In the wake of the Eurydice Dixon rape and murder here in Australia, the spotlight is well and truly on the issue of violence against women by men. So here's my challenge to the men in my network, actual friends or otherwise: Challenge #1: Actually read this fucking post. Even if it's a bit [...]
A woman friend of mine (sorry to differentiate, but it's relevant), just told me that she'd only seen a grand total of three of her male friends post something supportive about the Eurydice Dixon rape and murder and, by extension, domestic violence against women, by men. (Even though yes, we understand that specific crime, wasn't [...]
[10 minute read] This is a message from me as a man, to you as a woman. I’ve always known we were equal, something you’ve had to fight hard to achieve. Something you’re still fighting hard for, most likely in ways I’ll never even fully understand or appreciate. I don’t know if it was the [...]
[3 minute read] I love reality talent shows like The Voice and American Idol, especially the audition rounds, and I’m not afraid to admit it. I love the singing. Sometimes I love the judges. And I love the stories. Oh, do I love the stories. The tears, the orphans, the cancer survivors… every feel good [...]
After months of talking about podcasting and thinking about podcasting, I've started actually podcasting. It's rough as guts and completely fucking self indulgent. I also swear a bit. You have been warned.
[5 minute read] My uneasy relationship with social media is no secret. It's like a destructive love relationship where your partner has some great qualities you love and are attracted to, but also some terrible ones that make you miserable. And it's "too good to leave, too bad to stay". (Perhaps some of you know [...]
Based on what most people see around them in the world, it would be easy to believe it’s a terrible, negative place filled with anger and hate. But that’s not necessarily the case. Not that those things don’t exist, of course they do. It’s just that they’re so fucking loud, you could certainly be [...]
There's been plenty of questions in the wake of the Australian cricket team's ball tampering incident. But are they right ones? Or at least the most important ones? I have a few of my own, and here they are: Why is everyone so shocked that good people make mistakes? (Have you never made a terrible [...]
There’s been so much said about the Australian Cricket Team cheating incident, I’m loathe to jump on the bandwagon and add my two cents worth. So instead of talking about cheating, I’d like to talk about role models. And our own expectations. It makes perfect sense to me that we might look at someone who [...]
We've all heard about how much of an issue single use plastic in particular is in terms of litter and the environment. But I think we're fairly well 'insulated' from the impacts of it in places like Australia where we clean it up pretty well, and hide it away from sight. So it's easy to [...]
