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  • THIS IS WHERE THE TROUBLE STARTS (ACCORDING TO ME): Rise of the Tycoons #4

    I’m sure that hunter-gatherers had rudimentary ways of ‘saving for a rainy day’. They certainly would have tried to find ways to survive during extended periods of scarcity. With the extra food sources resulting in surplus supply, they would have experimented and improved on their preservation skills. Thus, their ability to ‘weather the storm’ improved…

  • POTENTIAL DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY: True Stories #3

    I do not know where the motor bike came from, but I do know that nobody owned it; thus the severe hammering it was receiving that afternoon up in Tempe tip. By the time I got there the boys had worked out a makeshift race track on which they were competing for the fastest time.…

  • WHAT DO WE CALL THIS EXTRA STUFF WE HAVE ENDED UP WITH?: Rise of the Tycoons #3

    Our ever-inventive ancestors have significantly increased their chances of survival at this stage and that usually has a predictable outcome: population growth. The difference this time is that the extra sources of sustenance result in the tribe being able to accommodate more ankle biters. They also have the advantage of keeping these pint-sized assets and…

  • POTENTIAL DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY: True Stories #2

    One evening after consuming a large amount of beers down at Jonno’s house, we decided to take the festivities up onto the roof. John, Mick and I took a couple of beers each and climbed up the flimsy ladder at the back of the house onto the slated roof. I don’t know how long we…

  • THINGS ARE LOOKING UP: Rise of the Tycoons #2

    So, the ever-resourceful humans found another way to improve their living conditions. I have no idea how many generations it took to make a go of this botanic enterprise, but eventually it became a thing. These stone-age scientists worked out what to plant, where to plant it and the best times to do it. I…

  • POTENTIAL DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY: True Stories #1

    I do not know how my mates obtained the Go-kart, but it was there and nobody seemed to own it. My mates had hauled it up the steep dirt hill into the local tip and were taking turns joyriding. Since nobody actually owned it the guys were not bothering too much about being gentle with…

  • FIRST TENTATIVE STEPS – LET’S GET TOGETHER: Rise of the Tycoons #1

    We’ll skip the primordial soup and jump ahead a few eons. I reckon we can bypass the evolution stage, and the debate for that matter. Let’s kick-off with the original human beings wandering the landscape looking for and trying not to become food. Shit! Can you imagine the treacherous learning curve for those people? Especially…

  • WELCOME TO THE SHIT SHOW

    “Into this house, we’re born Into this world we’re thrown Like a dog without a bone An actor out on loan” The Doors ‘Riders on the Storm’ However you believe this circus got started, we’re in it and we’re stuck. There’s only one way out and that seems very final as far as we know.…

  • WHAT’S THIS BLOKE ON ABOUT?

    The goal is simple. The chances of success are…well, what do you consider success? If finding a concrete solution was your answer, you have probably come to the wrong place. Although I like to think that the main title set up more fitting expectations. Of course, there is a goal; it just isn’t a specific…