Miscellaneous
Catch up posts covering a range of things.
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Ethiopian Cuisine
The embarrassing tale of my trip to an Ethiopian restaurant for my 50th birthday celebrations.
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Fake eBay Perfume In The Markets
UPDATE 2019 Turns out the real scammers are the company who makes the perfume I used to use. They changed the formula and watered it down. The stuff I bought in this entry was, I think now, genuine but it does bear very little resemblance to the original product hence my belief it was fake. My kids and I went cruising the Easter day sales on Sunday and we ended up at the Victoria Markets in Victoria Street here in Melbourne. I have not bought any more perfume since I got scammed by a seller on eBay some time ago. I have been using their watered down, over-priced, forged perfume.…
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A Cashless Bank
My "Reasons To Live Wall" is now operational. This entry seeks to encourage people to go there and donate, or withdraw, a reason to go on living.
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Ode To A Vietnam Veteran
I spoke to a Vietnam veteran the other day and the memory of him is haunting me. This poem is for him and all the others like him.
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Bits And Pieces
Gambling, falling over, junk mail, going bald and garbage are the subjects of this entry. What can I say? It's just bits and pieces from my life.
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Worlds Within The World
Glimpses into other people's lives triggered thoughts on how our cultures create different worlds within the world we all live in.
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Respect
Some of the things I discovered, over the years, about what makes people respect others. I'm aware some of my beliefs could cost me respect if work found out.
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Unfit For Fashion
The sorry tale of a shoe bargain and what it cost me. You don't have to just fit into fashion, you have to be fit enough for it as well.
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