The darling of avid intergalactic truth seekers, (Google) led me to the definitive Oxford language definition: Switcheroo/ˌswɪtʃəˈruː /noun/ Informal North American A change, reversal, or exchange, especially a surprising or deceptive one. It begs the question, “Why is there no #2, when there is #1”.? Perhaps somebody “reconsidered”..? Regardless, the search for an answer to […]
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04/06/2021 – Here we go!
GFC Vol. 1 Chapter 2, COVID-19 Melbourne Lockdown 4.0 A chant to the tune of John Philip Sousa’s “The Stars and Stripes Forever“ 1st verse: “Here we go, here we go, here we goooo, Here we go, here we go, here we goooo! Here we go, here we go, here we go!! Here, we go, […]
13/03/2020 – Keep calm and have a G&T
Can we all breathe easier knowing that the World Health Organisation has officially “characterised” the COVID-19 outbreak as a Pandemic? Perhaps not? The term “Pandemic” describes the geographically, widespread nature of a disease (fear and greed being excellent examples) but, it does not reflect in any way, the severity of the disease. “Epidemic” is similar […]
09/04/2021 – Canaries
These popular (and noisy) little animals and members of the Finch family were (paradoxically) darlings of the “Silent Generation” pet-set. The canaries’ incessant twittering could be heard emanating from mineshafts, patios and kitchens throughout the first -world. -A sound that has recently, been superceded by more insidious “digital noise”, furious thumb-taps and involuntary utterances of […]
18/12/2020 – “This is the First & Final Call..”
Does that ring a (albeit distant) bell? And so, as we prepare to farewell another Gregorian calendar year… Except for those few, lucky gamblers -avid practitioners of cognitive bias combined with exceptional hindsight, soothsayers, professional tea-leaf readers & crystal-ball-gazers or Midweek Tattslotto ticket holders (spot the difference), few could have foreseen what unfolded in 2020? […]
20/12/2019 – Another one bites the dust.
Another one bites the dust! This is the final “Happy Friday!” email for 2019 and the decade!. Cue emoticons.. Bust out your Grand-<insert relative here>’s mothballed hanky. Set bottom lip to “pout”. Assume your very best expression of “Cynical expectancy”. All / some / none of the above. ..or rejoice like this guy and his […]
02/10/2020 – Hobson’s choice
“Any customer can have a car painted any colour that he wants so long as it is black.” (Henry Ford, 1909) When black was the new…..black. AKA (and the namesake of this message) a “Hobson’s choice” Choices can be easy or fraught. A choice implies a conscious and considered decision between two or more possible […]
24/07/2020 – Surf’s up!
Yes, yes we’ve heard you… To all those smug faces behind fingers that wag, admonishers that.. admonish and overnight “Prophets” whom only a matter of weeks prior were labelled “Doomsayers”…. You told us it would be so. And you were right! The second wave is upon us. On the subject of waves, even if you […]
05/06/2020 – Say what??
I was, one of 20-plus silent, motionless avatars attending a regular online meeting.. A few of us had employed copies of our staff ID images as avatars or ported images from other platforms. Many had chosen cartoon characters, pet photos, or other symbols. Others had elected for the default.. We were all contributing our time […]
29/05/2020 “Put a pillow on your fridge day”!!
Yes, some may consider this occasion to be “Bigger than Ben Hur” (a reference to the original, late 19th-century epic stage play, not the 1959 film starring NRA poster-child, Charlton Heston). Incidentally, the film was also an epic boasting the biggest budget of the time at $15.175m and upon its release, it became the fastest […]