Magnetic Island: Day Two – The Next Day
Ed Brown Sleeping on holiday should be blissful and relaxing. But my first night was difficult, mainly because of the bush-stone curlew. These marauding nocturnal hunters have a unique call, which sounds…
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Magnetic Island: Day One – The Beginning
It barely counts as Day One because most of it was spent in Melbourne. But suffice to say the trip up was pretty smooth and uneventful. Once we landed in…
Rona Day Six
Wooopsie! Nearly forgot to post a proof-of-life update for Day Six. Well, not a lot to report really. Cough is much less frequent, I’m still super thirsty all the time,…
Rona Day Five
Definitely over the head cold stuff. No blocked or runny nose, no sore throat. Throughout the infection I’ve been inordinately thirsty though. That hasn’t changed. The cough is still bad,…
Rona Day Four
Slept pretty well, and from the moment I woke up I knew I was doing better than yesterday. My nose has cleared up a lot, my ribs aren’t aching any…
Rona Day Three
A disjointed sleep, with lots of water-drinking and equally lots of micturition. But I’m actually feeling a bit better than I did yesterday. Certainly the runny/blocked nose is much better.…
Rona Day Two
Cold & Flu tablets still doing their thing, although the runny nose is getting very annoying. I’ve resorted to shoving tissues up my nose to soak up the extraordinary volume…
Covid Day One.
So yesterday I awoke with a sore throat and slightly blocked nose. Tickled my brain with a RAT, and got the strong double line of doom. Taking some cold &…
Bye, Felicia
Scott Morrison is no longer Prime Minister. He’s not even the Liberal Party leader. This is a very good thing for Australia, and the world. That’s about all we really…
Nodus Tollens
So. Here we are. I’ve drunk a bottle of Nodus Tollens syrah, and might be a teeny bit dwumk. Is a good drop, the old Nodus Tollens. A light and…