When we are old
When we are old and lonely,
let's make voice recordings for each other and send them.
Listening will make us laugh and cry.
Let's keep the conversation alive as long as possible.
Answers without questions
I recently watched a TV interview in which particular questions were asked of the subject. Here, I answer them, without explaining the questions. I think the words tell their own small story:
1. I try.
2. Yes it did.
3. I don’t know.
4. “I could see that you were trying.”
5. “But was it enough?”
6. Seeing my father in the audience of a show I was doing after he had died.
7. It makes no promises to be fair, but surprising gifts can come.
8. Everyone.
Greengrocer wisdom
“What are you using the pink peppercorns for?”
“It’s a Maggie Beer recipe.”
Pause.
“There’ll be a lot of verjuice then.”
Pause.
“Yep.”
Phone box mystery
Overheard as I walked past a phone box in West Footscray. The speaker, a neat man with grey hair and a beard and an American accent. He was holding the phone to his ear and speaking loudly. Declaratively:
He told me in 2003.
He wasn't optimistic.
That was the last time ...
Why a phone box? Why West Footscray? Who was 'He' and what has happened in the last 7 years? It may have been about something as simple as real estate. Or the beginning of a Cold Case episode. Or a Paul Auster novel.
I walked back each day at the same time for a few days. But nothing. I never saw him again.
Cloud computing
We're putting a lot of faith in the cloud these days aren't we.
Yes we are
...
What if it rains?
At the 20 year school reunion
How have you been?
Good.
I think I still have a Whitney Houston tape of yours.
That's okay. You can keep it.
Ah Choo Defecit
He said:
Your sneezes don't sound like Aah Choo!
She said:
What do they sound like?
He said:
Sort of, more of a ... Mmp!
She said:
I'm sorry.
He said:
It's not a bad thing. It's just a thing.