Melbourne Cup

Tomorrow is Melbourne Cup Day.  This is a wonderful time if you like horses (provided none get injured during the race and require putting down) or fashion.  It is also a public holiday here and most people take the opportunity to have an extra long weekend (taking both the previous Friday and Monday off as …

Rubber Shoes – no not the groovy Rubber Soul record

This is a totally off topic whinge, but it is something that has been bothering me for some time.  With the warmer months creeping up on us here in the Southern Hemisphere, the influx of the thong is upon us. No I am not talking about the skimpy undergarment often favoured by those with butt …