Random Thoughts of an Aussie Expat

Do you remember six degrees of Kevin Bacon? If you can that means you can remember back to 1994 which according to that impressive reference site Wikipedia, is when the ‘small world experiment’ game first came into being. The small … Continue reading →

I know its called Random thoughts….etc etc…. (longest blog name in history) and I promise you (as they say here in South Africa) this is straight from the file marked ‘Random’. Last weekend while minding my own business I got … Continue reading →

I grew up on the coast but never learnt to surf. The first part of that is unsurprising given that more than 80% of Australians live in coastal areas – in fact I have spent my whole life bar a … Continue reading →

For a couple of months last year my then 8yo son had an obsession with inventing a new video game. He expected to be able to dictate to me over my shoulder for a few hours on our home computer … Continue reading →

Airports are brilliant spots for people watching – which lets face it, everyone loves. Well, I love it, and from time to time I have the luxury of undertaking it solo – without having to worry where three other family … Continue reading →

Are you from a ‘sporting nation’? Do you and or your countrymen go nuts seasonally for certain sports? Is every four years when the Olympics comes around a medal tallying affair? Do you have national teams that regularly win ‘World … Continue reading →

It brings to mind the old ‘different strokes for different folks’ and ‘Wouldn’t the world be boring if we all liked the same thing?’ comments that you throw out there from time to time to explain people’s differences of opinion … Continue reading →

Just when I think I am beginning to understand how things work here in Africa something comes along and confuses me. For instance today when I went to the ‘hole in the wall’ to get money out to pay for those … Continue reading →

I know the internet has been here forever, you’ve met people on the internet ALL the time that turn out to be normal, everyday types that have seamlessly crossed over from internet to IRL (in real life) friends. Old, boring, … Continue reading →