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Tossing and turning

Although it’s still several months away, my thoughts are increasingly mixed about packing up and going home. I miss my friends and family, the wonderful food, the weather, and of course my house, very much. In my Brooklyn apartment – spacious by New York...

R you serious?

It’s been difficult to avoid the ads on TV for a new R-rated film. The classification makes the film technically off-limits to anyone younger than 18. That’s not a problem for the advertising folks, though. They decided to turn the pesky classification...

Cabin fever

Today, my Sunday, has been a complete wash-out. Literally. The weather forecasts on TV have been full of dire warnings for days about the storm, which hit early this morning and has only recently abated (it’s now about 6pm my time, 8am Monday Sydney time). More...
Two degrees of separation

Two degrees of separation

Stirring my spaghetti the other night, one ear on a PBS documentary about elephants (a favourite animal), for a moment I thought I recognised the narrator. The Rolodex in my brain started spinning as I tried to connect the woman’s mellifluous voice to my recent...
Metheny & Mehldau at Carnegie Hall

Metheny & Mehldau at Carnegie Hall

  Up in the gods at Carnegie Hall last night I enjoyed a sublime musical experience. Guitarist Pat Metheny and pianist Brad Mehldau wove a spell upon their audience, both as a duo and at times with the rest of Mehldau’s regular trio, the extraordinary Larry...

Adventures in accounting

The US tax year parallels the calendar year – no such thing as the financial year in this country – and April 15 is the deadline to submit my first tax return as a permanent resident. It took me hours sorting through all my receipts and categorising them...
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