I’ll start off by saying that this article deals only with my own experiences learning to ride a bicycle at nearly twenty years old. There are plenty of articles available offering step-by-step guides, tips for choosing a bicycle or places you can buy cheer-up cake, but when I was desperately scouring the internet, looking for [...]
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Teaching Yourself to Ride a Bike (for adults)
September 8, 2010Australian Governance: Censorship Update
February 2, 2010It can hardly have escaped the notice of even the most vaguely politically inclined that the current state of affairs with our de-facto two party system is less than ideal for the left-leaning voter. We have, in simple terms, a decision between Tony Abbott’s Super-Catholic Hooray Party and our current mob, who are steadily transforming [...]
Les histoires d’une créature étrange.
August 31, 2009A short, nonsensical comic about a Wug. The English translation follows. I suspect there are mistakes in my French lurking within, but it was a fun exercise.
Le test de Wug
August 31, 2009A linguistically invalid version of Berko Gleason’s Wug Test, en français! Celebrating the fact that the Wug test was mentioned in today’s Developmental Psych lecture and the (perhaps more important) fact that I thought it was super. I drew Les Wugs myself using my tablet. A brief explanation of the Wug Test (via Wikipedia):
Photos from Brisbane
July 20, 2009http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2013865&id=1423275179&l=2bed75f7bb
Mandatory Urinalyses and ‘Joe The Aussie’
February 13, 2009The idea advocated above, of mandatory urine tests for individuals who attempt to obtain Centrelink payments, is an interesting and compelling one. However, it is not without its flaws. In this short essay, I will critically engage with the idea proposed by this ‘hard working Aussie’. It is my conclusion that the proposed concept is [...]
“Smarter Than Her?”
February 8, 2009Can I match this ‘person’s’ IQ? To be perfectly honest, I’m unsure that I feel comfortable competing with this dual-mouthed quadroclops from beyond the stars. Her numerous eyes would doubtless increase her reading speed and depth perception and her dual mouths and (ostensibly) enhanced digestive system would provide her with far more stamina than I [...]
On the Mutual Exclusivity of Chivalry & Equality
January 19, 2009The aspect of ‘chivalry’ in the male personality is a well-established and traditionally desirable trait in potential partners, according to my personal experience. However, it is my argument that ‘chivalry’ as a modern colloquial concept is utterly at odds with the generally accepted notion of equality of the sexes. In this essay, I will examine [...]
Poorly Constructed Catamaran Sails [Briefly]
January 17, 2009At long last, one of my life’s goals is finally complete: to build a small, poor-quality catamaran with an inspirational message scrawled on the sail. Today, my good friend Brendan and I accomplished this pie-in-the-sky dream at great personal risk to our very lives. In the post which follows, I detail the factors which led [...]
Life Redux/Life: ‘Hatching The Past’ Exhibit & Adelaide Zoo.
January 7, 2009My respect and admiration for the natural world has become a larger part of my life lately with, perhaps, a greater recognition of evolution and the science behind the process. The rainbow explained has put stars in my eyes, so to speak. Today, I visited a dinosaur exhibit at the South Australia museum (intended, I [...]
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