When it comes to sport I’m a meat and potatoes man. I like my AFL (Aussie Rules) and I like my cricket and that’s about it. I’ll always support Australia in any sport they’re in, but I’d rather watch the Blues or the Aussie cricket team anyday. Anyway the point of all this is I …

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Well Sara and Andrews wedding was quite amazing. It occured over Queens B-day weekend (the 11 of June for those of you who don’t know when the Queen was born). I’ve never been to a United Church ceremony, or ever heard that famous passage of Corinthians said out aloud by real people and not people …

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Thank you Weight Watchers for teaching me what I needed to know about weight loss. But now I must leave you and take the journey on my own. My weight has been stable at about 70.5kg for the last six or seven weeks. I’ve stopped taking down what I’m eating in my journal. I still …

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I’m appearing in my fourth Benny collection in a row in September. I wasn’t sure I had another Benny idea left in me. After writing Midrash (which now looks a bit rubbish compared to the other great stuff in Life During Wartime) and then Denial (which is still my bestest ever story) and then Family …

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… but for the three of you who’ve asked why I haven’t updated the journal, it’s because I haven’t had much to say… so there. Friday/Saturday was the Jewish Holiday – Shavuot – the one where Moses came down the mountain with the 10 commandments (sort of sounds like a title for an episode of …

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… but for the three of you who’ve asked why I haven’t updated the journal, it’s because I haven’t had much to say… so there. Friday/Saturday was the Jewish Holiday – Shavuot – the one where Moses cames down the mountain with the 10 commandments (sort of sounds like a title for an episode of …

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