ketamine – Stilgherrian

01 June 202506 June 2025

Weekly Wrap 783: Appreciating the wonderful world of fungus

A close-up of a bracket fungus growing from a log. Its semi-circular shelves have wavy edges, and the surface of the cap shows concentric zones of different colours of brown and yellow and reddish tones, the outermost being the palest.

My week of Monday 26 May to Sunday 1 June 2025 was another productive one, despite some annoying. However I’ve gone back three years for this week’s photo. Watch out for more podcasts starting this week.

30 March 202506 April 2025

Weekly Wrap 774: Magpies are so talonted, yeah?

During my week of Monday 24 to Sunday 30 March 2025 the numbers of my magnificent Magpie Army started to swell again, with 18 of them visiting the other morning. I took a photo. I also produced a podcast, launched a crowdfunder, and squeezed out a newsletter.

01 December 202405 December 2024

Weekly Wrap 757: Welcome the Parrots of Productivity

Two tree stumps. On the left one, the taller of the two, are two Australian king parrots. The male has a bright red head and belly with back and wings in various shades of green. The female is a paler green with olive sections, and a red belly, although overall she is more drab.

My week of Monday 25 November to Sunday 1 December 2024 was finally a bit more productive. There’s yet another podcast. There were billable hours. And most importantly, we’re in the final stages of this season’s crowdfunder.

19 November 202427 November 2024

The 9pm Secrets of Dinosaur Club on Ketamine with Snarky Platypus

A vast strange robotic creature only vaguely like a whale drifts through an aquatic environment. In the foreground, silhouetted against the bright blue scene, is a crowd of onlookers. — China�s aquariums utilise robotic whales to reduce the costs associated with keeping live animals. Photo: SCMP composite / Shutterstock / Weibo. Platypus inset photo by Taronga Conservation Society Australia / Chris Wheeler. Digital composition by Stilgherrian.

No, we’re not really on ketamine. But as the spring series continues we’re going sideways with a bonus episode featuring my good friend Snarky Platypus and many, many topics.

24 March 202424 March 2024

Weekly Wrap 721: Too many late nights kill productivity

My week of Monday 18 to Sunday 24 March 2024 was far less productive than I’d hoped, but I did catch up with some friends and discovered some interesting Asian snack foods. I’ll have more to say about that in due course. There was also wine.

11 February 202425 February 2024

Weekly Wrap 715: Little productivity, plenty of sleep, a bold magpie, and podcast plans

I accomplished very little during my week of Monday 5 to Sunday 11 February 2024, and even spent most of the weekend asleep. I’m hoping this goes me the energy for what is going to be a busy week ahead � including two or perhaps even three podcast recordings.