pub – Stilgherrian

22 June 202624 June 2026

Weekly Wrap 838: The key to handling stress is avoiding it

Looking across a suburban street to a three-storey red brick pub. The ground floor’s walls are tiled in yellow. The first floor has arched windows, while the second floor has square. Late afternoon sunlight strikes the left-hand side of the building. On the corner facing us, in the shade, is an illuminated sign reading “Oasis on Beamish”. The awning over the footpath is blue, its underside studded with glowing lightbulbs.

I ended my week of Monday 15 to Sunday 21 June 2026 by losing my keys. Possibly at the pub — not the one on the photo but another local — or possibly in the street. Very annoying. Maybe I’ll find them again? Either way, that topped off a somewhat stressful week, although I still got quite a bit done. Anti-stress procedures have been activated.

07 December 202518 December 2025

Weekly Wrap 810: When the weather is hot and the podcast is broken, go to the pub

An art deco pub on a bright sunny day. Its ground floor has floor to ceiling dark cream tiles with brown outlines and a series of wooden doors. The upper storey is red brick with light cream window frames. The roof is red tiles.

My week of Monday 1 to Sunday 7 December 2025 saw some unseasonable heat, hitting 40Â°C in Sydneyâ€™s inner south-west, and some annoying technical difficulties. But at least the season’s crowdfunder seems to be doing OK. And I went to a pub.

10 January 202110 January 2021

Announcing “The 8pm Quiz”

The decision has been made! Yes, I’m doing a pilot series of a livestreamed pub-style quiz. The 8pm Quiz starts this Thursday 14 January 2021 at 8pm AEDT and runs for three weeks. It’ll be streamed via YouTube. Read on for the details.