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2024

->     I Enjoy the Show, but Don’t Expect Me to Cheer and Scream (Feb 10, 2024) (PDF version)
->     Why I Started BJJ and How It Relates to Freemasonry (Feb 6, 2024) (PDF version)
->     Want to Drive Like a Retard? Come to Australia! (Jan 28, 2024) (PDF version)
->     The Reason Why It’s on Sale, is because there’s Usually Something Wrong With It (Jan 23, 2024) (PDF version)
->     The Annoying Trend of YouTubers Ignoring Full Stops (Jan 16, 2024) (PDF version)

2023

->     Why going to a Kraftwerk Concert Felt Weird (Dec 13, 2023) (PDF version)
->     Bleak and Desolate Environments often Promote Deep and Complex Thinking (Nov 19, 2023) (PDF version)
->     The Left’s Obsession with Posturing to Indigenous Activism (Nov 14, 2023) (PDF version)
->     The Weird Observations and Barriers in Lucid Dreaming (Oct 8, 2023) (PDF version)
->     The Leaf Blower Man Cometh! (Sep 5, 2023) (PDF version)
->     Silicon Valley is a Hellhole, Unless You’re Gilded (Sep 3, 2023) (PDF version)
->     My Fascination with Decaying Seaside Resorts (Aug 23, 2023) (PDF version)
->     Losing My Best Friend to God (Aug 9, 2023) (PDF version)
->     Never Ever Think of Using AI To Conjure Up A Loved One (Jul 19, 2023) (PDF version)
->     Why All Professionals Need Business Cards (Jul 18, 2023) (PDF version)
->     The Death of Affirmative Action Looms Near (Jul 7, 2023) (PDF version)
->     Break Out of the Mould and Vote for a New Party (Jun 27, 2023) (PDF version)
->     Without the Power of Debate, Mankind Will Suffer (Jun 23, 2023) (PDF version)
->     You Must Say YES to The Voice. Or Else! (Jun 16, 2023) (PDF version)
->     How Big is Your Circle of Tolerance? (Jun 4, 2023) (PDF version)
->     Whataboutism, Stay-in-your-lane-ism, and Laughing Emoticons (Apr 29, 2023) (PDF version)
->     A Campaign to Eradicate Satire and Sarcasm? (Apr 1, 2023) (PDF version)
->     Rediscovering our Passion of Space Exploration (Mar 9, 2023) (PDF version)
->     Xi Jinping Takes an Idea from Winnie the Pooh (Feb 28, 2023) (PDF version)
->     Why Do I Need Three Smartphone Apps to Manage My Child’s School Activities? (Feb 22, 2023) (PDF version)
->     The Importance of Understanding How, Why and When Data is Collected (Feb 16, 2023) (PDF version)
->     Our Kids Are Drowning in Nonstop Low-Grade Stimulation (Jan 28, 2023) (PDF version)
->     First World Problems are Just as Important! (Jan 24, 2023) (PDF version)
->     Why Men Need Man Caves (Jan 22, 2023) (PDF version)
->     How Does the Red and Blue Pill Work in Today’s Society? (Jan 17, 2023) (PDF version)
->     10 Pieces of Electronica Which You Must Simply Listen To (Jan 15, 2023) (PDF version)
->     How Could Anyone Work in a Nail Salon? (Jan 4, 2023) (PDF version)
->     Cricket is Such a Weird Game (Jan 3, 2023) (PDF version)
->     Why Can’t I Sit Over There? The Place is Almost Empty. (Jan 2, 2023) (PDF version)
->     Christmas and New Year’s Is Over! Hooray! (Jan 1, 2023) (PDF version)

2022

->     5 Reasons Trading Should Be Allowed on Sundays and Public Holidays (Dec 28, 2022) (PDF version)
->     5 Little Rules Every Conversationalist Should Follow (Dec 22, 2022) (PDF version)
->     We Must Delve into the Unknown to Further Science (Dec 21, 2022) (PDF version)
->     Elon Musk is the New Running Man (Dec 16, 2022) (PDF version)
->     The Quest for Healthy Low-Carb Fast Food (Dec 9, 2022) (PDF version)
->     What Is the Point of Freemasonry? (Nov 29, 2022) (PDF version)
->     I Must Have My Water Bottle! (Nov 26, 2022) (PDF version)
->     I’m Leaving Twitter Because I’m a Snowflake (Nov 20, 2022) (PDF version)
->     Innovation and Ingenuity Will Solve Our Problems (Nov 17, 2022) (PDF version)
->     Are We Becoming Cloud Slaves? (Oct 30, 2022) (PDF version)
->     My Response to a Failed Speeding Fine Review (Oct 15, 2022) (PDF version)
->     Kill Daylight Savings! (Oct 9, 2022) (PDF version)
->     Is Working From Home as the Norm Sustainable? (Oct 1, 2022) (PDF version)
->     Mindfulness and Playing an LP (Aug 31, 2022) (PDF version)
->     Ten Minutes School Lunchtime? You’re Joking! (Aug 18, 2022) (PDF version)
->     Most Fashion Shows are Grotesque Costume Parties (Aug 5, 2022) (PDF version)
->     The Motorway Bridge ‘Mystery’ Car – why is it there? (Jul 7, 2022) (PDF version)
->     I’m a Good Person Because I Have Digital Flair! (Jul 5, 2022) (PDF version)
->     Children’s Birthdays and Still More Lego! (Jun 29, 2022) (PDF version)
->     Will Victorians Ban the Letter ‘Z’ Next? (Jun 24, 2022) (PDF version)
->     The Tenacity and Stoicism of the British Ice Cream Van Man (Jun 8, 2022) (PDF version)
->     We Must Punish the Unvaccinated (Jun 1, 2022) (PDF version)
->     The Man with the Metal File and the Toilet Roll Holder (May 26, 2022) (PDF version)
->     Walking and Sailing the Mysterious and Weird Essex Shoreline and Estuaries (April 6, 2022) (PDF version)
->     In Search of Anas Rufus Oculus, the Horror of the Pond (April 1, 2022) (PDF version)
->     The Bogus Scotus Hearings are Shambolic Charades (March 30, 2022) (PDF version)
->     How Star Trek Can Teach Us to Think Outside the Box (March 23, 2022) (PDF version)
->     Black Lives Matter, Black Squares and Fraud (March 22, 2022) (PDF version)
->     Having Lots of Fun with Airport Security and Customs (March 18, 2022) (PDF version)
->     That’s it! I’ve Had it With the COVID BS! (March 16, 2022) (PDF version)
->     My Thoughts on the Ukraine and Russia Conflict (March 4, 2022) (PDF version)
->     Struggling to Find the Right Fit for a Data Role? Try Easing Up on the Cloud Jargon. (February 24, 2022) (PDF version)
->     Yet Another Binary Day (February 19, 2022) (PDF version)
->     Walking to Work with a Parrot on my Shoulder (February 18, 2022) (PDF version)
->     I’m Angry Because the Pandemic Isn’t Taken Seriously Anymore (February 17, 2022) (PDF version)
->     Cubes, Spheres and Other Geometric Shapes in Science-Fiction and Horror Movies and Writings (February 15, 2022) (PDF version)
->     Growing Up with Haunted Houses (February 7, 2022) (PDF version)
->     Autonomous Cars are Not the Future (January 19, 2022) (PDF version)

2021

->     55 Crazy and Absurd Moments of 2021 (December 31, 2021) (PDF version)
->     Books I Managed to Read During 2021 (December 31, 2021) (PDF version)
->     The Desperate Cling to Keep Orthodox Thinking Alive (December 22, 2021) (PDF version)
->     33 Great Morals and Dogma Quotes (December 14, 2021) (PDF version)
->     The Four-Dimensional World of Wikipedia (December 2, 2021) (PDF version)
->     The Evils of Capital Punishment and Mob Justice (November 23, 2021) (PDF version)
->     Dob by Mob and Facial Recognition (November 5, 2021) (PDF version)
->     Should COVID Vaccines be Mandated? (October 28, 2021) (PDF version)
->     8 Reasons Why I Write Articles (October 20, 2021) (PDF version)
->     What Happened to You, Australia, during that Pandemic? (October 18, 2021) (PDF version)
->     What Exactly is a Conspiracy Theorist Anyway? (September 29, 2021) (PDF version)
->     Landing a Great Job only to find it’s a Dead Job (September 28, 2021) (PDF version)
->     If Klaatu Can Neutralise Electrical Power, How About Killing the Internet? (September 20, 2021) (PDF version)
->     Clint Eastwood Comforts a Confederate Soldier (September 17, 2021) (PDF version)
->     Biden and Trump Go Grocery Shopping Together (September 3, 2021) (PDF version)
->     My Little Story on Mushrooms (September 1, 2021) (PDF version)
->     Quick! Can You Solve This Question? (August 30, 2021) (PDF version)
->     The Sheer Grossness and Absurdity of Masks (August 26, 2021) (PDF version)
->     Make the Data Fit the Desired Result (August 2, 2021) (PDF version)
->     Papercuts are Dangerous! (July 28, 2021) (PDF version)
->     What Freemasonry Means to Me (July 12, 2021) (PDF version)
->     Voting Suppression, Democracy Destroyed! Really? (July 5, 2021) (PDF version)
->     Why I Joined the School Board (June 21, 2021) (PDF version)
->     Facebook Has Got Terribly Boring and Mediocre (June 1, 2021) (PDF version)
->     Data is Never Deleted! (May 20, 2021) (PDF version)
->     Are We Slowly Tiring of Trying to be Antiracist? (May 18, 2021) (PDF version)
->     Escape the Cocoon and be with Real People (May 11, 2021) (PDF version)
->     Are School Uniforms Good or Bad? Revisited! (Apr 30, 2021) (PDF version)
->     If Browsers Were Real People in a ‘War Room’ (Apr 13, 2021) (PDF version)
->     Keep the ‘Mustn’t Grumbles’ Away from Social Media! (Apr 9, 2021) (PDF version)
->     How I Managed to Expose One of The Most Secret Societies (Apr 1, 2021) (PDF version)
->     Yes! There is Always Time for a Coffee Chat! (Mar 25, 2021) (PDF version)
->     If I Could Go Back in Time in my Career… (Mar 19, 2021) (PDF version)
->     Hunting for Caddyshack Swimming Pools (Mar 9, 2021) (PDF version)
->     15 Incredible Music Albums Depicting a Theme or Story (Feb 2, 2021) (PDF version)
->     Why Diversifying in News is Like Being a Hi-Fi Aficionado (Jan 26, 2021) (PDF version)
->     The Vanguards of Free Thought and Reason (Jan 17, 2021) (PDF version)
->     Books I Managed to Read During 2020 (Jan 13, 2021) (PDF version)
->     Around the World in 80 Days – The Vile Drinking Game (Jan 5, 2021) (PDF version)

2020

->     55 Crazy and Absurd Moments of 2020 (Dec 31, 2020) (PDF version)
->     My Childhood Obsession with Communism (Dec 15, 2020) (PDF version)
->     Mixing Sport with Politics and Ideologies is a Bad Idea (Dec 8, 2020) (PDF version)
->     Wong Kei – One of the World’s Rudest Chinese Restaurants (Dec 2, 2020) (PDF version)
->     The Great American Political Circus (Nov 21, 2020) (PDF version)
->     Looks Like Biden! Now what? (Nov 5, 2020) (PDF version)
->     Leave American Politics to Americans (Nov 4, 2020) (PDF version)
->     Be a Daredevil and Hire an E-Scooter! (Nov 3, 2020) (PDF version)
->     Big Tech Giants Get a Grilling Again! (Oct 29, 2020) (PDF version)
->     Commuting on the Fart Express (Oct 28, 2020) (PDF version)
->     My Critique on White Fragility (Oct 24, 2020) (PDF version)
->     2020: The Year of Hate (Oct 15, 2020) (PDF version)
->     Robin Hood, Pirates and Ducks – My Story of Guns (Oct 2, 2020) (PDF version)
->     The Nearly Forgotten Libertarians (Sep 21, 2020) (PDF version)
->     Caught Jaywalking in Adelaide! (Sep 10, 2020) (PDF version)
->     Waking Up Now from a Coma Would be Mind-Blowing (Sep 5, 2020) (PDF version)
->     Scurvy, Hydroxychloroquine and Lemons (Aug 28, 2020) (PDF version)
->     My Open Letter to Mr Biden as an Australian (Aug 23, 2020) (PDF version)
->     Win Debates on Social Media Using 10 Simple Rules (Aug 21, 2020) (PDF version)
->     Modern Day Panopticons and Star Chambers (Aug 16, 2020) (PDF version)
->     Mushrooms, Doric Columns and the Shipping Forecast (Aug 4, 2020) (PDF version)
->     Five Simple Rules for Unbiased News (Jul 28, 2020) (PDF version)
->     Focus on Building Yourself Rather Than Destroying Others (Jul 23, 2020) (PDF version)
->     We Are on the Path to Martial Law (Jul 21, 2020) (PDF version)
->     The Quest for Better News in a World of Chaos (Jul 16, 2020) (PDF version)
->     24 Crazy-Ass Hi-Fi Systems (Jul 15, 2020) (PDF version)
->     Wokeland (Jul 8, 2020) (PDF version)
->     Focus on Waste, Not Climate Change (Jun 30, 2020) (PDF version)
->     Courage and Writing (Jun 25, 2020) (PDF version)
->     Welcome to CHAZ (Jun 25, 2020) (PDF version)
->     Of Homelessness and Charity (Jun 10, 2020) (PDF version)
->     Neutrality, Politics and Football (Jun 2, 2020) (PDF version)
->     Good Grief! Sweden is Killing its People! (May 28, 2020) (PDF version)
->     Pigeonholing and Little Bits of Paper (Apr 24, 2020) (PDF version)
->     Learn to Build a Mobile Phone Network in 22 Minutes (Apr 22, 2020) (PDF version)
->     Our Condescending and Judgmental Behaviour During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Apr 16, 2020) (PDF version)
->     Of War, Disease and Comedy (Apr 8, 2020) (PDF version)
->     The Illuminati, World Order and Muzak (Apr 1, 2020) (PDF version)
->     Secretly Yearning for an Outbreak to Happen (Mar 25, 2020) (PDF version)
->     The Best Place to Publish Your Articles (Mar 6, 2020) (PDF version)
->     Brexit! A Moment of Sadness? (Feb 24, 2020) (PDF version)
->     I’m Happy to Connect but Don’t Try Selling Me Stuff (Jan 22, 2020) (PDF version)
->     Tearing Down the Wall of Digital Copyright Protection (Jan 21, 2020) (PDF version)
->     Too Much Personalisation? Too Little Respect? (Jan 20, 2020) (PDF version)
->     My Reviews of Books I Read for 2019 (Jan 17, 2020) (PDF version)
->     Get Off Social Media if You’re in a Bad Mood (Jan 17, 2020) (PDF version)
->     Breaking Backwards Compatibility (Jan 16, 2020) (PDF version)
->     You Must Have Your Sounds Turned On (Jan 15, 2020) (PDF version)
->     Doing More Generates More Time (Jan 14, 2020) (PDF version)
->     Australia’s Proposed Cash Ban Will Not Work (Jan 13, 2020) (PDF version)
->     Not Getting Feedback from Interviews? Here’s a Trick. (Jan 12, 2020) (PDF version)
->     Should I Jump Back into a Career That I Took a Break From? (Jan 11, 2020) (PDF version)
->     Railways Are Not Supposed to Make Profits (Jan 10, 2020) (PDF version)
->     There’s Nothing Wrong with Writing About Trivial Things (Jan 9, 2020) (PDF version)
->     The Future of Paywalled News Articles (Jan 8, 2020) (PDF version)
->     Look How Much Money I Made from Writing! (Jan 7, 2020) (PDF version)
->     Stretch Your Boundaries Where You Get Your News From (Jan 6, 2020) (PDF version)
->     The Joys and Melancholy of Christmas (Jan 5, 2020) (PDF version)
->     The Tragedy of the Bushfires has one Silver Lining… (Jan 4, 2020) (PDF version)
->     Let’s Blame All the Politicians (Jan 3, 2020) (PDF version)
->     Reminiscing on the Creepiness of Waxworks Museums (Jan 2, 2020) (PDF version)
->     What the Hell is Wrong with Our Diet? (Jan 1, 2020) (PDF version)

2019

->     How Do We Learn to Hate Each Other? (Dec 31, 2019) (PDF version)
->     Of Handwriting, Cursive, Fountain Pens and Ink (Dec 19, 2019) (PDF version)
->     Don’t Let the Trolls Discourage You from Writing (Dec 16, 2019) (PDF version)
->     Four Little Words to Watch Out for and Use Sparingly (Dec 14, 2019) (PDF version)
->     Is it Time to Get Rid of Ethnicity Checkboxes? (Dec 12, 2019) (PDF version)
->     Could English Become the One Surviving Language? (Dec 10, 2019) (PDF version)
->     Your GPS Secretly Wants You to Get Lost (Dec 9, 2019) (PDF version)
->     Bad Managers Can Do More Damage Than You Think (Dec 4, 2019) (PDF version)
->     Destination Drab: No Tourists Here! (Nov 25, 2019) (PDF version)
->     Did Anyone Actually Read the Paris Agreement? (Nov 22, 2019) (PDF version)
->     I Hate Subscription Software! However… (Nov 13, 2019) (PDF version)
->     How I Got Blessed Today on the Train (Nov 12, 2019) (PDF version)
->     10 Reasons to Consider Contracting (Nov 10, 2019) (PDF version)
->     The Bliss of Not Driving a Car to Work (Oct 18, 2019) (PDF version)
->     DIKW Pyramids and Car Crashes (Oct 16, 2019) (PDF version)
->     10 Pitfalls to Avoid with Data Warehouses (Oct 2, 2019) (PDF version)
->     Our Ageing Computer Programming Workforce (Oct 1, 2019) (PDF version)
->     How to Make TV Interviews Look Very Important Indeed! (Sep 30, 2019) (PDF version)
->     Will I Have To Destroy Another Printer? (Sep 19, 2019) (PDF version)
->     The Rise and Fall of Overcomplicated Systems (Sep 12, 2019) (PDF version)
->     9 Ways of Being an Effective Technical Lead (Sep 6, 2019) (PDF version)
->     It’s OK to See a Psychologist (Sep 3, 2019) (PDF version)
->     Tai Chi for Frequent Flyers (Aug 25, 2019) (PDF version)
->     Working Around Fake Reviews (Jul 20, 2019) (PDF version)
->     VBA! Will It Ever Die? (Jun 24, 2019) (PDF version)
->     There Will Be No More Climbing on Ayers Rock (Jun 3, 2019) (PDF version)
->     Scared of Phone Interviews? (May 18, 2019) (PDF version)
->     You Too Can Discourage Petrol Price Gouging (May 10, 2019) (PDF version)
->     Should Notre Dame Cathedral be Restored? (Apr 23, 2019) (PDF version)
->     Using Social Media to Promote Your Local Business (Apr 20, 2019) (PDF version)
->     Unsafe at Zero Speed (Apr 1, 2019) (PDF version)
->     Are School Uniforms Good or Bad? (Mar 23, 2019) (PDF version)
->     Everything You Wanted to Know About Junk Mail (Mar 5, 2019) (PDF version)
->     5 Levels of Spaghetti, Databases and Life (Feb 14, 2019) (PDF version)
->     Don’t be Afraid to Write Your Own Articles (Feb 10, 2019) (PDF version)
->     The Absurdity of French Arthouse Cinema (Feb 4, 2019) (PDF version)

2018

->     Who Will Put the Bell on the Cat? (Dec 2, 2018) (PDF version)
->     Bring in the Germans to run our Schools! (Nov 30, 2018) (PDF version)
->     The Infamous Coin-Operated Shopping Trolleys at Aldi (Nov 11, 2018) (PDF version)
->     Are Property Subdivisions Going Out of Control? (Oct 23, 2018) (PDF version)
->     Immerse Yourself Into Something You May Not Believe In (Oct 19, 2018) (PDF version)
->     Are Self-Service Checkouts Still a Cool Idea Anymore? (Sep 23, 2018) (PDF version)
->     Building Railways with Shared Cycleways (Sep 20, 2018) (PDF version)
->     Motorcycle Rider Mentality Could Save Your Life! (Sep 19, 2018) (PDF version)
->     True Friendship Should Always Prevail Over Ideology (Jul 21, 2018) (PDF version)
->     Are You Being Bullied by Your Local Council? (Jul 17, 2018) (PDF version)
->     Two Web Design Practices Guaranteed to Irritate Your Readers (Jun 7, 2018) (PDF version)
->     Does Your Tenant Know How to Isolate Gas, Water and Electricity in Case of an Emergency? (Jun 3, 2018) (PDF version)
->     Using Time as the Universal Currency (Feb 14, 2018) (PDF version)
->     Should I Ditch my Apple Phone for an Android? (Feb 13, 2018) (PDF version)

2017

->     What Makes Fortified International Borders So Intriguing (Dec 3, 2017) (PDF version)
->     What’s the Big Deal about Vinyl LP Records (Dec 1, 2017) (PDF version)
->     Are We Being Overwhelmed with Digital Technology? (Nov 28, 2017) (PDF version)
->     The Notorious Powder-Actuated Nailgun (Nov 25, 2017) (PDF version)
->     Overcoming Stress by Lucid Dreaming (Nov 24, 2017) (PDF version)
->     How to Safeguard Your Private Keys and Passwords (Sep 4, 2017) (PDF version)
->     Why Can’t We Agree on One Sensible Date Format? (Aug 11, 2017) (PDF version)
->     Stop Buying More I.T. Products and Resources Than You Really Need (Aug 2, 2017) (PDF version)
->     Beware Seat 9A: The Missing Window on Qantas! (Jul 27, 2017) (PDF version)
->     Qantas’s Bizarre Complimentary Drinks Policy (Jul 21, 2017) (PDF version)
->     5 Hot Tips to Avoid Creating a “Database from Hell” (Jul 20, 2017) (PDF version)
->     Peanut Butter and Eggs, Denied! (Jul 11, 2017) (PDF version)
->     Coins, Tokens and Share (Jul 7, 2017) (PDF version)
->     Getting Paid to Write Articles on Steemit (Jun 21, 2017) (PDF version)
->     Safety Fast (Jun 2, 2017) (PDF version)
->     11 Really Useful Pieces of Software (May 24, 2017) (PDF version)
->     7 Reasons Why Switching to Classical Music is like Switching From Windows to Linux (Apr 29, 2017) (PDF version)
->     But We need Something To Track Our Project Now…! (Apr 27, 2017) (PDF version)
->     British Rail’s Secret Scheme Finally Revealed (Apr 1, 2017) (PDF version)
->     13 Things Worth Knowing Before Visiting China (Mar 22, 2017) (PDF version)
->     10 Ways To Make Australian Roads A More Pleasurable Experience (Feb 10, 2017)   (PDF version)
->     Enticing Today’s Teenagers To Write Computer Code (Feb 4, 2017)   (PDF version)
->     Refreshable Excel Reports: A Real Quick And Dirty Solution To Business Reporting (Jan 28, 2017)   (PDF version)
->     Do You Really Need That Expensive Online Work Management System? (Jan 7, 2017)     (PDF version)

2016

->     Has The Internet Really Brought Us Any Closer Together? (Dec 30, 2016)     (PDF version)
->     Artificial Intelligence Is Great… But Only As Science Fiction (Dec 5, 2016)   (PDF version)
->     Why Donald Trump Winning The Election Is No Surprise (Nov 12, 2016)     (PDF version)
->     Spreadsheets, Demons To Some, Angels To Others (Nov 1, 2016)   (PDF version)

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