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Sooner Or Later...We Actually Do Have To Stop

6/9/2014

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Warning - this post is about A Serious Topic and this post is mainly Written In A Serious Manner.  If you don't like reading about Serious Topics, just scroll on down to the next post.

I’ve only just recently heard of a book, published in 1972, called The Limits To Growth - so no I haven’t read it yet but yes I am definitely going to.  In summary, this book contains several computer generated predictions for the future of the world, based on whether or not certain activities such as population growth, resource consumption and economic growth continue at their current rate. [Click link below to read more....]


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A Short Story About An Umbrella

6/9/2014

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The other day, the boyfriend and I got caught in an almighty downpour and he said my next blog post should be about the futility of umbrellas, so here it is.

Dear Umbrella,

We met around 6pm on an unexpectedly wet Tuesday evening.  I dashed into Woolworths at Town Hall, seeking shelter from the storm, and there you were, a little blue umbrella with white dots.  You were the very last umbrella on the stand, but you were perfect.


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5 Beautiful Dance Tracks That Make You Want To Sing Along Like No One's Listening (Even If They Are)

6/9/2014

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Of course, when you do sing along, you'll be drowning out those beautiful vocals with your caterwauling (or may that's just me), but just turn it up and sing your heart out anyway!






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The Trials & Tribulations Of Going Shopping

6/9/2014

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I’m sure there was a time when going shopping was a happy Saturday pastime, often enjoyed with friends, punctuated by a café pit stop for coffee and cake.  I’d try on a few bits and bobs, see if anything I liked had moved from the front window to the sale rack yet, maybe even start my summer holiday wardrobe, or the Christmas shopping, if something caught my eye.
Now it seems that for a long as I can remember, shopping has been a confusing, disappointing, rushed and stressful experience. 




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The Business Of Running - published on thebigsmoke.com.au

6/9/2014

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A piece I wrote a few weeks ago for thebigsmoke.com.au, commenting from my previous experience of City 2 Surf and other running events:

http://thebigsmoke.com.au/2014/08/09/sm-city-2-surf-business-running/
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