There is a new Tinker book. The world is a happy place.

School holidays, so time to write and think. Have drafted a piece on the origin and use of money, a companion to Easy Guide to Monetary Policy; a couple of economists have kindly agreed to read and comment on it for me before I post.

Greatly enjoyed drwhacky's dinner party last Wednesday ( Read more... )

Sunday afternoon, went to premiere screening at the Sun Theatre of the first two episodes of the new ABC series Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries escorting the author herself Kerry Greenwood along the red carpet. (The Wizard was there in his own right, having been an extra in the Blood and Circuses episode.) The art deco splendour of the Sun Theatre ( Read more... )

When something sudden and unexpected happens, instinctive reactions can say a lot. Rupert's marriage to Wendi Deng may involve a large age gap, but she has "stood by her man" with far more effective physical response than any of the males present ( Read more... )

The Sun Bookshop is very excited to invite you to the launch of 2 great new titles ( Read more... )

The Adam Smith Club will host a dinner meeting on Monday the 25th of May 2009, at the Curry Club, 396 Bridge Rd, Richmond 3141 ( Read more... )

Lovely birthday dinner at mrsbrown and mr_bassman's place. Roast beef, roast rosemary potatoes, roast sage pumpkin, grilled zuchini, huge fried mushrooms. doushkasmum, sacred_chao, montjoye, T in attendance. bar_barra, Spyder, AJ (and later Gordo) turned. Even later so did charlesnaismith and B.

Lots of fun. On the way home Joy FM played a Danish recording of a Beatles song done as a Gregorian chant. It was ( Read more... )

Peter Attiwill
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The Case For Fuel Reduction Burning in Australia’s Forests

The Adam Smith Club will host a dinner meeting (pdf) on Tuesday the 7th of April 2009, at the Malvern Vale Club Hotel, 1321 Malvern Rd, Malvern 3144 ( Read more... )

Went to Circa Nocturna, driven there by the lovely montjoye, who also fed me dinner beforehand. We went via mrsbrown's house to pick up her and [an SCA person who's name escapes me]. There we met up with doushkasmum, sjkasabi (when she was not running around being helpful), charlesnaismith and C ( Read more... )

Went to fizit's birthday seafood feast yesterday and drank rather more than I normally do. (Discovered I like Rum and tonic.) Walking home, ran into bar_barra who invited me in, where he and Kerry G. plied me with drink and fine conversation until after midnight ( Read more... )

Sunday was doushkasmum's 40th birthday party, and a very fine birthday party it was too. It involved snacks, cheese (a particularly fine wheel of King Island brie at just the right meltedness which was a great relief because I feared it might have got too hot in my pantry), pizzas, Black Forest cake (made by mrsbrown, very fine it was too), lemon tart (a ( Read more... )