Mr Henry is staying put
Except when he isn’t, but he is in this blog. Strictly Australia only. No bloody abroad, as one poet put it. Or, as another had it, Die Ferne sind im Herzen, which sounds better and even great in German. Log on the fire in winter, turning up the aircon in summer. Home, sweet home.
A mental nutcase
After hearing horror stories from the live-in caretaker who proves to be a hoarder, do you buy the place anyway, because the complex is so full of interesting stories?
Little Delhi and the Maronites
Catholics, Hindus and one atheist living peacefully together? For the most part, sure, particularly the Hindus and the atheist.
Marshall Tito’s artificial leg
Marshall Tito’s artificial leg is actually a $20 basketball from K-Mart to achieve smooth relations with an eternally 78-year old Serbian neighbour.
National quackery standards
There is no limit to human boneheadedness, but does this mean we manage and regulate the industries serving boneheadedness, or should we let boneheads just be boneheads?
Snake
How rational is it to spend AU$250 on a snake catcher to remove a snake in a country that’s full of snakes and when the snake in question retails for AU$700?
Tennis players overboard
Where does a country go with its xenophobia when the vast majority of its citizens are originally foreigners? Whose guts do you hate?
