December 2009
3 posts
House Memorandum
A mix for the New Year, dedicated to (but not exclusively for) those who may be spending it at home behind a computer with headphones on. This is how I spent mine exactly one year ago on Thursday. I really should get out more… I do try. This year I’ll still be at home but hopefully on the balcony with some wine, a barbecue going and fireworks. Luddite that I can be - two channels,...
Christmas Eve
Mum lies exhausted on the sofa. It’s a rather extraordinary Christmas Eve. Just put the radio on – healthcare reform has passed the Senate – and, aside from being a good piece of news in itself, it’s a welcome break to hear something other than bad weather filling the airwaves.
We’ve had our fill of bad weather. I was jumped out of bed shortly after half nine by Dad: the water was beginning to...