‘Don’t worry, I’m following the app’: My $93 Uber ride from hellJanuary 30, 2023 — 3.30pm January 30, 2023 — 3.30pm A night out with friends, an Uber ride home from the eastern suburbs to the inner west, and somehow I nearly ended up in Canberra. I’m exaggerating, but the Uber driver was so completely in the… Jan 30 23January 30, 2023Article at Melbourne Age
‘Don’t worry, I’m following the app’: My $93 Uber ride from hellJanuary 30, 2023 — 3.30pm January 30, 2023 — 3.30pm View all comments A night out with friends, an Uber ride home from the eastern suburbs to the inner west, and somehow I nearly ended up in Canberra. I’m exaggerating, but the Uber driver was so… Jan 30 23January 30, 2023Article at The Sydney Morning Herald
The sports lesson our kids aren’t getting: you don’t have to play to winA recent report that junior sports clubs are facing “dwindling participation numbers” and looking for a way to make junior sport “a more accepting, inclusive and enjoyable environment” struck a chord in our household. All three of my boys were… Apr 04 22April 04, 2022Article at Melbourne Age
The sports lesson our kids aren’t getting: you don’t have to play to winA recent report that junior sports clubs are facing “dwindling participation numbers” and looking for a way to make junior sport “a more accepting, inclusive and enjoyable environment” struck a chord in our household. All three of my boys were… Apr 04 22April 04, 2022Article at The Sydney Morning Herald
Whatever happened to dressing for dinner? Classless doesn’t mean unclassyThere is a moment in Downton Abbey when Lady Mary Crawley excuses herself from the drawing room and says, “I’m going upstairs to take off my hat.” This, for me, sums up the sartorial elegance of the period: hats that required an announcement (and a… Mar 06 22March 06, 2022Article at The Sydney Morning Herald
Whatever happened to dressing for dinner? Classless doesn’t mean unclassyThere is a moment in Downton Abbey when Lady Mary Crawley excuses herself from the drawing room and says, “I’m going upstairs to take off my hat.” This, for me, sums up the sartorial elegance of the period: hats that required an announcement (and a… Mar 06 22March 06, 2022Article at Melbourne Age
Move over selfie stick – I’m marketing the social-distancing stickLibertarians rejoice, the government has stepped deftly away, removed all government safety nets and declared that the COVID-19 crisis is now ours to manage. This is what a lot of people wanted all along: no lockdowns, no big government and the… Jan 15 22January 15, 2022Article at Melbourne Age
Move over selfie stick – I’m marketing the social-distancing stickLibertarians rejoice, the government has stepped deftly away, removed all government safety nets and declared that the COVID-19 crisis is now ours to manage. This is what a lot of people wanted all along: no lockdowns, no big government and the… Jan 15 22January 15, 2022Article at The Sydney Morning Herald
Removalists were more focused on shifting my Google review than shifting my stuffMoving house was already going to be the worst day of my life, so I was prepared to throw money at the problem. I wanted a large reputable removalist company with branded vans and professional movers in matching polo shirts. I didn’t want a random… Jan 08 22January 08, 2022Article at Melbourne Age
Removalists were more focused on shifting my Google review than shifting my stuffMoving house was already going to be the worst day of my life, so I was prepared to throw money at the problem. I wanted a large reputable removalist company with branded vans and professional movers in matching polo shirts. I didn’t want a random… Jan 08 22January 08, 2022Article at The Sydney Morning Herald
Bin there, done that: confessions of a festive empty-bin hunterIn the opening scenes of the 1989 film Sex, Lies, and Videotape, Andie MacDowell lies on her therapist’s couch and talks about her obsession with garbage. “I’ve gotten real concerned over what’s going to happen with all the garbage,” she says. “We’ve… Jan 01 22January 01, 2022Article at The Sydney Morning Herald
Bin there, done that: confessions of a festive empty-bin hunterIn the opening scenes of the 1989 film Sex, Lies, and Videotape, Andie MacDowell lies on her therapist’s couch and talks about her obsession with garbage. “I’ve gotten real concerned over what’s going to happen with all the garbage,” she says. “We’ve… Jan 01 22January 01, 2022Article at Melbourne Age
I’ve already visited Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse and I don’t want to do it againWhen Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg explained his metaverse vision in a keynote video presentation he showed viewers a clean, well-lit virtual world, where people could play virtual games, experience virtual concerts, hang out with each other’s… Nov 29 21November 29, 2021Article at The Sydney Morning Herald
I’ve already visited Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse and I don’t want to do it againWhen Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg explained his metaverse vision in a keynote video presentation he showed viewers a clean, well-lit virtual world, where people could play virtual games, experience virtual concerts, hang out with each other’s… Nov 29 21November 29, 2021Article at Melbourne Age
Assume the brace position people, while I get controversial about meals on flightsI may not have been listening properly, but I the way I remember it, Alan Joyce said “blah blah bah vaccine passports” a lot over the last 12 months. From that, I assumed that Qantas was going to mandate vaccine passports, for all domestic and… Nov 01 21November 01, 2021Article at The Sydney Morning Herald
Assume the brace position people, while I get controversial about meals on flightsI may not have been listening properly, but I the way I remember it, Alan Joyce said “blah blah bah vaccine passports” a lot over the last 12 months. From that, I assumed that Qantas was going to mandate vaccine passports, for all domestic and… Nov 01 21November 01, 2021Article at Melbourne Age
Lining up for the new normal? Have patience I was standing outside the post office in one of those 1.5-metre-apart queues that snake around the block. The woman behind me had the sort of energy that I would now associate with the pre-COVID-19 era. She was huffing and fidgeting, making her… Sep 19 21September 19, 2021Article at The Sydney Morning Herald
Lining up for the new normal? Have patience I was standing outside the post office in one of those 1.5-metre-apart queues that snake around the block. The woman behind me had the sort of energy that I would now associate with the pre-COVID-19 era. She was huffing and fidgeting, making her… Sep 19 21September 19, 2021Article at Melbourne Age
‘Doing it for my kids’: The thing that consistently does my head in on The VoiceOne of my favourite parts of The Voice is the blind auditions. Every time all four red chairs turn for a singer, I cry my stupid dumb eyes out. (This year, I’ve also enjoyed Keith’s high-pitched giggle.) One thing I found consistently perplexing,… Sep 06 21September 06, 2021Article at The Sydney Morning Herald
‘Doing it for my kids’: The thing that consistently does my head in on The VoiceOne of my favourite parts of The Voice is the blind auditions. Every time all four red chairs turn for a singer, I cry my stupid dumb eyes out. (This year, I’ve also enjoyed Keith’s high-pitched giggle.) One thing I found consistently perplexing,… Sep 06 21September 06, 2021Article at Melbourne Age
