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Give a little get a little…..
OzHarvest is a good, honest charity which collects unwanted or leftover food from corporate buildings, caterers and food outlets. They redistribute this food every day to soup kitchens, womens refuges (where women are in hiding and anonymity of addresses is a major issue), homeless shelters and a food van giving to…
A quote I liked…
"Remember to look up at the stars not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious, and however difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do, and succeed at. It matters that you…
2011 in review
The stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Thank you to everyone who has subscribed and commented. Here's to a bigger and brighter 2012! Here's an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 3,200 times in 2011. If it…
A year since the floods….
It's been a year since the terrifying, destructive flood waters ripped through Queensland sweeping up homes, cars and lives in its rushing, rising waters. There are memorial services and news broadcasts remembering what happened and how those left behind are rebuilding. The next natural disaster or terrorist attack comes along and…
Happy Birthday Bowie..
David Bowie is 65. I wanted to share one of my favourite David Bowie songs which takes me back to a happy time in my childhood. Great movie, great soundtrack. Happy Birthday Bowie - You are a legend
What if the giant ants stole the invisibility cloak?…
Looking for a storyline, character or theme to kick-start your next piece of work? Are you, like me just sat there staring into the apartment block next door whilst racking your brain for something to hook your story on? Is nothing coming forward, just blank darkness and mundane thoughts of what you…
Two of my favourite things….
As a child of the 80's two of my favourite things were Lego and Star Wars. Here they are together in some amazing print ads. Reminisce and enjoy! Gold!
What 2012 has taught me……
The Wiggles may not be as nice and wholesome as they perceive to be. Money corrupts us all eventually. A primary coloured skivvy is no protection. That street slang such as YOLO and SWAG make me vomit. "who needs grades when you have SWAG" is probably one of the…
Is this REALLY appropriate?
Those of you that read my blog regularly may know that I like to spot copywriting mistakes and revel in general lapses of common sense by large advertising agencies. Well, the toy world has done Duffy proud once again with this little pearler. It's like a carry on mini movie for…