Naptime for old TJ

9 Oct 20178 Oct 2017

There comes a time in everyman's life when he needs to face up to a few hard truths. One can't go toddling along down the primrose path without reaching a…

Mondayitis – Burn Baby Burn

15 May 201715 May 2017

PHOTO: Grass Trees Australia Australians will be familiar with what we call "grass trees" or, to give it its proper name "Xanthorrhoea". We used to call them "black boys" but now…

Mondayitis – Tweed Underpants?

12 Sep 2016

Australians it seems are generally known for the sunniness of their tempers. Those from the "lucky country" have grown up soaked in sunshine and few have ever known snow. We…

Mondayitis – Oh the shame!

11 Jul 201611 Jul 2016

What a weekend! What with attempting to finish my wall paneling, an unscheduled visit to the hospital (a mission of mercy, not my own multitudinous ailments) and various other excitements…

A Tale of Treasure – Part 2

4 Jul 20164 Jul 2016

When last we met I was on the verge of taking my seat at the auction house, preparing to face a battle royale for a silver chalice that I had…

Mondayitis -How elevating

27 Jun 201627 Jun 2016

In an attempt to  add a little of that vile word...I can hardly bear to type it...'exercise' to my life I have taken to catching the train to work. Soon…

Mondayitis -Streetside collection

6 Jun 2016

It's come around again. The annual street side junk collection. All over Perth, people place all their accumulated "junk" that does not fit in a bin onto the verge to…

Mondayitis – the saga continues

18 May 2016

When last we met I was in a pit of despair, internetless and alone. A trip to the barber, while restoring my beard and coif to their prime proportions did little…

Mondayitis – Unleash the Luddite!

17 May 201617 May 2016

Damaged at a tender age by the advent of computer technology I have always had an absolute dread of new "electronic" items. I was a young lad at the very…

An Aussie Poem – The Mozzie

2 May 20162 May 2016

Cor blimey mate! You takin' the mick? I dunno when I've felt so sick. There in me thongs and brand new cozzie I got attacked by a bloody mozzie And…

Mondayitis – Chocolate

28 Mar 201628 Mar 2016

Do not be taken in by the beckoning smile and the shiny shiny wrapping. This bunny is evil....EVIL! Accursed addiction Adipose accumulations Accusative Base behaviour Brain beguiled Bestial Constraint's corollary…

Meaning Monday – Etiquette

22 Feb 201622 Feb 2016

Etiquette Sadly lacking these days alas, etiquette by definition is "the customary code of polite behaviour in society or among members of a particular profession or group" What most people…

Mondayitis – Not the beard!

1 Feb 20161 Feb 2016

If there is one thing I cannot stand it is vanity! I pity those poor fools who lavish attention on their appearances, preening and manicuring their facial hair in pitiful…

Mondayitis – I bought a Pelican

25 Jan 201625 Jan 2016

  There are times when one must not let good taste stand in the way of securing a bargain. As is my want, I arose early on Sunday (4.30am) to…

Mondayitis – Hipster or Santa?

14 Dec 201514 Dec 2015

I was going over my old posts as it has been just over a year since this blog burst onto an unsuspecting world and, as it is Christmas and I…