I was wowed by Margo Jefferson's memoir, Negroland, which is about growing up black and privileged in Chicago in the fifties and sixties. It was a window into an alien world. Obviously, I'm not black, but what was really alien to me was her family's focus on respectability. I was never taught when to wear white gloves, what length skirt is appropriate.

The new prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, while a vast improvement on his predecessor is not doing much, if anything, to slow that process done.

Blogging, I love you no matter how out of fashion you are.

A difference in self loathing? Please. The only difference between a gun and a rope is the time it takes to tie the knot.

I discovered the writing of Kirsty Eagar and was blown away. Everyone needs to read her now.

I am not Nostradamus.Nor would I want to be. I'm convinced being able to tell the future is the worst superpower. I'd rather be invisible and being invisible never ends well. Just read H. G. Wells!

The only reason I've ever had to wear a hat is to avoid skin cancer.