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A braver man than I
About a month ago, Catherine was checking my vacancies for a speaking gig. Suddenly, I saw her abruptly stop flipping the diary’s pages forward. She quickly flipped two pages in reverse before stabbing an entry with an accusing finger. “When did I become Mum!” She demanded. “Well, Jack’s about fifteen and a half, so it’s Read more
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CHRISTMAS AT MUSGRAVE PARK
The time leading up to Christmas is a strange time when you are active in homelessness support. Every year I receive messages from people who have never interacted with humans experiencing homelessness but who want to help them on Christmas Day. I usually refer them to the major charities who all offer Christmas lunches to Read more
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Don’t hate the player!
Don’t hate the player, hate the game! This is Catherine’s favourite line when she has somehow gained, or thinks she has gained, the upper hand in one of our numerous lively debates. It irritates me for two reasons; she thinks it’s funny, and her last name is Player. Yesterday, once again, I observed this phrase Read more
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It’s Christmas Time
YES! Santa is checking his suit, Christmas presents are being wrapped and support services, businesses and individual volunteers are getting ready to join us in under two weeks to celebrate Christmas with our homeless and others in need. Christmas time has started! We have been working on this event for a while now, and although Read more
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The new trifecta in Australian living standards
When I finally left the forest, it took me a year, or so, of sobering up to feel adequately well enough to commence my education. The tertiary preparation course that I embarked on was quite the journey. I really hadn’t had much of an education before it, and I was truly beginning from the bottom Read more
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Those we Forgot
I went to the Remembrance Day Service, yesterday, at ANZAC Square in Brisbane. There were a lot of people, uniformed, ununiformed, dignitaries, young and old. They all looked dapper, dressed for the solemn occasion. But then I went for a walk, and my thoughts travelled back to Remembrance Day a few years ago. Like today, Read more
Dr Gregory P. Smith OAM 