Talking Frankly is about everything from housework to human rights. It is a mixture of observation, commentary and opinions.
It also contains a lot of profanity along with the humanity. And please don’t steal my work. Somebody invariably dobs you in and it gets messy.
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My sister the cancer beating ninja
I have two sisters. They are very clever, very strong, very capable and very beautiful. And short. They are two of my favourite people in the world and there is nothing I wouldn't do for them. I don't even hate them for being clever and...
I am Australian and I speak for me
This is a baby me. Photo by Dad probablySo I'm Australian. This means that purely by chance I was conceived by Australian parents and when the time came to have me, my mother thought "I am not having a baby in England" and flew back to Australia, where I was...
A gift for life
I may have mentioned before that my two girls are the best kids in the universe. They are clearly more clever than any other children, much better looking and they are absolutely the funniest children in the history of children. I don't say this as a...
The gross things I do for love.
To set the scene:Huntley's Point Ferry CarparkFew boozy blokes, drinking from bags, smokingPeople hunting for their cars, meandering in the warmth of the winter afternoonWhat the CCTV would have picked up:38 year old female wearing jeans and tshirt drives up in white...
Bananas Split from ABC TV (Guffaw)
Hear ye! Hear ye! Get the news today! Bananas in Pyjamas RETIRING! Yep, THAT Banana's in Pyjama's - the iconic kids TV show featuring two bananas, three bears, a rat and a kangaroo. The theme tune apparently came from the nephew of Enid Blyton. That's a...
I can’t be the only person suffering f&#*witphobia?
If you look at the news at the moment you'll generally see a common theme. Phobia. And I thought that with all of my banging on about tolerance and acceptance, I should actively practice it.So, I skimmed through as many news sites as I could to get a feel for...
Teeth and boy bands
My favourite Facebook post of the week has got to go to a friend we shall call Darren (for that is indeed his name) who wrote the following:Do I want to be part of a society where chemists stock One Direction singing toothbrushes? It made me laugh a lot....
Tanzing and Edmund did it better. Fact.
Have you read about this chappy who is about to sit for 60 days on a rock? Just because. Just to see if he can do it longer than the guy who did it in 1985?In the video the rock clearly shows nothing but bird shit. Lots and lots of bird shit.You can...
Me, Colin and an email address
Matthew Rhys starring in adaptation of Pride and Prejudice (click here) has led to a flurry of suggestions from concerned friends that I was going to have to change my personal email address. Um. No.Mr Colin Firth - KingSome context - a little over ten...
Profound statements from my bra
Today I had stabbing chest pains. On several occasions. I'd stop what I was doing, move around a bit until the discomfort eased and then get on with it. I've seen the adverts, I know that heart attacks can happen to people my age, but I wasn't...
I’m a mum in a million said millions of mums
Becoming a parent is one of the most amazing adventures you can ever embark on. It's not quite the same as skinny dipping under the stars off the Turkish coast, or climbing Mayan ruins in Guatemala but its still pretty awesome and friends become just as bored by...
The love I can no longer say by name
It started off quite innocently as these things often do. An older man. A much younger girl.But it was okay in the beginning. His long hair, strutting gait and piercing blue eyes were popular. His words were quoted endlessly by not only me but my friends....