San Fransicko, Michael Shellenberger Definitely not as good of a read as Shellenberger’s Apocalypse Never, but some interesting lessons and points of discussion, all the […]
Chronology
A Weekend in Melbourne
A quick trip over to Melbourne during school holidays to visit my cousins and some friends from university
The Psychopath Test
The Psychopath Test, Jon Ronson Goodreads: In this madcap journey, a bestselling journalist investigates psychopaths and the industry of doctors, scientists, and everyone else who […]
Scale
Scale, Geoffrey West Goodreads: The former head of the Sante Fe Institute, visionary physicist Geoffrey West is a pioneer in the field of complexity science, […]
Freezing Order
Freezing Order, Bill Browder Goodreads: When Bill Browder’s young Russian lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky, was beaten to death in a Moscow jail, Browder made it his […]
Operation Lock and the War on Rhino Poaching
Operation Lock and the War on Rhino Poaching, John Hanks Goodreads: The aggressive poaching of rhinos needs to be countered with equal aggression. So argued […]
The Body: A Guide for Occupants
The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Bill Bryson Goodreads: In the bestselling, prize-winning A Short History of Nearly Everything, Bill Bryson achieved the seemingly impossible […]
TreeClimb Adelaide
Such a fun gift from Pop Pop! It took us about two-and-a-half hours to complete the five courses. Definitely had us using some muscles that […]
ANZAC Long Weekend in Robe
When we arrived at the Stuart shack in central Robe one of the first things I did was start flicking through the old guest book […]
Cleland Wildlife Park
Neither of the kids could remember the last time they visited (even though both of them had been twice!)
Easter in Wilmington
With the kids on term one school holidays, the four of us made the trek up to the Southern Flinders Ranges to stay with the […]
The Premonition
The Premonition: A Pandemic Story, Michael Lewis I love Michael Lewis as an author. He’s one of those rare writers that can take a nonfiction […]
Becoming
Becoming, Michelle Obama Goodreads: In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women […]
First Home Game of 2022
Pops John took the four of us to Port’s first home game of 2022 on Saturday. The weather was magic for the event and it […]
Maslin Beach Riding
Lilia putting all those riding lessons from the grandparents to good use!
Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life
Beyond Order, Jordan Peterson To be honest, I found myself at time a little lost with Peterson’s latest addition to the literary world. I thoroughly […]
The Storyteller
The Storyteller, Dave Grohl Goodreads: So, I’ve written a book. Having entertained the idea for years, and even offered a few questionable opportunities (“It’s a […]
First Day of School and Work!
An emotional morning for everyone: pure excitement from the kids to finally be back in a physical classroom and a tear under the sunglasses from […]
What Really Happened in Wuhan
What Really Happened in Wuhan, Sharri Markson Definitely riddled with some right wing apologetics, but the fact checking on the cover up in Wuhan was […]
Mindf*ck
Mindf*ck, Christoper Wylie A must read for anyone who uses social media and intends on voting in an election. Goodreads: For the first time, the […]