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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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