For the duration, I work in the office in Wednesday and Thursday each week. Seeing two separate sets of wine deliveries on my doorstep this evening was a rare treat! And just in time for Easter!
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In praise of Sword and Sandal….
I have been fascinated by Ancient History since my childhood. As a result, I spent four years as an adult trying to learn Latin at the Centre for Adult Education (even as a fluent Italian speaker, Latin is extremely hard to learn!). I have three feet worth of shelf space dedicated to books on Ancient …
The Pandemic – be cautious but without fear
As far as the First World goes, this Pandemic is the first major challenge it has faced since the end of the Second World War 75 years ago. It would have been different, if the Cold War had turned Hot, and Thermonuclear, as I feared in my teenage years, before the Berlin Wall suddenly collapsed …
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Wikipedia’s Fake News – part 2
According to the new.com.au coronavirus tally open on my smart phone right now, there are 5,599 coronavirus cases in Australia, 311,544 in the USA, 126,168 in Spain, 124,632 in Italy, 96,092 in Germany, 90,848 in France, and 82,558 in China. A few days ago, the number in China, according to that website, was 82301, and …
Bread and Circuses OR… The $7 Trillion Question
I was watching a video presentation last night by a very pessimistic investment advisory service to which I subscribe. They don’t exactly say to buy Gold, Guns, Toilet Paper, Tinned Food, and Banjos (well, they are pretty keen on Gold at least), but they did point out a few numbers which are a little more …
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Skin in the game – putting a toe back in
The share market’s ups and downs fascinate me, and have ever since I got my first minuscule parcel of Mayne Nickless shares almost 24 years ago. Staying out of the market bugs me a lot – it is like not having any red wine in the house, a state of affairs which is quite askew. …
Olive Harvest Beckons….
I have an olive tree in my front garden. It was a housewarming gift 17 years ago from my then boss. Most years, I get some olives. Last year, they were very puny in size. This year, I just had a look at the ripening fruit and as you can see from the photo, there …
Wikipedia’s Fake News about the Pandemic?
I have two sources I read regularly about the pandemic. One is the news.com.au website and the other is the wikipedia page on the corona virus pandemic. I have noticed an interesting discrepancy. As of a minute or so ago, the News site says that there are 189,633 cases in the USA, and 4,864 cases …
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April Fools’ Day has been cancelled
It occurred to me around 4pm, when I was writing my duty manager’s report for the day (I am mostly working from home, but being in the office on Wednesdays and Thursdays to cover any spot fires which might come up), that it was April 1st, and that I had not seen any April fools …
The Problem with Financial Journalists
I knew a chap at uni who later went on to become a financial journalist. We did not exactly get along well. Probably at least partly, if not mostly, my fault. But not entirely. When he got his own byline in the business pages of one or other of the Fairfax papers, I remember reading …
Lost For Words! 