When childcare workers crack (Beaufort Street Festival 2012 #2)
Monday. The laptops cranked, the email avalanche has begun, and the mobile chimes through a reminder that the first meeting of the week is only ten minutes away. As another…
Browsing: Pondering Life
When the other C word goes mainstream (Beaufort Street Festival injects community spirit)
For the past 15 years at least, I’ve been hearing the c word uttered more and more often in surveys. It used to be whispered by a small group of…
Praise be to mystery dancer? (Job satisfaction #3: Beaufort St Festival)
Continuing the series about ‘how to get through Monday-itis’ … on the weekend I was privy to a sight that left me pondering, two things … I’ll never complain about tight…
Peeking inside an Icon (Andy Warhol at AGWA)
The second part of the Picasso to Warhol Film Festival closing party saw the former director of AGWA Alan Dodge AM, provide insights into Andy Warhol, his art and life.…
Can street parades aid mental health (Pride Parade Perth 2012)
There are several reasons why I love a street parade but reviewing these photos from the 2012 Perth Pride Parade, I realised it comes down to three things. The…
New rugby tactic unveiled at 2012 Pride Parade Perth
Next came a female rugby team who held up the proceedings for a moment to perform a haka … followed by …© The Ponder Rooma bit of a shimmy, which left me…
Does old technology still have a place? (2012 Pride Parade Perth)
In these days of shrinking appliances where encyclopaedias have been condensed into eBooks and family medical records into Apps, it’s interesting to ponder whether there’s still a place for old…
Face to face with a stick wielding gang at Perth Pride Parade
Ponder this: What would you do if one night while driving around town, Northbridge to be precise, you turned left into a dark side street on the wrong side of…
What would you ask Andy Warhol?
Sometimes I ponder what it would have been like to clink glasses with the likes of Picasso, or fight Andy Warhol for the last spoonful of tomato soup. No doubt…
What’s in a name? (Name testing a new product)
When a new bundle of joy wriggles into the world everyone’s a twitter about the number of fingers, toes, the weight and … the name. Whether the parents decide on…
What makes being a craft stallholder enjoyable (Subiaco Craft Fair)
Next time you’ve wandering around a craft fair looking at the plethora of locally made produce, spare a thought for the people behind the scenes who help make it all…
Why your next book title should include the word ‘Smith’
Professional etiquette dictates the passing over of business cards at the commencement of any first time encounter. The other day this incidental action left me pondering four marketing lessons, that…
The four p’s re-visited for design (Martini & Co at PFF)
No doubt you’ve heard of the four P’s of marketing, or are there six now? No hang on I think they got cut back to four again … oh I…
Behind the bright lights of band life (San Cisco at PFF)
Ponder this … you’re a member of a young independent band that formed in 2009. Two years on you’ve performed at music festivals across Australia, and won a string of…
Guilt Free Me Time for Christmas!!
Great news, Me Time has been receiving some nice reviews and comments, which have just blown me away. Now my quest to help people de-stress and avoid major illness, has received another…
It’s not just you, you know life is getting faster when …
Perhaps like me you’ve been pondering how life seem to be getting faster and faster. I’ve come to terms with seeing bikinis on parade in Winter and mince pies on…
New Market Segment uncovered, Perth Fashion Festival style (One Fell Swoop VIP Opening)
As all professional marketers know, these days good market segmentation is critical to the success of a campaign. Increasingly restrictive marketing budgets mean you simply cannot be all things to…
When Children’s Book artists come out to play (One Word One Day)
A few months ago across Australia the country’s leading children’s book artists and authors gathered in ABC television studios. After the last artist made their way through the security barriers…
