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My Cars
The first car I owned was a 1931 Singer that i bought for L25 from John Fowraker the Botany professor's son. It had had some fairly advanced features in its day: - a four speed... › more
Grand Pacific
I recently saw again the Grand Pacific Hotel, languishing after ten years of neglect, with green algae growing up its once immaculate walls, and bidding fair to meet up with the... › more
Commercial Experience
My experiences with commercial enterprises, whether large or small, have not always been the most cordial. In fact I have sometimes thought that if ever I were to lose the use... › more
War in the Desert
They must have gathered him up off the battlefield with a rake and a sugarbag. He was scarred pretty well everywhere, either from the seams where they’d sewed him together... › more
Cast the First Stone
Most kids were a lot better at throwing stones than me. When they threw a stone it went hard and straight and pretty much to where they wanted it to. They could hit the cups on... › more