Category: Blogging
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An Hour in the Car
I love how much thinking I can do while I’m driving. This morning I had to drive to Southport on the Gold Coast for a minor car repair. It was no big deal – the service department just didn’t have the part they needed when they serviced my car last week, and an hour in…
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The Principal’s Office
I don’t remember what day it was when I sat outside the Principal’s office. The door was closed so I still had time to decide if I would run, or stay. The choices were simple enough. But what was behind each choice, made it hard to decide. To run was to give up – but…
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According to Hugh, Australians are Coffee Snobs!
If Hugh Jackman says Australians are coffee snobs and had the cappuccino before America – then that’s it – we did! After all, who wouldn’t believe Hugh? He’s one of my favourite Australian actors! Australians are coffee snobs. An influx of Italian immigrants after World War II ensured that – we probably had the word…
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Every Kid Needs a Champion
I was a teacher for a very long time. But by the time I saw the TED Talk by Rita Pierson explaining why every kid needs a champion, I think I had it all figured out. Before I flew solo in a classroom of my own, I watched an older teacher approach a difficult situation…
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From Drought to Flood in Twenty-Four Hours
The big word that has dominated media coverage in Australia for way too long is the D-Word – D-R-O-U-G-H-T! The soil in most parts of the country has been dry as a bone. There are toddlers who don’t even know what rain is in some parts of the land. There just hasn’t been any since…
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Tumbulgum – Can You Even Say It?
The first time I drove past a sign to Tumbulgum, I reckon I did what any non-local would do – I mispronounced it. Yep – I got it totally wrong, because it isn’t how it seems. There are a lot of places down here in Australia with names you can’t pronounce. The first time I…