Author Archives: mgbauer

Blog 72: In which I quickly recap 20 highlights of July, August and September.

Posted on September 23, 2014 by mgbauer

ONCE AGAIN I have failed to keep my resolution of regular blogging and so I am forced to rapidly and haphazardly retrace my steps over the past three months. So here goes: 1. In July, Joe and I launched Secret Agent … Continue reading →

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REBLOG: blog 22: In which I say, ‘Happy Father’s Day Dad’.

Posted on September 7, 2014 by mgbauer

From before I was a toddler, till well into my teenage years, my father (like the dad in The Running Man) worked away from home, mainly in the Snowy Mountains Scheme, but later, up in the Bougainville mines in PNG. Mum … Continue reading →

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blog 71: In which I explain my key role in the history of SINKING.

Posted on July 28, 2014 by mgbauer

Remember the short-lived craze of PLANKING? You know, where people would lie horizontally like a plank in various weird and unexpected places? Well, I was sorting through some old photos recently, and I was reminded of the little known fact … Continue reading →

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REBLOG #4: blog 24: In which I list The Top Ten Reasons for Making a List.

Posted on July 10, 2014 by mgbauer

“The List is an absolute good. The List is life!” (Itzhak Stern – Schindler’s List) Itzhak Stern of course had very good reasons for liking the particular list referred to in the above quote, but while not every list may … Continue reading →