Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson (affiliate link). This is one of those books that I had every intention of reading when it was released, but was too busy to read at the time. When I had the chance to borrow it, I jumped, and spent most of my train trips for a week (and a sleepless …
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on the eve of big school
I don’t often blog here about parenting things, but this seemed an appropriate milestone. Tomorrow, my eldest goes to school. Over the weekend we visited my parents, and looked through the old family photos of my own first day at school. In these photos, my parents – now around retirement age – are my …
artisanal toast
It’s a sign of how broken the link of “I’ve read something interesting online” and “I should blog this” in my head, that I read this a few days ago, and didn’t share it here. The history of the artisanal toast trend in San Francisco is not just a story about ridiculous hipster spending and how …
fifty two (52) breakfasts
What’s your favourite breakfast? I recently made up a list of 52 breakfasts for a friend. Here they are. Weetbix with sliced fruit and milk granola with fruit bircher muesli weetbix with grilled cheese boiled eggs with vegemite soldiers eggs benedict french toast fried eggs with bacon poached eggs with spinach omelette – ham and …
The Paramount Coffee Project, Surry Hills
Seven Seeds, Reuben Hills, and a variety of other coffees. 80 Commonwealth Ave, Surry Hills. I’ve been avoiding this one for a while as they’re not really into decaf, and I’ve been trying to find a balance between low caffeine intake and exploring different coffees. I buckled, and – seeing from the Paramount Coffee Project Facebook page …
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how families decide to visit museums
I’ve been thinking about different annual passes for families at the moment – this post from the Australian Museum website helps frame the way institutions are thinking about attracting family visitors.
Book: Eyrie
Book: Eyrie It’s been a while since I’ve read a Tim Winton novel – I think the last one was also a Christmas present. Winton taps into the class struggle, environment vs mining battle and the dramas of middle age in a novel that is a bit of a page turner, with some achingly well …
Zokoko, Emu Heights
Morgan’s coffee. 6/84-90 Old Bathurst Rd, Emu Heights. Unexpectedly warm and friendly fit-out, especially in an industrial area. Dark chocolate crackles are great, especially at $3. Coffee is well made – they have three grinders clearly visible beside the coffee machine. View Larger Map
Brewtown Newtown, Newtown
Brewtown coffee (they roast their own coffee on site). 6-8 O’Connell St, Sydney. I never made it to Berkelouw Books in Newtown, though often meant to make the journey. Alas, I’ve left it too late, as it’s been replaced by a cafe. Around a six-week fit out to remove the shelves, bring in the fixtures and …
clearing all the inboxes
First day back at work, trying to handle all the messages that have come my way since Christmas. I spent the day working my way through two email inboxes, a series of Feedly feeds, tweets, Facebook messages and wall posts, and a series of other sites to check. Working in social media is becoming more …