Good News And Bad News

Three months ago I wrote about how slowly the Steam locomotive wheelswheels of large, conservative organisations can turn, especially when responding to questions they’d rather not answer…or are just simply hard work for them.

And I mentioned how I had finally received a response from my main superannuation (retirement) fund.

Well, a short time ago I finally received a response from my other superannuation (retirement) fund. Continue reading

Coach Or Train – Which Is Better For A Long Distance Trip?

A few weeks ago I wrote about a long-distance tripQuestion mark red 3D glossy I had to make at short notice while also doing a lot of work requiring concerted concentration.

That post looked at the most popular options for that trip : plane or car.

But there are other options : coach and train.  How do they Continue reading

Are You Ready For Sunday?

Ever have those times when life, the universeHands holding planet Earth and everything seem to get in your way?

I didn’t post a blog entry last Monday because some extra-ordinary circumstances made it impossible for me to do so.

Sometimes that’s just the way things are.

Bigger things get in the way of our normal life. Continue reading

Stand Up And Be Counted – There’s Sustainability In Numbers

A couple of months ago I wrote about being inspired
to take action.

I mentioned how, even if you are very clear about why you – everyone – need to live more sustainably, sometimes it just gets too hard, too wearisome.  And that’s when we need help. Continue reading

Queuing Up To Switch Banks

Queue of people wanting to close ANZ bank accounts, Melbourne, Australia, October 2013

Image courtesy 350.org Australia

What are these people waiting for?

They’re queuing up to close their bank accounts.

Why?

Because they discovered that their money in the bank was being used to wreak environmental damage.

At the start of the (Australian) financial year, I wrote about how your money in the bank – if it’s the wrong bank – can Continue reading