I recently made a meme, so without any further ado, Look upon my works, ye mighty and despair: I think it will be in semi-frequent rotation in the coming months, and was inspired by the recent missile strikes in Iran. A more fun way of saying “two things can be true at once”, it is…

Ky and I were discussing drug legalisation the other day, and it was quite an interesting conversation. Colorado has fully legalised marijuana, and I think decriminalised psilocybin, better known as magic mushrooms. This means that where we live, you can go to your nearest dispensary (which there are PLENTY of), pick up a joint, and…

That you can go skiing in Argentina? I didn’t until today, but it makes sense. They have the mountains from the Andes, they have the latitude, they have Patagonia, and perhaps most importantly, they have a deeply European culture that would clearly love skiing. Is it the best snow in the world? According to my…

Like many people, I have often read a lot less of the Classics than I would have liked to. Some of that is due to lack of time, some of it is due to other priorities and distractions taking precedence. But one reason is that a lot of the Western Traditions most famous works can…

I have never really been one for credit card maxing; largely because it’s not really a thing in Aus/NZ, and I only got my first credit card at the age of 29. But now that we have been here a few years, and our credit score has finally built up, I thought, why not? There…

I love mixing things up in the kitchen. New recipes, ingredients, techniques etc. It’s always either something new, or trying to improve something I have done before. Until recently. Every Monday, we have lamb koftas on the bbq. It’s not something I take too seriously, or try to improve. I know they’ll be good, easy…