Why should we know about snow? For goodness sake we live in Australia, land of sun, beaches and gorgeous blond surfers in skimpy bathers.
So when this snow stuff hit us, we were literally caught with our pants down. Around our ankles.
Where on earth did this silly stuff come from? Oh, we knew about the Australian Alps, Blue Cow and all those other resorts that the rich go (more. . .)
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Oops! Is definitely the first word. It first came about when a Neanderthal man chucked a megaceros on the dirt in front of the doorstep of the hitherto warm, and welcoming cave mouth. He admitted that apologetic exclamation, complete with subservient grimace, when he saw the look of glowering anger and impending explosive result on the face of his previously warm and welcoming cave mate.
In embarrassment, he would have (more. . .)
James, or Jimmy to those who irritate him, asked for a short Biography. He allowed us to know that he fished, didn’t do well at school and was an elephant circumciser. I knew he was an expatriate Scot, due to his late night emails reeking of single malt whisky.Jimmy, your fifteen minutes of fame is upon you.
Life, for our hero, was quite uneventful in the early years. The (more. . .)
Have you ever wondered what happens to bodies that are donated to science? The lovely Mary Roach, who is not a scientist but takes a scientific approach to her books, has written a wonderfully informative, hilariously funny and at times utterly gross-out book. The subtitle of the book is “The curious life of human cadavers” and it really is a very curious book and one of the best things (more. . .)
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We all have quirks. Some of us have more than others..ahem..but none of us is perfect. Addition is the tale of one woman who lives with a BIG quirk, and her journey to build a reasonable and fulfilling life around it.
Grace counts things. Grace counts everything. She has an extreme form of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder which compels her to count everything in sight. And the end number must (more. . .)
This has to be one of the most magnificent books I’ve read in ages. Full of humor, suspense, romance, philosophy, Buddhist principles, and enchanting prose, “The Sacred Book of the Werewolf” is one that I’d recommend a thousand times over.
This is a book about werewolves….actually, a werewolf and a werefox in Russia; Alexander and A Hu-li.Â
 A Hu-li is the werefox, who is able to transform herself into (more. . .)
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At first glance, “Goodnight Nobody” appears to be your run of the mill classic chick lit. While it is true that there are elements that will appeal to the traditional chick lit audience, the reality is that this is also a fantastic murder mystery, as well as an unapologetic commentary on the way women tend to lose themselves in their duties to others. It comes from one of the (more. . .)
The Book of Job is a tricky section of the Bible, as it shows God and Satan entering into a challenge or a wager, with the life of Job, a humble servant of God, and his family, as the pawns.
I have always been fascinated by Job and his trials, and was mightily intrigued when I came upon the novel The Book of Joby by Mark Ferrari. I picked (more. . .)
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We are currently building the site so it may take on a few different schizophrenic personas over the next months as we toss ideas back and forth in a civilized manner over a cup of coffee and then move on to sipping Gins and Tonic…which will most likely end with us rolling on the floor pulling hair and bitch-slapping each other senseless until one of us gets our way. We’ll (more. . .)
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10 Extraordinary Questions With...Michael Horn
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