This Fairyland

On fragility

Every now and then, things happen where you feel very fragile.

Apr 28

March 2026

What is not there

I once stood on the road outside Adelaide waiting for more than an hour.

Mar 19

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Women in my life

Since a young age, one of my mottos has been: Food is the path to a woman's heart.

Mar 2

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February 2026

Playing piano

Coming out of the holidays, my eldest had been complaining about boredom and lack of company: “You spend more time with my younger brothers.”

Feb 10

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January 2026

On courage

Earlier today I played a prank on my middle son.

Jan 27

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Five minutes

A household waking up one Saturday morning.

Jan 13

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The boundary of being human

The following is a reproduction of a conversation between a human, ChatGPT and Claude.

Jan 9

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The trick we didn’t notice

A magician once said that magic is “making the hard look easy, and making the easy look pretty.” But what happens when we stop looking for the trick?

Jan 7

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December 2025

Adopted inevitability

Persuasion occurs when acceptance is free. Yet when an individual freely accepts an idea it achieves what coercion never can—a genuine sense of…

Dec 25, 2025

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December 2024

A failure of facts

One conversation topic I frequently have with friends is “why do work organisations fail?” Some see the root cause as having the wrong person is in…

Dec 13, 2024

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November 2024

Good morning

In recent years I noticed that my dad gets touchy if I don’t reply to his morning greetings on Signal, or if I arrive at their place and forget to say…

Nov 30, 2024

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On the right track, but on the wrong lane

I quietly crossed the milestone of changing a thousand nappies. I could say I am a confident nappy-changer. But pride goes before a fall, and those who…

Nov 9, 2024

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