Monks versus HG Monaro (motoring)
Taking a break from Byron Bay for a moment…For the past six months there’s been a monotonous deep guttural tone bleeding out across my suburb. It starts at 10am and…
Browsing: Pondering Life
You know you’re in Byron Bay when…..(part 3)
© The Ponder Room You notice a preponderance of bumper stickers offering alternatives to war and healing. Pulling up next to the Fear Doctor I read the good doctors promise of …‘all fears and phobias eliminated’. Transfixed I pondered ……
You know you’re in Byron Bay when…..(part 2)
The notion of a Pop Up Concept Store takes on a totally new meaning. It looked pretty popular but I did ponder about the change rooms. © The Ponder Room…
You know you’re in Byron Bay when…..(part 1)
There’s just way too much to say about Byron Bay in one post so instead you’ll be seeing a series of posts over the next few days.You know you’re in…
The World Moves In Mysterious Ways (Red Dog Movie Part 2)
By now you’ll know Red Dog is a story about a charismatic kelpie that charmed the north west of Western Australia, however you may not know how the film came…
How to ensure celebrities perform (Louis de Bernieres at Byron Bay Writers Festival)
While Louis de Bernieres, writer of Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, Birds Without Wings, and most recently Red Dog, discussed his love of creating ‘possible worlds’, the massive audience spilling out of…
Would you or wouldn’t you? (Byron Bay)
Over the past ten days my brain reached pondering capacity. If I’m honest the red warning light started flashing around day four, but like any good addict I ignored it…
What makes a good human? (A.C. Grayling)
The largely grey haired audience appeared uncomfortable as they waited to glimpse inside the brain of yet another colossal thinker brought to Perth by UWA Extension. This time it was…
What constitutes a child? (Motoring)
According to anyone born before the 1990’s it’s something to do with sugar, spice, slugs, snails or puppy dog tails if I remember correctly. I’m not sure if this would…
WA film More 4 Me lights up New York International Film Festival
“What’s the one thing you can’t live without?”We’ve all seen the footage of Cambodian children grasping tiny cups or new toothbrushes as tightly as other children fondle new bikes or computer consoles.…
Kryptonite for vegetarians
Last weekend I’m pretty sure I stumbled across the kryptonite for vegetarians when I set off on a casual shopping expedition with four friends. thanks to Martin CathraeIt just so…
Australia’s productivity dip due to Cadel Evans Tour de France champion
After three weeks of late night trips to the fridge and copious cups of coffee, Western Australians can finally go to bed before 1am. Oh and I guess Cadel Evans…
And the winner is……
Thanks to everyone who ventured into The Ponder Room over the past six months, and a very special thank you to those of you who keep coming back, it’s because of you…
Shaun Tan competition closing Friday 22nd
A quick reminder that the competition for a copy of the beautiful book The Lost Thing by Shaun Tan, closes on Friday 22nd July at 9pm (WA time).To be in…
Happy Birthday ACDC’s Bon Scott RIP
Before going to the ACDC Family Jewels exhibition at the Perth Museum, I appreciated ACDC and the bands place in rock history. I’d even been known to yell out a…
Emerging Writers Festival 2011 Melbourne
Last month I managed to catch the last two days of the Emerging Writers Festival in Melbourne. © The Ponder RoomA lovely sunny winter afternoon with the helicopter pad beckoning,…
When mundane life events surprise
Making my way around the latest expo to hit Perth it wasn’t long before I got the inevitable call. ‘Nature calling, please proceed directly to the nearest toilet. Do not…
Many Thanks Competition for The Lost Thing Book
As I said yesterday before Blogland was rudely interrupted by technology gremlins, July 22nd marks 6 months for The Ponder Room. I guess it’s pretty obvious that I’m kind of…
