Jesters: On the surface they exist simply to entertain, to poke fun at us and show us how silly we can be, but their added value lies in aiding society’s conscience, by illuminating the truth that may be right under our noses but which we’ve somehow missed or chosen to ignore.
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How the jester shines light on truth
December 6, 2022 
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Do not take part in the lie
July 25, 2022 Comments Off on Do not take part in the lie
As Russian dissident and The Gulag Archipelago author Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn famously said: “The simple step of a courageous individual is not to take part in the lie. You can resolve to live your life with integrity. Let your credo be this: Let the lie come into the world, let it even triumph. But not through […]
Continue reading Black Lives Matter, but they don’t need us to tell them that.
June 7, 2020 Comments Off on Black Lives Matter, but they don’t need us to tell them that.
Along with many Australians, I’m pretty annoyed about the BLM protests going ahead in this time of national crisis. While most of us have diligently stayed at home to avoid spreading the virus – including foregoing things that are very important to us, such as attending church or keeping our businesses alive – the tens […]
Continue reading Kids on the Screen
June 20, 2014 Comments Off on Kids on the Screen
There’s a TV show premiering this Sunday night that I’m not looking forward to. In fact, I will do everything in my power to avoid it. It’s The Voice Kids. Yes, I get that some of these pipsqueaks are probably somewhat talented, but I’m still not interested. Who among us is? I can’t imagine. Hopefully […]
Continue readingWe are how we dress
July 16, 2013 2 Comments
My husband refuses to wear ties to work. Funerals, occasionally, but never work. And fair enough. Why should he conform to the homogeneity of the corporate world? Sure, he runs his own business and has no one to answer to, but still; he’s taking a stand and I applaud him. Men without ties look great, […]
Continue readingWOMEN & POWER
May 21, 2013 Comments Off on WOMEN & POWER
Last week I attended a seminar at the National Library of Australia. Speaking on GriffithREVIEW 40: Women & Power, were Editor Julianne Shultz and contributors Chris Wallace (Canberra-based journalist) and Mary Delahunty (journalist, former ABC TV presenter and politician). Much of the dialogue centred on ‘unexpected tensions’ that have arisen in our country in the […]
Continue readingPublic Transport — University of Life
February 12, 2013 1 Comment
Ah, public transport, the university of life. A place where you’re forced to rub shoulders and various other body parts with the weird and wonderful characters that make up a city. Many of us are not so au fait with public transport here in car-centric Canberra, where the population is so spread out and the […]
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The Bowditch Pitch 
To doomscroll, or to cook for my family? that is the question
Useless pursuits versus the basics. We are told that Gen Z spends a lot of time doomscrolling. And bed rotting. They fritter away the day. But even those of us older folk who are not actively frittering, are nonetheless susceptible to being distracted and spending our time on useless pursuits. In this modern era, the […]
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