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Christmas Day Walk
On a perfect Australian Christmas day, with warm, clear weather (finally!) we walked along the Esplanade in South Cronulla. You might also like: Native Flora, Royal National Park Home making Unleashed upon the world (well, Sydney) Many Boxes
Gender, sex, and all that jazz
The transgender “issue” has come increasingly to the forefront of social consciousness in many parts of the world, and I’m baffled at the desperate attempts of some to feel threatened by trans people. My experience of transgenderism (as of so many things) is unusual. I lived five years of my childhood in Bangkok. My dad… Continue reading Gender, sex, and all that jazz
Cape Solander
We live near Kamay/Botany Bay National Park, went for a bit of a walk yesterday as far as Tabbigai Gap – it’s possible to go all the way around the cape, but we weren’t prepared for that. On the way back we took an inland trail through the bush. You might also like: Equal pay… Continue reading Cape Solander
Woodstock School in 2022
Photos from my September, 2022, visit to Woodstock and Mussoorie. Slideshow below, or view the whole gallery. You might also like: Netflix 50M Party Open Source Grid & Cluster Summit, 2008 India September 2019