My mother-in-law is an angel” One man said to his friend. “You are lucky” his friend replied “mine is still alive.” We have all heard the jokes, whether they were said with tears of laughter or tears of frustration.  Actually, just out of curiosity I entered “in-law jokes” into my favourite search engine and it […]

I recently read a travel article about an Asian country where it is considered very offensive to ruffle a child’s hair in public, however it was perfectly normal to grab a young child’s private parts in a show of affection. In Australia seeing this action would most likely spring one word to mind – Abuse.

One of my favourite TV shows is QI, it’s fantastic. Add Stephen Fry to a mix of 4 comedians, one of whom is a core ingredient, Alan Davies, along with a batch of general questions and watch for 25 minutes. The result is guaranteed to be absolutely delightful and mentally challenging. For those familiar with

The gossip must have circled the grapevine 4 times already. Whispers and whisperers have hinted heavily that soon the anticipated latest iphone is to be released . Apparently Apple has been as secretive as it has always been since its Jobs heydays yet the rumours have still dripped and dispersed across the web. And Apple

Its the Aussie dream – owning a home. We are all striving to own one, upgrade one, renovate one. Its no wonder the television channels are stumbling over themselves in an attempt to satisfy our appetites for all things brick and mortar with shows like The Block and Better Homes and Gardens. Watch the shows

It sometimes seems that the leap required for faith in humanity is getting bigger by the second. On certain days, the leap required, I dare say, is 1cm more than that needed to jump over the Grand Canyon, especially when the chasm is created by betrayal from someone you once thought of closely.  I recall

It’s been a year since the divorce  was formalised (or two since the de facto relationship ended), the experience, along with the whole package has long been packed, dusted and consciously (or subconsciously) put to rest in the deepest darkest cavern of your memories, finally over. Or is it? Could a return, like that shadow

Or your Father for that matter. Often when recounting how parties met, people tend to remember things like the time, the date, maybe even what they were wearing. One of my aunts recalls distinctly that she was having a “bad case of bad hair day”. Thankfully no one ever took more than 7 minutes to

A lot.. is the answer to that question. Many people assume that because they worked hard over the years that super is not and should not be part of the property settlement. They would happily agree to splitting the equity in the house, the furniture and the cars but start getting very upset when super