You should be into friends who send books.
I have a friend, surprising I know. He is smarter and wiser than I and for some undue reason gives some of his time to be my friend. He lives in a different city so we only see each other from time to time, but I owe him a lot in terms of who I [...]
You Should Be Into Schopenhauer
Schopenhauer, do you know him? Arthur just kept cropping up in the books I’ve been reading. This is how I usually come to my next read. But I was scared. I go through stages of reading critical thinkers or philosophy. I build up to it. I take deep breathes and I concentrate. I like the [...]
Mackaveli’s Guide To Naming Your Memoirs
Chuck Norris: The Prequel There are a number of do’s and don’ts that should be paid heed to when choosing the name of your autobiography. The most obvious of which is to not come up with Your Name: An Autobiography. This is shit, and it’s a wonder that so many people over the years have [...]
The Lonely Planet Story by Maureen and Tony Wheeler
The Lonely Planet Story by Maureen and Tony Wheeler. Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd, September 2010. It’s every traveller’s dream isn’t it? To make a living out of your love, never having to hold down a proper job, being a permanent tourist of the world. Darn that couple who destroyed our hopes by doing it [...]
What do you do at work?
I don’t really know what any of my friends do. I know where they work, but what they actually do is seriously a complete mystery. So I decided to find out. Here’s profile number one: my mate Gemma. Occupation: Photo-desk and Sales Manager at Celebrity Photo Agency. How did you get into this industry?: Fluke. [...]
YSBIT: 5 for 5
PERSON: Ted Smyth I went to a wedding. It was lovely. I danced. Like Travolta in Pulp Fiction. The best part of the evening was being sat next to TED. Now I get to my table and introduce myself to those I hadn’t met and then Ted sat down. Ted is in his late 70′s [...]