Archive for September, 2008

Roundup: September

Saturday, September 27th, 2008

Whew! What a busy month it has been in the world of freelance writing and publishing. Here are all the places you can see where my pen (or rather, keyboard) was at work this month: WISE BREAD Women Are Responsible For Inequalities in the Workplace It’s not news that women tend to hit glass ceilings [...]

Slip Slop Slap: A Way of Life in Australia

Saturday, September 27th, 2008

With a giant hole in the ozone layer above Australia, there is an entirely different approach to spending time in the great outdoors here. One in three people suffers a bout with skin cancer, and evidence of it is common; I see many a reconstructed nose, bits of ears missing, or grafted skin on various [...]

Eek! The Australian Huntsman

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

Over the last few months, I have managed to convince myself that there really aren’t an abundance of spiders and snakes here. Having heard from abroad about the proliferance (proliferance [proh-li-fer-ants]: derivative of prolific, meaning in abundance – I really wish that were a word; it makes sense to me) of creepy crawlies in Australia, [...]

Supafly – I mean, Supafry

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

I just had to take a picture – for some reason I found this grocery store display quite amusing. And disgusting. Made me think twice about ordering those chips (aka: fries) at the pub next door.

City Life vs Country Life: An Unbiased Analysis

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

As a born-and-raised city girl, having now adopted a country life, I think it is safe to say I have experienced the best (and possibly worst) of both worlds. They are two entirely different ways of life – each with their own advantages and disadvantages. City Life – Advantages You can get pretty much anything [...]

On The Rescue: Koalas Up Trees

Friday, September 12th, 2008

At 5:30pm, Georgie (the young and beautiful owner of Kingbilli) knocks on our door. “Any chance you guys would like to help me wrestle a koala out of a tree in Alex?” No sooner than the words are out of her mouth are our dinner plans put on hold, our shoes are on, and we [...]

Spring Has Sprung and the Swans are a Swimmin’

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

The first day of spring was September 1st down under in Australia, and although there is still snow on the ground at slightly higher elevations for masochistic people to play in, there is a certain tangible feeling of “spring” in the air. When the sun shines, it gets quite warm (warm enough to take off [...]

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