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There are times in our lives when we make ill-informed decisions and pay the consequences for years to come. Take, for instance, my shortsighted decision to become a yoga guru, swapping tinea and chunky runners’ thighs...

“Yes Mr Mark, you very lucky man,” Rosita the Balinese maid giggled as Mr Mark finally made it to the breakfast table. “You have beautiful wife and you have handsome boyfriend.” Poor Mark was extremely confused a...

I know that I am a fairly negative chap at the best of times, and there are many things in this world that I despise, but nothing gets my goat quite as much as littering, particularly here in our beautiful little corner ...

I am always amazed how common it is for couples to marry or settle down without first discussing what to expect from their relationship. Often couples don’t talk about it because their expectations are based on hid...

This month the carnival comes to town. Not the one with clowns and shifty blokes with explorative hands; that’s out at Homebush. The one with horses and champagne, fancy dresses and ridiculous hats, and blokes who ...

Volunteer Work When you’re away on holidays it usually means relaxing, over-indulging and not doing too much. That’s usually my agenda anyway, but I recently discovered a holiday with a twist. Volunteer work is not u...

My parents always joked (or maybe they weren’t joking), “How’s the enemy?” to one another during busy days. Being free spirited, passionate life livers, they were, of course, talking about time, or the lack there...