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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I am. You should.
The first friends to hold our second child were Brad and James. They popped in after work in their checked shirts to congratulate us and deny that they could see any resemblance between her and 'Flacco', which was kind but clearly untrue.Flacco and CassBrad and...
Aristotle, Google and Me
It was Aristotle that said "Give me a child until he is seven and I will show you the man" and he also said lots of other fairly clever things which is why people still talk about him 2,500 years or so later. Now, like most things that were written 2,000 or so years...
What does your brand stand for?
There was an online discussion on a brand’s page recently where somebody noted “not sure the political issues of the day should be part of your brand.” I’ll be honest – since we were talking about equality, a fundamental human right, I took issue with it being deemed...
One for each year
I got asked last week why I feel so passionately about marriage equality when I'm not gay.I'd like to say first of all that I don't think wanting all the humans in the world to have the same human rights as other human rights is the weird thing.I think the weird thing...
This time next year
I had to have a really difficult conversation with my daughters aged five and six this week.And I blame Brad Purdy and Karl Stefanovic.source: News.com.auWe were watching our recording of 'This Time Next Year' on Tuesday afternoon and Karl encouraged Brad to say it...
Bugger sex, it’s hate that sells
I watched the news unfold about the unmasking of the terror plot here in Australia and couldn't help but feel a little cynical about it all. Not the actual raids - I'm happy for police and our security services to be arresting every Tom, Dick or Harry...
Dear Australia Post
Oh how I want to say it's not you, it's me.But it's not.I pay a small fortune to post letters via you and can't even get a letter from capital city to capital city in a week.But yet strangely, the letter I sent to England arrived in three days.I order things online...
Not a butt kisser
This is the brief I got from Talk About Creative"Please just write for your readers - what they want to read - just please refer back to anything you like on our blog."And they will give me some money in return for my words. This is what is known in the...
5 things Trump has taught us about positive social
Remember – not all of us are born to be examples. Some of us are here as cautionary tales. And I am afraid that the self proclaimed example of MODERN PRESIDENCY is one of those cautionary tales. Trump is like the gift that keeps on giving when it comes to...
Best. Superheroes. Ever.
There are very few 'professional' opportunities for a blog written by a pottymouth female who has no 'niche', so the fact that two have recently come into my inbox makes me feel a bit like a kid on Christmas morning.The first was an invitation from iFLY Indoor...
More of them then ever
Today is World Refugee Day.So remember that as you get out of your bed that was in no danger of being bombed last night.So remember that as you order your soy based decaffeinated latte and skip breakfast even though there was plenty of food to be eaten at home. So...
Why #celebratingwomen matters
Kirstin Ferguson is one of those women that look they have it all together. More irritatingly, she is probably one of those women that actually have it all together. And I loved her on sight. Kirstin was inspired to start the project because she was sick of the way...