Mickey has an eclectic list of life’s pleasures he experienced in 2024.
It’s a beautiful life.
April 22, 2024 by 15 Comments
What goes around comes around (or sometimes, comes back up) and for Dips, as he reminisces about his first big travel adventure, he is mindful of his petrified parents’ and bundle of emotions for his own kids, who now choose to wander…
Almanac Life: Death, Taxes, and the Passing of Time
August 5, 2022 by 11 Comments
Smokie ponders the inevitability of the unstoppable passing of time
Return to Country
December 20, 2021 by 7 Comments
Andrew Starkie shares a series of memories and moments, at once relatable and unique, that make him who he is – a country boy at heart.
On this otherwise routine Tuesday, my boys walked to school together
August 22, 2017 by 8 Comments
Mickey Randall had a beautiful and touching moment this morning: his two boys walked to school together by themselves. It is one of the big moments in a parent’s (and child’s) life.
Almanac Music: Tamworth – Light on the Hill
February 9, 2017 by 2 Comments
Andrew Starkie realises the Tamworth Music Festival is one of the beautiful things in this world that gets him excited to write.
Round 9 – Hawthorn v Sydney: Life takes precedence over footy
May 21, 2016 by 1 Comment
Alex Darling perfectly surmises this week’s sincere responses to issues previously undiscussed: “the AFL community has grown up.”
Junior Almanac: The Hidden Language of the Soul
May 21, 2015 by 3 Comments
Erin Douglas-O’Loughlin, who dances for madness (An impressively mature, expressive piece – as a great man once said, “How can someone so young sing these words?” – Ed).
On the boundary
December 18, 2013 by 2 Comments
Vin Maskell and Paul Bateman share tales of how death illuminates life; and life illuminates cricket. Beautiful reflective story telling. Enjoy.
Man and boy
December 9, 2013 by 6 Comments
Time waits for no man – footballers, fans and timekeepers alike. Vin Maskell tells a poignant story of a day spent in the timekeeper’s box.
How to Watch Footy, part 8
May 9, 2013 by 2 Comments
Presenting a very special edition of How to watch footy from new grandfather Vin Maskell. Congratulations Vin.
The 1993 waiting room
September 25, 2011 by 7 Comments
For Vin Maskell, Grand Finals meant something different after 1993 I haven’t missed the start of the big game since 1977, when the Grand Final was first televised direct. For a few years it was a time for old school mates to get together. Then it became a time for old school mates [Read more]
The Simpsons as a study of (my) life
January 26, 2011 by 14 Comments
by Katherine Giese It has been generally accepted that The Simpsons is a study of life. It may be less widely known, however, that The Simpsons is a study of my life. I’m not a big proponent of coincidence, but believe strongly in fate. Why, then, is my life irrevocably intertwined with The Simpsons? When [Read more]
Pay Up
May 26, 2010 by Leave a Comment
On Thursday, 24th January 2002 , Derek Guille broadcast this story on his afternoon program on ABC radio. In March 1999 a man living in Kandos (near Mudgee in NSW, Australia ), Received a bill for his as yet unused gas line stating that he owed $0.00. He ignored it and threw it away. In [Read more]
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