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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, […]

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 -A sound that has recently, been superceded by more insidious “digital noise”, furious thumb-taps and involuntary utterances of […]

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? […]

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 […]

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 […]

It’s good news week! I’m sure we all know something of the story written by the prolific author Hans Christian Andersen, (author of “The Little Mermaid”)… The story, based on a 14th Century Spanish cautionary tale, is one of a vain emperor, a couple of con-men posing as tailors, some alleged clothing made from a […]

..Sometimes, quite literally. Many a schoolyard Valentine couple courted, paired, and almost as quickly, separated under the galvanised (and galvanising) steel, imposing and unyielding framework embodied by the “Monkey-Bar” “Monkey-Bars” (a reductionist rephrasing of “Bars climbed by the offspring of Homo sapiens”)  were also the silent witness to many a consummating kiss,  bottle “spun” , […]

Yay Us! We’ve been very good and “..earned an early mark..” In accordance with Australian Govenrment-eased COVID-19 restrictions; State of Victoria, stage 1, version 0.03, build 0.1.b, etc, our journey out of the COVID-19 “stage 3” restrictions has begun! To say we have beaten the virus is a long, long bow to draw as it […]