Mickey Randall is in Italy, and as he does most days, he is on a run, this time the Etna Park Run consisting of four laps of Mt Etna.
Round 9 – Haiku Bob: same but different
May 13, 2026 by 1 Comment
Haiku Bob presents in haiku his account of the Round 9 clash between Geelong and Collingwood which unfortunately saw his team suffer a major defeat.
Almanac Theatre Reviews: ‘Heathers’ the Musical – a hilarious dark comedy
May 13, 2026 by Leave a Comment
Marina raves about the Australian production of the dark comedy musical ‘Heathers’, while highlighting how the show handles taboo topics in both an entertaining and unwavering manner.
Almanac Life: 3 for ’61 – West Indies in Sydney
May 12, 2026 by 5 Comments
Pestwac recalls some of the holidays his family took in his younger days including a stint at the cricket and riding the Sydney trams.
Almanac Poetry: A Certain Kind of Envy
May 11, 2026 by Leave a Comment
KD encapsulates this week’s previously unpublished poem, one he wrote decades ago, as involving ‘young love, romance, despair’. ‘All much of a muchness’, he adds, in relation to this description.
Almanac Poetry: The Coach
May 11, 2026 by 2 Comments
Reject Phil takes inspiration from a popular song from the 1960s in this story of a coach in the literal summer, autumn and winter of their career.
Almanac Life: 100 Up/I’m So Vein
May 8, 2026 by 10 Comments
Swish’s recent hundred wasn’t made in the backyard at Mum’s and he did it mostly lying down, due to his Hereditary Haemochromatosis. He thanks some excellent medical specialists and Lifeblood Australia.
Swifty Taylor and the Missing Child – Episode 4
May 8, 2026 by 5 Comments
Swifty reacquaints with his old friend Laura.
Almanac Film Reviews: ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ (2026) – an iconic sequel to an iconic film
May 7, 2026 by 2 Comments
Marina gives her take on the newly released film, ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’, and discusses how the film tackles the changed world of journalism since the original film’s 2006 release.
Almanac Footy: The golden years of the West Coburg Football Club
May 6, 2026 by 1 Comment
Richard Davis reflects on his time with the West Coburg Football Club during the 1960s, and how it became such an important part of his life.
Almanac Poetry: ‘Isle Full of Noises’ – a review
May 5, 2026 by 7 Comments
Kevin Densley recently released his sixth collection of poetry, ‘Isle Full of Noises’. Col Ritchie provides a review of this excellent collection of poetry.
Almanac Travel: A Run on Tianzhu East Road
May 4, 2026 by 4 Comments
Mickey Randall has been running along Tianzhu Road in Beijing wearing his Glenelg Tigers footy jumper. From the pavement, he gives his impressions of the city dwarfed by enormous, empty housing blocks above.
Almanac Life: Saving the world and improving football, one lunch at a time (Some tongue in cheek thoughts in support of the lunch)
May 2, 2026 by 7 Comments
What better way to solve the problems of the world, and discuss footy and other topics than with a nice long lunch with a few coldies thrown in suggests Allan Barden recalling his many lunching groups.
Almanac Life (and Footy) – No phone for a day
May 1, 2026 by 5 Comments
Ian Wilson discovers that it is possible to survive a trip to the footy and back without both his mobile phone and any cash. Here’s what happened…
Swifty Taylor and the Missing Child – Episode 3
May 1, 2026 by 7 Comments
When Swifty visits his mother in her new home, an unexpected clue stumbles upon him.
Almanac Music: ‘It’s Heartbreak Warfare’ – Songs Referencing War
May 1, 2026 by 127 Comments
This instalment of KD’s long-running series on popular song themes concerns songs referencing war. As is always the case, readers’ song choices and comments are warmly welcomed.
Round 7 – Haiku Bob – travelling back in time
April 30, 2026 by Leave a Comment
Haiku Bob can’t get Scott Pendlebury out of his head as he reflects on the Anzac Day clash between Collingwood and Essendon.
Almanac (Business) Life: The Lex Talk Design podcast caught up with Dips O’Donnell
April 29, 2026 by 2 Comments
Lex Design’s Renee Ballard gets chatting with Dips O’Donnell about taking the boring businessy stuff seriously in a creative setting. We’ve all got to eat. [Dips makes more sense here than at the All Nations – JTH]
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