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Burnt

By Geoff | Published 10 February, 2009 2:04 pm

“I can’t believe the news today
I can’t close my eyes and make it go away”
– “Sunday, Bloody Sunday”, U2
I have loved that song for a long, long time, and yet those words have never had meaning like they do at the moment. This weekend has seen the worst fires that this fire-prone nation has [...]

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Year In Review – Family

By Geoff | Published 2 January, 2009 1:34 pm

It’s certainly been a mixed year for our (Bec and my) families this year.  In November (though I chose not to mention it at the time), my paternal grandmother passed away. Dad gave an amazing effort at the funeral, giving a moving eulogy that was remarkably honest and very gutsy. She had been unwell for [...]

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