Life – In My Head

Squeeze the Toothpaste from the Bottom

After my father’s funeral I spoke to the family and friends who had gathered to show their respect and support. “If my father was here today” I began “he would say that people are dying who have never died before”. It felt fitting to start with one of the many Ralphisms that have organically enteredContinue reading “Squeeze the Toothpaste from the Bottom”

Black Holes & Never Again

Yesterday I had the privilege of testing my 22 year old son on some material for an Indigenous Astronomy course that he is doing. He is a very driven, busy young man, he lives away from home and knows a lot more about a lot of things than I do (or so I’m told). ForContinue reading “Black Holes & Never Again”

Time

“This is a Time to Remember” sang Billie Joel. From before I could tell it, I heard it. The tick tock world I was born into included mice running wild (Hickory Dickory) and a large piece of furniture which ‘stopped short, never to go again’ when a grandfather died. Thankfully I was protected from theContinue reading “Time”