As a young apprentice lithographer, I recall the first book I was entrusted to print. It was a book published through a small publisher in Perth Western Australia, The Fremantle Arts Society. The book was A Fortunate Life by Albert Facey. Hardly destined to be a bestseller as the first print run was 1000 copies. …
Hello Friend Credit my account with your friendship, And I will return your change with a smile. For I know we’ll neither overdraw, Once we have stood the test a while. A friendship is always growing, From its early first sown seed. And with the gentle art of caring, It will grow at a steady …
While showing one of my French speaking friends my wonderful new Kindle and asking if he had one, he gave me a surly reply. Merde! I’d love one but there aren’t any ebooks in French. And he’s right. Mais pourquoi? It may come as a surprise, but Kindle has yet t to take over the …
Thank you to those who asked for a little more verse on The Vandal. Not wanting to disappoint, here we are with another little bit of rhyme and metre. ANGEL OF THE STORM Rolling in like anger, Growling from the North, Seeking out to lash, At the innocence of earth. Charging in with power, …
What’s the difference between economics and astrology? At least astrology has credibility. Whenever I hear the mere mention of ‘The Economy’ or economists, I feel a sense of shame that our society has become so hell bent on destroying itself on the almost religious belief that money is more important than our fragile populations and …
Where Were You Where were you when Kennedy died? Can you remember when the shot got fired? I was a kid just six years old. But I remember, I remember Oswald. I remember the place, I remember the time, I remember something was lost. Where were you when Elvis left? The king is dead the …
The race is on for a slice of the estimated market value of $38 billion for Social Media advertising. Until recently Facebook and Twitter really had the front running after Google missed the mark with their previously failed attempts. Namely Buzz and Wave. Another loser in the battle has been MySpace, which led by the Murdoch empire, …
Although it becomes more difficult with each top up, writing with a glass or four of read wine as a companion has a lot going for it. Well, except for finding the right keys on the keyboard that is. Disregarding this minor flaw in the plan and putting my faith in my ever reliable spellchecker, it is …
Nyon, the small town where I live, hosts the second largest annual music festival in the world. So every year in July, the Paléo Festival kicks into action for six days and turns our peaceful little area into a crowded music mecca. Every evening sees 35,000 people entering the gates of Paléo. As the population …
Poetry is a form of writing I enjoy as it has the unique ability to be able to capture movement, feeling, emotion, senses and sensitivity. Although all forms of writing can convey these of course, poetry concentrates the essence of its message and elevates it through metre, rhyme and rhythm. One of my favourite poems …
It seems everyday a new social networking site is born. What was once a practical and enjoyable way to keep in contact with your family and friends has now really become just a business and an advertising market that is less and less fun by the day. All the big Internet players are now making …
Calling myself The Vandal was a bit of fun many moons ago that probably arose as a result of an excess of cheap red wine. A joke about my bad spelling and a chronic yet imaginative use of the grammatical negative. In such a state, it was easy to think that I had some ability with words. …
