https://www.martinrodoreda.com.au/blog daily 0.75 2023-07-23 https://www.martinrodoreda.com.au/blog/its-possible-i-became-a-thief-last-week monthly 0.5 2023-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/2b00381e-f2e2-4113-b84b-59cd3a60388a/202307+-+I+may+have+stolen+a+bed.jpg Blog - It’s possible I became a thief last week… - Make it stand out The room came together reasonably well, and Suzette and Julie had a comfortable stay. https://www.martinrodoreda.com.au/blog/mans-best-friend-or-duplicitous-dog monthly 0.5 2023-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/8a21e101-f1fa-4189-809a-35df2909c1a0/202306+-+Mans+best+Friend+Buddy.jpg Blog - Man’s Best Friend? Or Duplicitous Dog? - Make it stand out Duplicitous? Who me? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/5e43122c-3518-43cb-9297-983e8d3e4089/202306+-+Mans+best+Friend+one+leg+magpie.jpg Blog - Man’s Best Friend? Or Duplicitous Dog? - Make it stand out I should have perhaps taken more note of the rather rotund frame of this magpie before taking pity on its condition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/5f27b423-a2f2-4900-8a47-a65459c1fe97/202306+-+Mans+best+Friend+vineyard+magpie.jpg Blog - Man’s Best Friend? Or Duplicitous Dog? - Make it stand out This poor two-legged hack is still pondering why the other one gets thrown the lions share of the food. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/0a4c9305-c707-45ad-9d33-fe5da5d1b7b8/202306+-+Mans+best+Friend+mountain+lookout.jpg Blog - Man’s Best Friend? Or Duplicitous Dog? - Make it stand out A view from Mt Tambourine. No deceitful animals in this pic. But they’re out there, just waiting to take advantage…. https://www.martinrodoreda.com.au/blog/domo-darts-amp-dogsand-good-company monthly 0.5 2023-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/82bbf784-19d3-4234-8223-1e090b608c2d/202302+-+Domo%2C+Darts+%26+Dogs+%28Kahlua+%26+Milk%29.png Blog - Domo, Darts & Dogs…and good company - Make it stand out I mean, is this an acceptable drink to order a round of at the bard sometime around midnight? Photo by Abdulrhman Alkady https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/eb58b12c-b734-4c13-a627-afe0b16134ba/202302+-+Domo%2C+Darts+%26+Dogs+%28Microphone%29.png Blog - Domo, Darts & Dogs…and good company - Make it stand out “Domo for just one more day” was definitely sung on the night. 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Photo by Magda Ehlers https://www.martinrodoreda.com.au/blog/the-interview-13-the-office-looks-different monthly 0.5 2023-02-22 https://www.martinrodoreda.com.au/blog/the-interview-12-i-stuff-my-clothes-into-the-half-full-box monthly 0.5 2023-02-02 https://www.martinrodoreda.com.au/blog/the-interview-11-back-in-the-apartment-i-am-too-agitated-to-sit monthly 0.5 2023-01-27 https://www.martinrodoreda.com.au/blog/the-interview-10-my-brain-is-mush monthly 0.5 2023-01-22 https://www.martinrodoreda.com.au/blog/an-interview-9-your-story-is-a-good-one-but monthly 0.5 2023-01-15 https://www.martinrodoreda.com.au/blog/8-a-stunned-silence-falls-over-the-room monthly 0.5 2023-01-12 https://www.martinrodoreda.com.au/blog/an-interview-7-the-meal-is-the-best-ive-had monthly 0.5 2023-01-06 https://www.martinrodoreda.com.au/blog/the-interview-6-so-you-mentioned-sex-earlier monthly 0.5 2023-01-02 https://www.martinrodoreda.com.au/blog/the-interview-5-yes-lets-get-the-interview-started monthly 0.5 2022-12-30 https://www.martinrodoreda.com.au/blog/the-interview-4-its-probably-just-someone-selling-something monthly 0.5 2022-12-20 https://www.martinrodoreda.com.au/blog/the-interview-3-my-brain-is-mush monthly 0.5 2022-12-15 https://www.martinrodoreda.com.au/blog/the-interview-2-on-the-couch-in-my-apartment monthly 0.5 2022-12-15 https://www.martinrodoreda.com.au/blog/the-interview-1-the-office-is-cluttered monthly 0.5 2022-12-05 https://www.martinrodoreda.com.au/blog/a-remarkables-holiday monthly 0.5 2022-10-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/75c4b318-28ee-4444-9698-932cc27a8bc7/202210+-+A+Remakables+holiday+%28the+remarkables%29.jpg Blog - A Remarkables holiday! - Make it stand out The Remarkables form an imposing line of grey-brown cliff faces. Less imposing with the picturesque Queenstown houses and gardens in the foreground; clearly the orcs of Mordor have not pillaged here yet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/7e6e717e-30c5-4102-bb98-c1a8e1c2301f/202210+-+A+Remakables+holiday+%28Noah+%26+Jacob%29.jpg Blog - A Remarkables holiday! - Make it stand out Okay, so we got there a little early, evidenced by the lack of cars in this carpark! But at least I could get this photo! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/dd3ed56b-9df9-44ca-ad7d-892144e33269/202210+-+A+Remakables+holiday+%28Jacob+%26+Thomas%29.jpg Blog - A Remarkables holiday! - Make it stand out Just finished the final day of skiing. I have a feeling these two will be back. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/73aac2aa-d2a8-4b63-a170-4dfb969ed154/202210+-+A+Remakables+holiday+%28hike+360%29.jpg Blog - A Remarkables holiday! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/3d05cb01-03fe-4805-a09f-ff9f29a3eda3/202210+-+A+Remakables+holiday+%28me+hike%29.jpg Blog - A Remarkables holiday! - Make it stand out Another mountain and another lake; they’re everywhere! Sadly this was the highest the Swans got that day (courtesy of my hat!) But hard to be too disappointed having spent the day here… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/2c4fd492-2f6c-4f8d-8d1f-cb0263a9b4de/202210+-+A+Remakables+holiday+%28boys+lake%29.jpg Blog - A Remarkables holiday! - Make it stand out The mountains rising up out of the lake were breathtaking - as was the temperature of the water! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/3b3af0b6-ee41-4d60-b02c-ab8f7ccf8314/202210+-+A+Remakables+holiday+%28Thomas+ski%29.jpg Blog - A Remarkables holiday! - Make it stand out The view was amazing, and Thomas had a ball tackling the slopes! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/dc7452da-2b75-47af-8b43-f84442fde135/202210+-+A+remarkables+holiday+%28Chairlift%29.jpg Blog - A Remarkables holiday! - Make it stand out Day two we graduated to the higher slopes. Chairlifts? Simples… https://www.martinrodoreda.com.au/blog/42tulv425kwgdv5m67wcc9yyngm7r1 monthly 0.5 2022-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/3be02761-9e95-4c59-b856-2e75538828d0/Um%2C+we%27re+flying+out+tomorrow+%28Sydney+Tower%29.jpg Blog - Um, we’re flying out tomorrow; where are the passports? - Make it stand out An amazing view from Sydney Tower; thankfully not obscured by a large Dome… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/d2564186-4789-47bf-94b3-90f95c6985ee/Um%2C+we%27re+flying+out+tomorrow+%28on+the+aeroplane%29.jpg Blog - Um, we’re flying out tomorrow; where are the passports? - Make it stand out On our way! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/13decd31-d665-4d04-8f52-178a32b13b14/Um%2C+we%27re+flying+out+tomorrow+%28Swans%29.jpg Blog - Um, we’re flying out tomorrow; where are the passports? - Make it stand out The start of the game; my camera not amazing, but the seats were! https://www.martinrodoreda.com.au/blog/all-we-have-to-do-is-decide-what-to-do-with-the-time-that-is-given-us monthly 0.5 2022-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/29090e22-6bb2-471c-aea9-cc821762ef50/202208+-+All+we+have+to+do+is%2C+Gandalf+and+Frodo.png Blog - “All we have to do is decide what to do with the time that is given us.” - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/671b51b8-53c3-4a15-99ab-345061350d88/202208+-+All+we+have+to+do+is%2C+Marshmallow.png Blog - “All we have to do is decide what to do with the time that is given us.” - Make it stand out If I recall correctly, Marshmallows were not the only thing toasted in the fire. I think a couple of cold slides of pizza ended up on a stick in an attempt to reheat them. Photo by Bianca Gasparoto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/d1b250a8-98e9-4399-80a7-44ef49db07c7/202208+-+All+we+have+to+do+is%2C+Typewriter.png Blog - “All we have to do is decide what to do with the time that is given us.” - Make it stand out There, I’ve done it. The obligatory picture of the old type-writer that graces every writers site at some stage. I will do my best not to repeat this one. Photo by Pixabay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/3c3c4692-acbf-4a92-8986-70a9dcfd946f/202208+-+All+we+have+to+do+is%2C+Dirty+dishes.png Blog - “All we have to do is decide what to do with the time that is given us.” - Make it stand out How is it that even after spending 40 minutes doing all the dishes and cleaning the kitchen, you leave the room for a minute and then come back to this?? Photo by Gary Barnes https://www.martinrodoreda.com.au/blog/why-falling-on-your-butt-is-important-from-time-to-time monthly 0.5 2022-07-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/6931a239-7424-4bc7-b8e3-610e16251682/202207+-+Falling+on+my+arse%2C+The+Slopes.jpg Blog - Why falling on your butt is important from time to time. - Make it stand out The slopes were pretty busy; not a great prospect for someone worried about taking other skiers out! Especially when my eyes kept drifting to that view! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/a9eb0d32-2163-47be-8d69-d870244ba502/202207+-+Falling+on+my+arse%2C+View+1.jpg Blog - Why falling on your butt is important from time to time. - Make it stand out Some of the slopes were quieter, but the view was amazing everywhere. And we were blessed with perfect, blue-sky conditions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/414c92c0-e548-4bb0-a2e1-02d218d87bd9/202207+-+Falling+on+my+arse%2C+View+2.jpg Blog - Why falling on your butt is important from time to time. - Make it stand out Somewhere over to the east it may have been raining. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/69dc3c70-7e38-47e9-a2ac-9b3d11568683/202207+-+Falling+on+my+arse%2C+Bonnie+Doone.jpg Blog - Why falling on your butt is important from time to time. - Make it stand out We’re going to Bonnie Doon! I’ve known about Bonnie Doon, like many, since seeing The Castle, but didn’t actually know where it was and was surprised to find it on the road to Mansfield! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/160b91ea-3048-44fd-a7d0-72a9a931cfde/202207+-+Falling+on+my+arse%2C+Marty+and+Renae+2.jpg Blog - Why falling on your butt is important from time to time. - Make it stand out So happy and blessed to be at the snow with this lovely lady. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/e1ee224d-3104-446e-807d-533affcaf83b/202207+-+Falling+on+my+arse%2C+Family.jpg Blog - Why falling on your butt is important from time to time. - Make it stand out Renae, the kids and I at the village and ready to ski! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/10f2599e-eafc-476a-9551-532d52d9ee7e/202207+-+Falling+on+my+arse%2C+Mt+Buller.jpg Blog - Why falling on your butt is important from time to time. - Make it stand out Needless to say my Samsung S10 did not take this snap! I didn’t think to get a shot from the car as we approached the peak came into view, but it looked a bit like this. https://www.martinrodoreda.com.au/blog/the-perils-of-using-a-travel-mug-for-something-other-than-coffee monthly 0.5 2022-06-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/282466c2-aed5-494e-ab8b-e1089be0e927/202206+-+The+perils+of+using%2C+coffee+vs+lemon+drink.png Blog - The perils of using (a travel mug for something other than coffee) - Make it stand out A heavy-weight fight for the ages; coffee v lemon water! And just like with actual boxing, there is no real winner as both contestants are left a mangled, unrecognizable mess to their former selves. Coffee Photo by SpotwizardLee from Pexels, Lemon water Photo by Tara Winstead, and mashed together badly by me! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/a95ef240-988c-44d4-92f5-2064e7a748a5/202206+-+The+perils+of+using+a+travel+mug%2C+sick+guy.png Blog - The perils of using (a travel mug for something other than coffee) - Make it stand out This was pretty much me on Sunday morning, except with less hair and a much redder nose and eyes. Photo by cottonbro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/ca420874-e3fc-48d9-8fb8-3ff301264933/202206+-+The+perils+of+using+a+travel+mug%2C+lemon+drink.png Blog - The perils of using (a travel mug for something other than coffee) - Make it stand out A lovely mug of hot lemon water when feeling sick; what could possibly go wrong with that? 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Photo by Kindel Media https://www.martinrodoreda.com.au/blog/sporting-come-backs-never-end-badly-right monthly 0.5 2022-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/446ef70a-2969-4705-ab66-ce0bc2ab2ac9/202205+-+Sporting+Comebacks+%28Injured+Ankle%29.png Blog - Sporting come-backs never end badly, right? - Make it stand out I certainly had my fair share of these when playing footy… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/13a2e53a-c177-49c9-91e7-93f5f12d8910/202205+-+Sporting+Comebacks+%28Tony+Lockett%29.png Blog - Sporting come-backs never end badly, right? - Make it stand out Tony Lockett retired after the 1999 season, but pulled on the boots again in 2002, looking much thinner than when he left. 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Not to mention his venture into Baseball… https://www.martinrodoreda.com.au/blog/an-epic-fail-or-was-it monthly 0.5 2022-04-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/4a0028cd-a187-4e03-8380-dfd0f2f195de/202204+-+Epic+Fail%2C+Soundwave.png Blog - An Epic Fail, or was it? - Make it stand out The only bad thing about this line up was having to choose which stage to prioritise! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/ef84fb09-b132-40db-a138-a23659c5336f/202204+-+Epic+Fail%2C+Karnivool.png Blog - An Epic Fail, or was it? - Make it stand out And this is Karnivool. https://www.karnivool.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/6d4b0b14-066f-43e1-803b-6a05a663eaa8/202204+-+Epic+Fail%2C+Monolith.png Blog - An Epic Fail, or was it? - Make it stand out Note the dates that don’t say March 2022!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/75c10fa0-7897-459c-bc0c-bf2363855d9a/202204+-+Epic+Fail%2C+Noosa.png Blog - An Epic Fail, or was it? - Make it stand out And doing this also helped manage the disappointment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/0a8b9188-345b-4108-9367-b4bc72aa93ce/202204+-+Epic+Fail%2C+Cooroora+Novak.png Blog - An Epic Fail, or was it? - Make it stand out We definitely were disappointed at the festival change of dates. But then we did this, and things seemed OK! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/448f1bf8-bf1b-4504-85f7-ab81f3df3210/202204+-+Epic+Fail%2C+Cooroora+Novak.jpg Blog - An Epic Fail, or was it? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/b8fc5995-6139-45a0-9378-a1be8750011c/202204+-+Epic+Fail%2C+Cog.png Blog - An Epic Fail, or was it? - Make it stand out This is Cog. check them out at https://www.cog.com.au/ https://www.martinrodoreda.com.au/blog/do-the-good-ol-days-really-exist-or-is-it-just-a-sign-of-my-age monthly 0.5 2022-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/e7b5aeba-ed35-4b05-961b-5dcff9c30fe7/202203+-+Good+Ol+Days+kids+on+screens.jpg Blog - Do the Good Ol’ Days really exist, or is it just a sign of my age? - Make it stand out This is clearly a staged shot. I mean, the screens are becoming pretty typical, but not sure the couch would be that clean and intact with three kids that age… Photo by Jessica Lewis Creative https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/b7210209-e47d-4db9-b78a-cb0820e306ce/202203+-+Good+Ol+Days+walking+through+snow.jpg.png Blog - Do the Good Ol’ Days really exist, or is it just a sign of my age? - Make it stand out Some would have us believe this was the daily walk to school in the Good Ol’ Days! I’m not quite convinced. Photo by EKATERINA BOLOVTSOVA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/5abb416f-88ad-4784-ba1d-01ff50d2ed90/202203+-+Good+Ol+Days+pokies.jpg.png Blog - Do the Good Ol’ Days really exist, or is it just a sign of my age? - Make it stand out Ahh, those were the Good l’ Days! When the kids waited patiently in the car while the parents played. Some mobile games bear a disturbingly striking resemblance and sound to pokies. Photo by Darya Sannikova https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/8915824b-0d49-439c-8774-06e3d5ff9d62/202203+-+Good+Ol+Days+80s+fashion.jpg Blog - Do the Good Ol’ Days really exist, or is it just a sign of my age? - Make it stand out If Mullets and sleeveless flannel constitutes the Good Ol’ Days (not to mention puffy shoulder pad dresses!), then we are certainly better off today. Though mullets are currently making a disturbing comeback on footy fields around Australia. https://www.martinrodoreda.com.au/blog/surfs-up-but-yuppie-insects-like-me-shouldnt-be-surfing-the-break-right monthly 0.5 2022-02-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/41ed60a3-7ca4-46eb-8cdb-31185671de81/202202+-+Surf%27s+Up%2C+Point+Break+Pic.jpg Blog - Surf's up, but yuppie insects like me shouldn't be surfing the break, right? - Make it stand out This is pretty much what I looked like. Except with less hair. And less rugged good looks. And less tanned. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/908ef174-4e41-4a4e-8e25-26fe2e24d819/202202+-+Surf%27s+Up%2C+on+the+sand.jpg Blog - Surf's up, but yuppie insects like me shouldn't be surfing the break, right? - Make it stand out I totally nailed standing up on the board…while it was stationary and on the beach at least. Photo by Kampus Production from Pexels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/0b73f73f-8fac-492b-ba31-2d4c457739d1/202202+-+Surf%27s+Up%2C+Mooloolaba.jpg Blog - Surf's up, but yuppie insects like me shouldn't be surfing the break, right? - Make it stand out The only actual photo of the day I remembered to take. Mooloolaba; beautiful! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/4a7f2671-0178-4d22-b8d9-18aa377f5017/202202+-+Surf%27s+Up%2C+Wipe+Out.jpg.png Blog - Surf's up, but yuppie insects like me shouldn't be surfing the break, right? - Make it stand out Yeah, I pretty much nailed that too. Photo by Guy Kawasaki from Pexels https://www.martinrodoreda.com.au/blog/marvelous-or-mediocre-are-superheroes-really-super-boring monthly 0.5 2022-01-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/503f926f-324f-463b-b813-4feb2fe7ca6d/202201+-+Marvelous+or+Mediocre%2C+Spidermen.png Blog - Marvelous or Mediocre; are Superheroes really super-boring? - Make it stand out See, Spiderman is totally relatable. He might be a superhero, but occasionally he finds himself in the subway catching the late train home only to bump into someone wearing almost exactly the same outfit. Totally awkward! Photo by Ahmad Qime from Pexels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/35b8b6f5-4ac5-4d55-89dc-3c67db40fef5/202201+-+Marvelous+or+Mediocre%2C+Marvel+Comics.png Blog - Marvelous or Mediocre; are Superheroes really super-boring? - Make it stand out Admittedly, I haven’t ever really read any of the Superhero comic series by Marvel. Photo by Erik Mclean from Pexels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/4107ca30-76fe-4777-a9f2-21cb3f9d456d/202201+-+Marvelous+or+Mediocre%2C+Batman.png.jpg Blog - Marvelous or Mediocre; are Superheroes really super-boring? - Make it stand out I mean, it’s a good costume. But not sure posing on a standard (and bright yellow) pedestrian fence, during the middle of the day is quite the image the actual Batman is going for. Photo by Ronê Ferreira from Pexels https://www.martinrodoreda.com.au/blog/am-i-now-a-zen-master-or-did-i-just-have-30-short-naps-the-highly-anticipated-deczenber-conclusion monthly 0.5 2022-01-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/5ad13b0d-c756-41e0-8370-809c02f60e39/202201+-+The+Long+anticipated+DecZENber+wrap%2C+whiskey.jpg Blog - Am I now a Zen Master or did I just have 30 short naps? The highly anticipated DecZENber conclusion. - Make it stand out Turns out fine whiskey does not improve meditative discipline. Photo by Eva Elijas from Pexels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/3ef29b20-79e8-422c-a893-9c1d4985ba93/202201+-+The+Long+anticipated+DecZENber+wrap%2C+meditation+cliff+top.png Blog - Am I now a Zen Master or did I just have 30 short naps? The highly anticipated DecZENber conclusion. - Make it stand out As beautiful as it is, I’m not sure that meditating here is conducive to relaxation and calm. Good equanimity practice I guess. Photo by Life Of Pix from Pexels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/73c5f2a9-1e0a-4b3d-b156-03a9499e19be/202201+-+The+Long+anticipated+DecZENber+wrap%2C+swami.jpg Blog - Am I now a Zen Master or did I just have 30 short naps? The highly anticipated DecZENber conclusion. - Make it stand out Snow covered mountain-tops were a little hard to come by in QLD. So mostly I just meditated in t-shirt and shorts in my loungeroom. Not as impressive but far more practical. Photo by Dvine Yoga from Pexels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/c2f007ad-2f13-4a25-9347-04e0c4d9675f/202201+-+The+Long+anticipated+DecZENber+wrap%2C+meditation+cliff+top+Jeff+Wiggle.png Blog - Am I now a Zen Master or did I just have 30 short naps? The highly anticipated DecZENber conclusion. - Make it stand out Thankfully it was not Jeff from the Wiggles leading the meditation. Image from Wiggles Fandom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/e1a017ec-0ec4-49ad-b412-6c89b4b2e64a/202201+-+The+Long+anticipated+DecZENber+wrap%2C+levitating+guy.jpg Blog - Am I now a Zen Master or did I just have 30 short naps? The highly anticipated DecZENber conclusion. - Make it stand out This guy must have found a better meditation app than me. I mean, he doesn’t even look that Zen, but look at that elevation! Photo by Nextofederjco from Pexels https://www.martinrodoreda.com.au/blog/why-im-hoping-to-become-australias-biggest-try-hard-in-2022 monthly 0.5 2022-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/a1d9a40b-e70d-4aee-b6f5-be2087c636a5/202201+-+Australia%27s+biggest+try-hard%2C+drunk+lady.png Blog - Why I’m hoping to become Australia’s biggest try-hard in 2022 - Make it stand out This is a dramatic recreation of me on that new years day. I’d say it’s pretty close. Apart from being dark skinned, a woman, having hair and wearing a random fur coat rather than shirtless and sunburned outside under a sprinkler. But the not wearing a bra part is pretty spot on. Photo by Karolina Grabowska from Pexels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/0fa4ce43-9bb5-4caa-8321-42b17055325a/202201+-+Australia%27s+Biggest+Try-hard%3B+goal+typewriter.jpg Blog - Why I’m hoping to become Australia’s biggest try-hard in 2022 - Make it stand out A type-writer pic on an authors blog? Too cliched? Yeah, thought so…Photo by Markus Winkler from Pexels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/09662dca-0c5f-4cfd-994d-09bf4e838210/202201+-+Australia%27s+biggest+try-hard%2C+fireworks.png Blog - Why I’m hoping to become Australia’s biggest try-hard in 2022 - Make it stand out A fireworks pic seemed obligatory for anything new year related. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/f86a50c0-5e0f-4174-b8c5-939cc82b40ba/202201+-+Australia%27s+Biggest+Try-hard%2C+mexican+drinking.jpg Blog - Why I’m hoping to become Australia’s biggest try-hard in 2022 - Make it stand out Never trust a mexican in a skull mask pouring tequila shots straight from bottle to mouth. There’s no real coming back from that. Photo by hygor sakai from Pexels https://www.martinrodoreda.com.au/blog/man-vs-mountain-or-very-steep-hill-take-2-mt-beerwah monthly 0.5 2021-12-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/98106608-e4ed-4d76-85b5-2abac04881d5/202112+-+Man+vs+Mountain+At+the+Top%2C+sweaty+me.png Blog - Man vs Mountain [or at least, very steep hill] take 2: Mt Beerwah - Make it stand out Tibrogargan off on the left didn’t look so big from up here. But while I think it was still the harder of the climbs, if the sweat-o-meter in this photo is anything to go off, maybe Beerwah was the harder of the climbs… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/bd2b2509-cdde-4587-a73f-2f0431a2f73f/202112+-+Man+vs+Mountain+The+Cliffs+view+from+the+side.png Blog - Man vs Mountain [or at least, very steep hill] take 2: Mt Beerwah - Make it stand out The view of the cliffs from the side as the asent continued. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/21e17d73-96de-45ff-84ad-402e29c04c8c/202112+-+Man+vs+Mountain+The+Cliffs+Bones.png Blog - Man vs Mountain [or at least, very steep hill] take 2: Mt Beerwah - Make it stand out So maybe neither Volcanic plug nor ancient reef, but some colossal dinosaur long buried, with its bones starting to show. The Beerwahsaurus perhaps? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/76d3f7a5-71fd-45f8-b40b-82a891c10c40/202112+-+Man+vs+Mountain+The+Cliffs+looking+up.png Blog - Man vs Mountain [or at least, very steep hill] take 2: Mt Beerwah - Make it stand out Looking directly up at the cliffs which incrementally jutted out and over the path presented an amazing view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/daa458d9-e7d3-4174-8815-7599475de65f/202112+-+Man+vs+Mountain+The+Cliffs+at+Half+way.png Blog - Man vs Mountain [or at least, very steep hill] take 2: Mt Beerwah - Make it stand out A spectacular site to arrive at after completing the first leg of the climb! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/f24ed71c-bae6-4bcc-ac6a-72907b123de1/202112+-+Man+vs+Mountain+At+the+Top%2C+Glasshouse+Mountains.png Blog - Man vs Mountain [or at least, very steep hill] take 2: Mt Beerwah - Make it stand out But spending some time with this view, the sweat was definitely worth it. Well for me at least. Not sure how the two Irish guys felt about it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/6d38e33b-03ad-4ace-a8f2-c365ddc39d98/202112+-+Man+vs+Mountain+Mt+Beerwah.png Blog - Man vs Mountain [or at least, very steep hill] take 2: Mt Beerwah - Make it stand out Mt Beerwah is the biggest of the Glasshouse Mountains with an elevation of 556m https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/00a53b55-95e3-4777-9d9e-f65c3de9a58f/202112+-+Man+vs+Mountain+path+at+the+base+of+the+cliffs.png Blog - Man vs Mountain [or at least, very steep hill] take 2: Mt Beerwah - Make it stand out The path along the base of the cliff was like something out of an Indiana Jones movie. Thankfully no moving boulders… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/99028a40-e67c-450e-8445-3bf6955acdd3/202112+-+Man+vs+Mountain+The+Cliffs+Coral+Rock.png Blog - Man vs Mountain [or at least, very steep hill] take 2: Mt Beerwah - Make it stand out Was Beerwah definitely a volcanic plug? Parts of it resembled coral, as if it was part of some giant reef millions of years ago! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/0a44fc1c-1d77-48b5-8b8d-cf5df84a5250/202112+-+Man+vs+Mountain+At+the+Top%2C+Bees+%26+Flowers.png Blog - Man vs Mountain [or at least, very steep hill] take 2: Mt Beerwah - Make it stand out Oblivious to the amazing view around them, native bees were quite happy with this flowering bush (and many others like it) on top of the mountain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/88c58167-2f1d-4a30-8830-33f347a33041/202112+-+Man+vs+Mountain+View+from+the+Bottom.png Blog - Man vs Mountain [or at least, very steep hill] take 2: Mt Beerwah - Make it stand out The view from the bottom of the climb. https://www.martinrodoreda.com.au/blog/one-last-monthly-challenge-for-2021-as-long-as-it-had-a-pun-in-the-name monthly 0.5 2021-12-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/ef27b61a-8a9d-4d35-8cf8-3808e134f6b2/202112+-+DeZENber+Challenge+hanging+meditation.jpg.png Blog - One last monthly challenge for 2021, as long as it had a pun in the name… - Make it stand out Hanging from a suspended cloth is ZEN, right? Incedentally, I wonder what else she uses that hanging set up for… Photo by cottonbro from Pexels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/8c528acd-74d8-4049-9d29-b57b530e7605/202112+-+DeZENber+Challenge.jpg Blog - One last monthly challenge for 2021, as long as it had a pun in the name… - Make it stand out A swollen ankle saved me from Steptember, earlier this year… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/25819e18-4671-412d-8ff5-fd6dda8a862e/202112+-+DeZENber+Challenge+Demon.jpg Blog - One last monthly challenge for 2021, as long as it had a pun in the name… - Make it stand out Spirituality in fiction will just as likely result in the arrival of a demonic succubus as innerpeace…Photo by Dima Valkov from Pexels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/1cc923e5-acb4-4aec-aafe-72bc300a3d21/202112+-+DeZENber+Challenge+Hippy.jpg.png Blog - One last monthly challenge for 2021, as long as it had a pun in the name… - Make it stand out I’m fresh out of sweaters made from recycled 80’s school carpet. And hair. Photo by cottonbro from Pexels https://www.martinrodoreda.com.au/blog/sad-songs-say-so-much-but-what-exactly-are-they-saying monthly 0.5 2021-12-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/e2d7e995-9f8b-406d-89c4-8e72321b8060/202112+-+Sad+Song+Say+So+Much%2C+broken+hearted+robot.png Blog - Sad songs say so much, but what exactly are they saying? - Make it stand out Men might seem as emotionally devoid as robots sometimes. But even robots can get their hearts broken, like this cute little guy! Photo by burak kostak from Pexels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/e3ca4f64-ba0c-4feb-b48e-11898eba69d1/202112+-+Sad+Song+Say+So+Much%2C+blue+man.png Blog - Sad songs say so much, but what exactly are they saying? - Make it stand out There is a risk of listening to sad songs on repeat. This guy liked Eiffel 65’s Blue a little too much… Photo by cottonbro from Pexels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/c79c9b84-8fb7-40d4-830b-22f28ebdc0ad/202112+-+Sad+Song+Say+So+Much%2C+brooding+guy.png Blog - Sad songs say so much, but what exactly are they saying? - Make it stand out Even really, really, really, ridiculously good looking male models get sad sometimes. Photo by Lamar Belina from Pexels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/9f6d4ff5-982e-436c-9282-fa2802b6325b/202112+-+Sad+Song+Say+So+Much%2C+piano.png Blog - Sad songs say so much, but what exactly are they saying? - Make it stand out This keyboard is being infused with “sadness” by the sprig of dead flowers. Many sad songs will be composed on its keys when the infusion process is complete. Photo by Elina Sazonova from Pexels https://www.martinrodoreda.com.au/blog/when-nature-calls monthly 0.5 2021-11-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/596d3793-beea-48dd-8654-50ba4184175f/202111+-+When+nature+calls+%28Morton+Island+sand+dune+run+down%29.jpg Blog - When nature calls; hiking, beaches and boating adventures - Make it stand out Noah & Thomas tearing down the dune at Morton Island. Karen on the beach below gives some perspective on how tall the dune was! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/d3e0b4a0-5add-4c43-b81c-f9712196d5d5/202111+-+When+nature+calls+%28Morton+Island+beach%29.jpg Blog - When nature calls; hiking, beaches and boating adventures - Make it stand out Dean, Karen and the boys on the beach at Morton Island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/bf3860a1-7999-47b2-9987-2e2e816aa058/202111+-+When+nature+calls+%28tree%29.jpg Blog - When nature calls; hiking, beaches and boating adventures - Make it stand out The inside of a tree on the Kondalilla Falls circuit. I reckon a child could climb about 15 metres up the inside of this tree! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/081dd9db-b71c-4eed-8e19-af6104e5bd05/202111+-+When+nature+calls+%28Kondalilla+swimming+hole%29.jpg Blog - When nature calls; hiking, beaches and boating adventures - Make it stand out The swimming hole at the top of Kondililla falls. Why wouldn’t you sit and just take it in like that guy? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/d9a2e4a2-838a-49c5-9372-6126aa79ee4a/202111+-+When+nature+calls+%28Morton+Island+sand+dune+view%29.jpg Blog - When nature calls; hiking, beaches and boating adventures - Make it stand out The view from the top of the dune on Morton Island. You can see Brisbane beyond a parked tanker on the faded horizon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/f6230bb4-3e39-48e7-9f39-1418ddb0b823/202111+-+When+nature+calls+%28Kondalilla+falls%29.jpg Blog - When nature calls; hiking, beaches and boating adventures - Make it stand out A view from the bottom of Kondalilla falls, its origins 80 metres above. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/4478f3a6-4deb-4819-8b32-42c75acb4322/202111+-+When+nature+calls+%28Kondalilla+falls+selfie%29.jpg Blog - When nature calls; hiking, beaches and boating adventures - Make it stand out The view of Kondalilla falls from part way down the circuit track. Not sure I will ever by a master of the selfie… https://www.martinrodoreda.com.au/blog/that-car-looks-nice-but-the-muffler-seems-exhausted-dad-jokes-love-em-or-hate-em monthly 0.5 2021-11-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/e10e5add-b32f-499f-900a-f78de98a8d0b/202111+-+Dad+Joke%2C+confused+kid.jpg Blog - That car looks nice but the muffler seems exhausted. When Dad Jokes lead to paintball violence… - Make it stand out Admittedly, many dad jokes leave their intended audience somewhat confused. But you can bet the dad is laughing enough for two… Photo by Monstera from Pexels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/6f40a48b-11d9-4000-977a-dd28c3405848/202111+-+Dad+Joke%2C+Banana+dad+joke.jpg Blog - That car looks nice but the muffler seems exhausted. When Dad Jokes lead to paintball violence… - Make it stand out Humourous banana dad joke? Yes please! Photo by A Koolshooter from Pexels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/d139a82b-de89-4598-abaf-c77dd1e14e69/202111+-+Dad+Joke%2C+box+of+jokes.jpg Blog - That car looks nice but the muffler seems exhausted. When Dad Jokes lead to paintball violence… - Make it stand out Do boxes full of Dad Jokes exist? Judging from the amount of laughter in this picture (and the male’s urge to touch), yes they do! Photo by Nicole Michalou from Pexels https://www.martinrodoreda.com.au/blog/boy-falls-in-love-with-author monthly 0.5 2021-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/c56f571d-00dd-4ca7-8383-58369664bdec/202111+-+Boy+falls+in+love+with+author+-+Trent+Dalton.jpg Blog - Boy falls in love with author - Make it stand out https://www.harpercollins.com.au/trentdalton/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/57501358-8a73-4d2a-8e45-7ba520b0071a/202111+-+Boy+falls+in+love+with+author+-+boy+swallows+universe.jpg Blog - Boy falls in love with author - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/b43d9768-3ab0-4b80-971e-633808170498/202111+-+Boy+falls+in+love+with+author+-+Love+Stories.jpg Blog - Boy falls in love with author - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.martinrodoreda.com.au/blog/nokia-nation-why-australia-has-a-little-too-much-in-common-with-this-fallen-giant monthly 0.5 2021-11-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/7ad2f1f8-aee1-4eda-9eb7-1ab792ce4601/202111+-+Nokia+Nation%2C+ditch+the+bitch.png Blog - Nokia Nation – Why Australia has a little too much in common with this fallen giant - Make it stand out “Ditch the Bitch”. No respectable business would allow their staff to talk of, or promote messages about, work colleagues in this way. But apparently it’s okay for our nation’s leaders to do so? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/01cec45e-95c8-4d92-a8de-8022f1fb16ae/202111+-+Nokia+Nation%2C+Nokia+1100.png Blog - Nokia Nation – Why Australia has a little too much in common with this fallen giant - Make it stand out The Nokia 1100 sold approx 255m units world wide. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/123771be-3e78-4da0-8b57-63ec335fbd2a/202111+-+Nokia+Nation%2C+Sydney+Olympics.png Blog - Nokia Nation – Why Australia has a little too much in common with this fallen giant - Make it stand out The Sydney 2000 Olympics was a great success. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610e542edd5c39015ecb825f/f07e6106-15d5-4204-8a01-46630114ac38/202111+-+Nokia+Nation%2C+lump+of+coal.jpg Blog - Nokia Nation – Why Australia has a little too much in common with this fallen giant - Make it stand out “Don’t be afraid”? 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