Dark Times in Bentleigh East

Blog Day 129 - Friday 31 July 2020 As some businesses have "casual Friday" I am introducing "Corona Free Friday" to the blog.  Henceforth there will be no mention of the "C" word on a Friday. To kick this off I have decided to amuse and entertain you with a poem I have written.  A couple of years ago I attended a creative writing course at Holmesglen TAFE and one of our assignments was to write a poem.  Most people wrote their poems in a very serious and deep and meaningful manner, but as you will see I kept mine light hearted and hopefully amusing. One of the attendees even wrote a poem praising Gough Whitlam, imagine the critique that got from me. The Intruders   Bang crash through the fence Do not worry nor take offence Bright eyes and dancing paws I look up from my work and pause Button noses against the pane Come outside we want a game Outside I go with a scowl Naughty little dogs I growl Back you go I say Now they really start to ...

Blog Day 128 - Thursday 30 July 2020 Looks like I was a trifle optimistic yesterday with my view of the corona virus situation in Victoria.  The last 24 hours has been a shocker. I must admit I find the latest in the AFL corona virus saga amusing.  The AFL is spending millions to keep the competition running and moving the players, officials and WAGS into quarantine hubs in Queensland.  And what do the WAGS do when they arrive, break quarantine of course, and what do you do when you break quarantine, you tell the world about it on social media.  The story I like is the wife of one of the players broke quarantine to go to a day spa and then posted it on social media.  I initially thought that she was just stupid but have just found out that she is probably greedy as well, as she most likely got paid for her social media post as she is an "influencer".  Nice work if you can get it. As I said the figures for Victoria in the last 24 hours are a shocker.  A...