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Telemarketus Horribilis

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In the past three days a plague of locusts have descended into my ear drum and I’m not happy. I’ve had millions of ‘em, well, over 15 poorly trained locusts who have blundered in uninvited. The locusts I’m talking about are a sub species of humanity called Telemarketus Horribilis. They’re a virulent kind which attack […]

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Brain Dead

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I just had my remaining brain cells destroyed. I should have quit while the brain was intact but no, silly me,  decided to pursue the issue. I tried to get a problem fixed by a company that employed call centre employees, who ranged from pretty good to something that should never have entered the gene […]

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R.I.P., DVD-S25

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Well, there goes the DVD player. It died last night while we were watching an episode of ‘The Wire’. Technically, the Ho7 message appeared indicating the motor was not working. In other words, it’s stuffed. Hmm, these technological machines don’t last very long do they? Besides an owners manual they should have provided me with […]

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The $14,000 Pen

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My idea of a luxurious writing instrument is a sharpened HB pencil. Not a $14,000 pen! We discovered this little shop with large-priced pens while we were in town for various business meetings. Sue spotted the shop and went in and I spotted the prices and waited awhile before I entered. I made sure my […]

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Roy Boy

My memoir about growing up in the working class slum of Fitzroy during the 1950s and 1960s.
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Sandringham Sabres – The First 25 Years – 1974-99

Fast break your way through 25 years of history of the Sandringham Sabres (now known as Southern Basketballl Association)

In this e-book, snippetts, stories, photos, raw prawns, stats, results, awards, articles, reveal a community of dedicated basketball enthusiasts who shared their dreams, achievements, frustrations and disappointments to help create a large basketball association where 1000’s of children and adults now play in a eight-court stadium.
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Books I’ve Read

Chris's bookshelf: read

Beau Geste
5 of 5 stars
Beau Geste
by P.C. Wren
Jaws
4 of 5 stars
Jaws
by Peter Benchley
Fahrenheit 451
4 of 5 stars
Fahrenheit 451
by Ray Bradbury
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
4 of 5 stars
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
by Philip K. Dick
The Liberator: One World War II Soldier's 500-Day Odyssey from the Beaches of Sicily to the Gates of Dachau
5 of 5 stars
The Liberator: One World War II Soldier's 500-Day Odyssey from the Beaches of Sicily to the Gates of Dachau
by Alex Kershaw

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A second memoir. Roy Boy was my first published in 2023.

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