..have used many of his own words from the book that was also published at the time. The invention of the printing press not only enabled the democratisation of knowledge but also saw the end of the age of everyday reliance on memory and deep symbolic representation. In a world without printing literacy is rather…
Even more disconcerting was Dick’s and my reaction to our step-father’s wooing our mother – I’m told we charged into Even more disconcerting was Dick’s and my reaction to our step-father’s wooing our mother – I’m told we charged into the lounge-room where Mum and Sam were sitting on the sofa and delivered some mighty…
Mike’s Pith & Wind cont. ..laws by otherwise responsible citizens. Why do they need to be activated anyway? I’ll tell you why – because it’s technically possible. If I were king, I’d change this foolishness with a stroke of my regal pen. And, what is it generally with the proliferation of road signs? The recent…
..self-assigned speed ratings. I had put myself in the class that would be able to average between 20 and 25 kph for the distance . And so it felt like I waited 30 minutes before I cleared the start line and wobbled off along Eastern Beach. I had been inveigled into this sporting event, the…
Which, having a reasonably good visual memory, is what I remember most. However this is an ability that serves you absolutely no good at all in a blind tasting. I lack the ability to taste a glass of wine and confidently say that it was a 2002 Domaine Leroy Latricieres-Chambertin Grand Cru just because that…
.. plumbing and television, but maybe this New Year it’s time for a revision of my list. As I was driving back to Curtin from Fyshwick last Thursday evening, having successfully bought some deck oil as instructed from the Fyshwick Bunnings, I was thinking about how much easier it is to get around Canberra these…