the line. Over time I learnt what that line was avoided it. The theory behind the smack is relatively simple yet somehow it’s metamorphed into this sticky debate over child abuse, children’s rights and the softly softly approach. One academic (who probably doesn’t have kids) [...]

I love an interesting story as much as the next guy but when some guy sits down to write a book on the “quirks, misfortunes and tragic turns of fate they wouldn’t dare tell you about in school” of Australia, you know there’s going to be some pretty big poetic license. I mean I love [...]