SubscribeAfter reading a couple of writing related books this week including Writing from Start to Finish by Aussie author Kate Granville which advocated structure, I found this an interesting contrast. This is from Khalid Hosseini who has written two books; The Kite Runner (which I haven’t read), and A Thousand Splendid Suns, which was one [...]
The View from Down Here
The musings of an Aussie seeing the world from waist high.... from a wheelchair
Month: January, 2010
buried
GTD Times have some great advice as to how to save oneself from incidental reading overload especially for knowledge workers. I wish I knew this sooner.
on reading on writing
If I’m honest. I’ve always fancied myself as a one time writer. I have visions of filling notebooks, of sitting in a corner somewhere expressing myself in hard-fought-for phrases that somehow become morphed into sage or entertaining prose that would somehow, one day either pay the bills, or earn respect. My “vision” is as varied [...]
alls well
I feel truly blessed. I’ve had two weeks of interesting conversations, strong connection and social stimulation.
One such blessing: the weekend just gone was filled with beautiful food, organic food markets, conversations about social and environmental responsibility and change management, tree planting laughter, love and hope.
We asked these friends; a couple nicknamed here VW and VM [...]
In the Carnival again
Whilst assessing my statistics the other day, I noticed that after nominating myself one month to the Down Under Feminist Carnival I find I have once again been nominated for this. I’m thrilled. Thanks Mynxii.
pavement wars part 1
It is perhaps unwise to get me started on this ….. but well you can skip this entry!
From this post on both scooters and pedestrians and their respective relationships with those in wheelchairs as well as retail space design.
It may be that there are incompetent scooter-users driving into market stalls and store aisles. Or it [...]
the long wait is over
My circumstantially imposed technology retreat is finally over.
BoB — my new modem with VOIP arrived yesterday after being sent to the wrong box number and then being unable to be delivered to a box at all.
I set him up last night as visitors were here when he arrived. It took a bit of fiddling as [...]
