Warning, this post may turn into a rant. This topic has been on my heart since before Queensland’s recent rain event (Jan 2013) and it just won’t leave my thoughts. Now that my attention is not so urgently taken with filling needs, it’s time to let the topic loose. Are we really that stupid? Once…
The stages of Baked Relief: Team Formation
As we reflected on the 2 year anniversary of the 2011 QLD Floods, little did we know that another severe weather event was literally around the corner. Thanks to ex-tropical cyclone Oswald, our season of drought was about to be spectacularly broken, in more ways than one. 400mm+ of rain fell and fell and fell.…
When Breastfeeding becomes your PR disaster
OK, this one is a ‘mini-post’ to ‘get the subject off my chest’ – yes, pardon the pun. On the news yesterday we heard of a mother who was approached by a staff member at a council-run public swimming pool, because another swimmer was uncomfortable with this lady breastfeeding her baby at the poolside. The…
Our ‘sleepless hero’ culture
Well, I did promise timely blogging of my opinion on current events, so with this topic rattling around in my brain, it seemed like a good start. The recent bushfires across Australia have been horrific. While fire is a natural part of the bush’s life, it’s a fearsome beast when it comes close to our homes, our friends…
Don’t get too excited now …
New name, new theme, new blog? Umm, sort of. Part of me wants to yell “Yes, 2013 is the year I finally write to my heart’s content and attract a following of thousands and tidy income stream”. The other part of me thinks “I have a marketing piece to finish, the kids are due home,…
RIP the Australian sense of humour, murdered by Twitter.
OK, lets cut right to the chase on this one. Does anyone on twitter still have a sense of humour? Have we become so politically correct that our comedians will suddenly find themselves searching for other employment? Do we know the difference between fun and trolling, or is ‘funny’ now attacked if it remotely offends…