Tag: Victoria
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Here Kitty Kitty Kitty (How I Got My Cat Mojo Back)
I’m not a cat person. And here are the sure-fire symptoms. I’m not the one walking down the street like the pied piper having cats follow me. When I walk up to cats and say hello they don’t say hello back. Quite the opposite. So it was with some reluctance that I let myself be […]
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Just Stick to the Stereotype And Everything Will Be Fine (Sorry Heidi Victoria)
Recently here was a twitstorm over Heidi Victoria (the Victorian Minister for Women’s Affairs (Yes that is her real name!)) who made some comments assuming that only women were nurturers. As a man I took some offence and added my two cent’s worth to the discussion with the following: Now it looks like I‘m a feminist. Or […]
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This Prerecorded Message is Having Mood Swings
I live in Melbourne and use public transport. Which means I am exposed to a female voice (I think it’s the same voice) announcing the next stop or train/bus route. I’m sure most people take no notice. Or they find it annoying and ignore it. Not me. I become emotionally involved. My mind tells me […]
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Dining With Strangers (Eat With Me Melbourne)
It’s not speed dating! And it’s not dinner for five! It’s Eat With Me’s Dining With Strangers! For a small cost, I received one drink, two meal courses and way more than three introductions. All at The Sharing House South Wharf Melbourne. As it turned out, I almost turned up sopping wet. But I made […]
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First Gig
It was a quick stop on the way from Melbourne to Sydney. We pulled off the highway near a small country pub. We parked and left the car then entered the pub. Of course, after the long trip most of the party had things to do. Except me. I was transfixed. At the back was […]
Andrew James Whalan 