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Men caused this problem

In a misguided attempt to avoid offending women, men have become cowards. By letting women strive for equal rights without men’s input, men’s rights became diminished. As a result we have human rights and women’s rights, but we’re missing men’s rights. We … Read more …

Feminism is a cancer on civilisation

There’s a new #FeminismIsCancer hashtag making the rounds on Twitter. I’m one of those who are happy to see it. The definitions of cancer include: “an evil or destructive practice that is hard to contain or eradicate”. It’s occasionally used in statements like … Read more …

Writing an interesting life

Back in 2013 I struggled to write 1,000 words a day. That’s a lot of words. Then in 2014 I was writing 500 words a day, but realising how difficult it is to write so much when you have a life … Read more …

How to interview someone for your blog

About 3 years ago I was interested in learning more about ‘perpetual travelling’ so I came up with an idea to find people who were already doing it and talk to them about it. Today, I thought I’d write about … Read more …

It’s time to be quiet for a while

I feel the need to avoid writing and stay silent for a while. This is likely a process that begun with I’ve been through the desert, continued with Seek the light, Rediscovering the Warrior Sage and then with Monitoring the ego. Things are shifting … Read more …

The new Articles page is finished

I’ve been writing a lot of articles over the past 17 years, and over this past 9 months I’ve been going through this blog and listing all the articles in a single page. You can see them here: Articles Please … Read more …

2015 Annual Report

WordPress sent me a report today that detailed a few interesting things about my blog over the past year, which I thought I’d share with you, just in case you’re interested. In 2015 I had 56,000 unique visitors (some of … Read more …

Are you living your dream?

I know someone who engages in ‘lifestyle design’ without even realising that there’s a term for it. They work hard for a few months of the year, save up their money, and then do whatever it is they feel like … Read more …

Monitoring the ego

Just over a week ago my wife and I went to the Gold Coast to pick up a new (used) car (that one in the picture above) and drove it back down to Canberra. It’s a lovely ride, and I’ve … Read more …

A BMW? Wow, you must be rich!

2010 BMW 535i

I’ve been on a bit of an obsessive craze with BMWs lately, mostly because I’m excited about it and it’s been taking up a lot of my mental activity as a result. Once I decided on getting it, it was just … Read more …

Negotiating for a car

As I’ve been writing about recently, I’m in the process of getting a BMW. I’ve been looking at various high performance models within a strict budget based on what I’d get from selling the 4WD plus a bit extra, but … Read more …

Rediscovering the Warrior Sage

Back in 2003 I first discovered the idea of the ‘warrior sage’ after reading Stuart Wilde’s book ‘The Quickening’ (blog post: The Warrior Sage). It’s a spiritual philosophy that I felt aligned to, but which I ended up doing nothing … Read more …