I like to think that Sydney is a place of law and order. That doesn’t work as a blanket statement, of course. It’s not some utopia where no one needs police and there are no muggings or assaults. That would be nice, but it’s not a thing. No, what I mean is that it’s safe …
I chafe under our current leadership. Like a…sock in a hiking boot that you knew was too big but you wore it anyway. Golly, it’s been a long time since I went camping, or hiking, or did anything that wasn’t related to the Moon Cult. It’s nice to be part of a family and a …
Call me foolish, but I’ve never thought twice about what I put down the sink, not to mention the toilet. From coffee grounds to chemicals, tea bag strings to towelettes (moist and otherwise), my drains have dealt with it – and admirably so, I’ll have you know. That is, up until now. Evidently, I never …
Jennifer is THE worst, a worst among many and varied worsts. If there was a gold medal at the Worst Olympics, Jennifer would be the one getting the perfect ten from the judges and standing on the podium, flashing her gold medal while everyone pelts her with popcorn and bottles, on account of her being …
My mother, for better or for worse, was of the opinion that motherhood and business leadership don’t mix. She was pretty vocal about it, too, and for a while I took on that outlook as my own. Over time, though, I started to realise that maybe it’s not that cut and dried. Surely, I thought, …
We all have that one thing that inexplicably delights us. For me, it’s making the perfect dal tadka. Soaking the lentils, sourcing the ghee, getting the right proportions of cumin, mustard and coriander seeds, crushing the ginger and garlic on a handmade ceramic grating plate, using my sharpest paring knife to slice the chillies… it …
I’m so impressed with the gardening skills on display in my street. I feel like all the neighbours are really killing it at the moment – or not killing it, so to speak, which is an achievement given the recent heat waves. In particular, I take my hat off to those who think to plan …
Look, being a scientist is not as easy as everyone seems to think. I get no respect from my fellow scientists because of my lack of ethics and willingness to use live subjects, even in tests where they aren’t necessary. And then it’s really hard to get a research grant from the universities when, like …
Another country, another set of rules to learn. Australia isn’t totally different to Ireland, I suppose. Same language, and people are always getting our accent mixed up with that of a close neighbour. Still, emigrating is such a huge hassle, in so many ways that no one warns you about. I have to get a …
It’s about time they made a reality TV game show that was entirely to do with cars. We have reality TV shows about literally everything else, so why not cars? Although I think the network had to tone this one down a little to make it appeal to a general audience. ‘The Tachometer’ is about …