Word-whore. I write 'em. I talk 'em. Information, politics, media, and the cybers. I drink. I use bad words. All publication is a political act. All communication is propaganda. All art is pornography. All business is personal. All hail Eris! Vive les poissons rouges sauvages!
Monday 2 to Sunday 8 May 2022 was my post-covid week. I did socialise a little bit, but I also took it relatively easy. I also did this week’s election podcast.
Continue reading “Weekly Wrap 623: Recovering from the ’rona with a few very large drinks, plus a podcast”
Monday 18 to Sunday 24 April 2022 was the second of three short weeks thanks to public holidays. I still managed to knock off two podcasts, and continued to catch up on my bookkeeping. However this weekend brought an annoying chesty cold — or so two negative covid RATs would have me believe. But check the updates, because third time’s the charm.
Continue reading “Weekly Wrap 621: Two podcasts in one week and still not pregnant — oh wait yes I am”
Technically this episode isn’t part of the Late Winter Series, because there’s no special guest and it wasn’t scheduled, but here it is. It’s the Full Moon, and I’m in a mood.
Continue reading “The 9pm Bonus Ouroboroworm of Despair, from Scams to Afghanistan”
The Late Winter Series 2021 of the Edict continues with a look at how Australia is handling the COVID-19 pandemic. Our guests are science communicator and medical researcher Upulie Divisekera and infectious diseases physician Dr Trent Yarwood.
Continue reading “The 9pm National Plan to Plan to Have a COVID-19 Plan with Upulie Divisekera and Dr Trent Yarwood”
More than a year into Australia’s COVID-19 pandemic response, Prime Minister Scott Morrison finally produces a plan that includes vaccinating people — with no targets and no deadlines.
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The main plus from my week of Monday 24 to Sunday 30 May 2021 was that I got my first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine for COVID-19 and there were few side effects — a bit of a headache and a few body aches and some tiredness. I made a podcast, and it was fun, but didn’t get much else done. This will haunt me.
Continue reading “Weekly Wrap 574: Jabbed, but not very productive”