May 2009

Southern Australinglish

My Aussie mate and I regularly mimic each other’s accents, me usually very successfully, him, not quite so much. But he’s got “God dang” down pat (forgive me Lord!). I suppose that’s one of the things that makes us love each other…the fact that we sound different from the status quo.I love teasing him when [...]

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OTC Not the Same Overseas

In recent weeks, I’ve been shocked to learn that you can’t buy Alleve, aspirin, Pepto-Bismol, or TUMS-by-the-barrel in Oz. Apparently aspirin is such a dangerous blood-thinner that it is not sold at all. Hmmm. Do they realize in the States that simple aspirin is a lifesaver for many heart patients? Or that most of the [...]

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Retail Therapy

I promised you all a photo of the view from the food court at Westfield Bondi Junction, and I am failing to deliver. With good reason. I went to Bondi the other day to pick up some shoes I had ordered, which I ended up not taking. Instead I bought a pair I originally tried on [...]

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I love blogging…

at dial-up speed. What a joy.

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I remember when…

I used to shop in outfits like this…four-inch platform sandals, cute, cute, cute! OK, I know it’s Heidi Montag Pratt, but still. Those were the days! Now I have to dress for (I can’t believe I’m writing it) comfort. I have a two-block walk to the train station on pavement that is varying degrees of [...]

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