Monthly Archives: January 2013
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Sounds of Then – The Great Aussie Playlist
3January 28, 2013 by brettdgale
As I stood there in the pose of the great Australian male, endlessly turning blackening snags on the barbie in …
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Advance Australia Where?
Leave a commentJanuary 27, 2013 by brettdgale
It wasn’t that long ago that Australia Day was little more than a long weekend postscript, a surrogate for the …
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Would You Like a Book With That Burger?
4January 21, 2013 by brettdgale
The following is a true story overheard on a train. Woman 1: It’s little Dhakhota’s birthday next week and …
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Has Peter Jackson destroyed the Hobbit?
1January 16, 2013 by brettdgale
Under the same title, this post was going to be about something different. I was simply going to write about …
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“I am not a crook” 100 years of Richard M Nixon
1January 13, 2013 by brettdgale
Last Wednesday marked the 100th birthday of one of the most reviled, yet by certain elements, revered of US Presidents – …
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The End of Summer
Leave a commentJanuary 7, 2013 by brettdgale
It’s January 7 and summer is already over. At least it is if you are a serious cricket fan. Australia …
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Best Books of 2012
Leave a commentJanuary 6, 2013 by brettdgale
The genesis of this blog grew out of my yearly list of favourite books So in order to kick start …
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