Silly goose

It’s not often one hopes that one is suffering from the flu. I was told by the good doctor at Thomson Medical Centre on Friday night that I had to watch for symptoms of dengue, seeing as I had a spiking fever of 40’C, on and off (and off and on again Saturday night and […]

In sickness

It was a heavy day at work today, and not a very good day for that. In between work commitments, I put my hands on my knees and tried to catch my breath. My legs burned, my back ached, and there was a pain in my chest. I drove to the servo, buying a sweet […]

The unbearable lightness of nothing

You know how some days, click advice treatment you come home from work, drug rx do more work, and then try to surf the net and find absolutely nuffin interesting? Yup. Link contributed by reader Chew LH Master of Disaster from the album “Master of Disaster” by John Hiatt

Army love me long time

It says here that I have to fast for six hours before 8am tomorrow, when I report to camp (again). The Army loves me. I can’t really say it’s an unrequited love, though. I’d fast for love, wouldn’t you? It also says my employer is obligated by law to let me go back to camp. […]

Demolished

Tonight I am levelled, floored by this awesome new album by Ry Cooder. Here’s the blurb on Amazon.com, and you’ll know why I already liked it even before I heard one track: Album Description Ry Cooder’s Chavez Ravine is-a post-World War II-era American narrative of “cool cats,” radios, UFO sightings, J.Edgar Hoover, red scares, and […]