Aug. 10th, 2022

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The News in brief...

Was made redundant (again!!!) last week. Only 6 weeks after giving up my own little contract-based (extremely) small business & rejoining the 'workforce', I'm out of it again & wondering if the Flooring industry has delivered its verdict on me - that it's high time I left it behind

As I write this, Long-Suffering Partner is in Melbourne, checking out a Hotel room in the centre of town, its views, large TV & even larger bed. I will be joining her there tomorrow for a few days R&R, before returning to Sydney & facing the existential question: 'What do you want to do with (what remains of) your life?!?'

My go-to answer 'Retire to the far south coast of New South Wales with a few acres, my wife & a ragtag collection of animals large & small' requires a bit more money than we have at the moment, so existentialism will have to take a back seat to pragmatism for a few more years yet...

Vale to Olivia Newton-John, but also to Darryl Hunt, bass-player for The Pogues... which makes it 2 members of that band who have the dubious ignominy of failing to outlive Shane MacGowan - the one everybody expected to go first

Oh... & today's photo is from last week's visit to Sydney's Taronga Zoo, where we recently renewed our annual memberships. After all, it's World Lion Day...

Little Lion Man by Justin B. on 500px.com
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