This post is really just to document something that I discovered last night and make sure I never lose the below artwork that I created and consider to be one of my greatest ever achievements. My brother in law Anthony and I were discussing the fact that neither of us has ever … [Read more...]

I remember it clearly. Public transport and the monotonous Monday morning. Yeah I was feeling OK. I stepped on to a packed train. When I say packed, I mean packed. Not the kind of packed that you see on those Japanese videos where people are employed to shove you in like a … [Read more...]

The stand-offs between myself and my second daughter are a dime a dozen a day. Every now and then I actually manage to win one. Friday night was another one of those times. It had been a long week. I texted Amanda and let her know that I was shattered after a 3.5 hour … [Read more...]

So I realise my blog's been getting a little full on. I guess it's just the way Memoirs of the Mind rolls. I kind of ebb and flow with the events of the world and the events of my own life. Lately I've been getting a little caught up in it all. Anyway there are lighter, … [Read more...]

So this is really the first thing I have written in quite a while. I've been busy getting caught up it the horrible events of the last few weeks.  I went through a rather stressful time recently while my wife was away in Israel. She got back just as things over there were … [Read more...]

So its been about a week and a bit on my own now. Monday was stressful as my wife left on the way to Israel. Life played with me a little on the previous night. Anyway I managed to keep myself busy and Robyn (my sister) tracked Amanda's plane over the internet until … [Read more...]

If you read this post a while ago you would have realised that I have a few challenges coming up. Well last night everything sort of came to a head for me despite my intention to fly. Yesterday afternoon we lost our 3rd out of 4 games in football. Although I'm getting … [Read more...]

I was speaking to my sister-in-law today. She has not been that well lately and one of the things that the doctor told her was to quit smoking. This is obviously a 'no-brainer'. You only have to look at a cigarette packet or watch TV for half an hour these days to work that … [Read more...]

It's an amazing thing, to gamble. To risk everything in the face of trying for the highest prize. I told you I have my fears. I told you I'm letting go of them. And now... Jesus Christ I'm flying. There are perfect moments in life. Sometimes they come at times when you are … [Read more...]

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3jLedBQvRk Been a bit up and down lately. I just found out you are going to Israel for three weeks at the end of the month. With that comes a few fears. I wrote this post the other day that talks about discarding my fears … [Read more...]