Tag Archives: humour

It’s Been A Ruff Week

Posted on October 17, 2018 by Learning the hard way

Archie, the newly adopted Kelpie cross, has brutally assassinated one of my Peter Alexander purple sheepskin boots a mere two days after arriving here. With the fluff lust still raging inside him, he has gone on to hunt and disembowel … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, humor | Tagged adopted dogs, dogs, humour, Life, pets, training | 1 Comment

Wax on, wax off.

Posted on November 16, 2016 by Learning the hard way

It’s been a while. Not since the last ill-fated winter escape to Fiji, had I professionally denuded the pasty pins. As we hoisted ourselves from the winter couch and crawled back towards the prospective light of sunnier days, I got … Continue reading →

Posted in humor, Travel | Tagged beauty, bikini wax, depilation, humour, Life, waxing | 2 Comments

The Pits (part 1)

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Learning the hard way

Perhaps Im being deliberately obtuse, or maybe the Universe is miming it’s fatalistic messages, but whatever’s happening, I’m just not getting it. I was more or less used to the dark pit of self pity I’d find myself in every … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Not so funny | Tagged death, family, humour | 2 Comments

The Pits (Part 2)

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Learning the hard way

The following weekend I was powering around Albert park lake with my BFF recounting this odd and unprecedented occurrence. Further to the spiritual energy exchange was the realisation that I was just treading water in my own life. I had … Continue reading →

Posted in Not so funny | Tagged depression, family, humour, jungian, psychics, tarot | 2 Comments

Excel-ing

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Learning the hard way

I am a Goldfish. Vampire sentences vanish in the grey of dawn’s light. All my Man Booker prize worthy sentences that manifest in the shower wash away with paraben free soap bubbles. I transcribe witty exchanges of dialogue onto business … Continue reading →

Posted in humor | Tagged employment, excel spreadsheets, Gen Y, humour, jobs, millennials, writing | 4 Comments

Spring into real estate

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Learning the hard way

A perfect spring day. Sun shines, sky’s blue, birds are singing. Let’s sell a property. Spouse had been happily ensconced in his stylish and expansive bachelor pad for several years before I came along and threw a massive couples spanner … Continue reading →

Posted in humor | Tagged apartments, batman and robin, cleaning, humour, real estate, selling | Leave a comment

LOL or not

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Learning the hard way

Is it just me or has the emoticon monstered out of control? Don’t get me wrong, I use them – for who wants a heartfelt birthday text message without a balloon, party hat, beribboned gift box and cake emoji? … Continue reading →

Posted in humor | Tagged anime, Chris Lilley, emoji, emoticons, humour, LOL, Pat Mullins, Ronan Keating, We can be heroes | 4 Comments

What’s cooking?

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Learning the hard way

Second born is quietly going about the business of preparing for another stint of living in the USA (stand back!) There’s not a whole lot I’m required to do. Unlike the good old days when I was the boss of … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, humor | Tagged children, cooking, Hershey bar, humour, Milo, Steve Miller Band, travel, United States, vegemite | 9 Comments

How are you feeling about this?

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Learning the hard way

Her Facebook status reveals that in eight weeks she will be back in the USA. I don’t It’s been a weird exercise in self awareness since my daughter popped back home. It was quickly obvious that she had returned too … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, humor | Tagged Birkenstock, children, facebook, family, humour, Jane Lynch, Lesbian, Mardi Gras, Samantha Ronson, Tina Fey, United States | 4 Comments

Party On Down

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Learning the hard way

So I have been thinking about birthdays, in particular those ones that end in zero. My youngest turns twenty next year which means, given I had a zero birthday the year she was born, that I too will endure celebrate … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, humor | Tagged Birthday, birthday party, cake, Child, humor, humour, Parent, sleepover, sweet sixteen, Teenagers, vodka cruisers | 6 Comments