I’ve lived both east (Wuhan, 1989/90) & west (Lijiang, 2001/2 & Shangrila 2007/8) of this line, as well as travelling quite widely throughout & can confirm that it’s like two very different countries, even taking into account the rapid national development since my first sojourn.

RIP George Wendt. I spent much of the 80s deluding myself that I was Norm. Cheers!

Nice one, Cyril.

If Alex Pearce wasn’t nicknamed Moose, Pat Voss would be an ideal candidate for that name. I therefore propose that Voss be christened Bullwinkle, in honour of that famous cartoon moose. #foreverfreo #bullwinkle #moose Fremantle Dockers The Purple Reign The Restump Podcast

Quite clearly my opinion of Hammond SC has changed on the basis of today’s result. Soz, Tim. #foreverfreo #freealexpearce

Auto blocking triggers right there.

Fairly sure that Vladimir Putin has no need to attach a faux tough guy photo to any of his deadly messages to Ukraine.

Since I retired I’ve done nothing, & I’m getting better at it every day.

The glass cliff claims another victim.

I watched the John Hurt / Richard Burton version of 1984 the other day. It was bleak & chilling, but not so much as what is happening in AmeriKKKa now. Read on … Trump’s Vicious Attack on the American Mind, by Robert Reich open.substack.com/pub/robertreic…

Spot the difference between the black pudding & eggs I fried up for lunch, & the black pudding with cacciatore & scallops I had this evening at Nicola’s Ristorante in Bunbury. Too much #blackpudding is not enough.

That peeling Devils sticker on my car had better not be an omen. The red Kudelka sticker seems to be the message some Tasmanians are sending to the AFL. Also, make IPA clear again. 🍻 #tassiedevils Fox Footy AFL the xdenburg

How I spent my day. Old prop’s neck now securely bolted together at the C 4/5/6/7 levels. Whatever will happen to props who played 100+ games at the highest level I do not know if 35 years of middling LHP can do this to me.