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  • We’ll all be Ruined!

    . Dorothy MacKeller loved “a sunburnt country, the land of sweeping plains, the ragged mountain ranges, of drought and flooding rains.” And while many people loved “her far horizons and her jewel sea”, they certainly fully understood “her beauty and her terror.’ which brings us right back to the “drought and flooding rains.” The…

  • When War is a Repeat Offender

    Wheeled Prisons is a podcast that was released five years ago as a recognition of all the soldiers who return from war maimed in some way. We have moved on since then. The new ‘theatre‘ of war includes women and children. Yet the end result is much the same. Some live, some die, and…

  • Balls, Bicycles, and Cigarettes

    Balls, Bicycles and Cigarettes, the potted history of women’s emancipation

  • Furry Friends

    Take your Dog to work day, 23rd June 2023 Well, that depends on the breed, but even a Bitsa from Animal Rescue will finish up in the hundreds of dollars. Back in the 70s, when dogs were allowed to visit house gardens for conjugal doggy visits, it was often possible to get a puppy…

  • CHATGPT and the Baby Boomers

    The University of the Third Age is meant to be fun. More specifically, it is a nationwide network of learning groups aimed at encouraging older people to share their knowledge, skills, and interests in a friendly environment. But essentially it is intended to be an enjoyable exchange of social interactions that stem from crochet…