Oh for the good old days when I wasnβt filled with trepidation every morning as I typed into my phone βTrump newsβ. Life seemed so blissfully normal then.
06.05.2025 11:49 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@rickthinks.bsky.social
Semi-retired journo writing weekly wine column for The Newcastle Herald. Love wine, sport, beer, old pubs, and a good meat pie
Oh for the good old days when I wasnβt filled with trepidation every morning as I typed into my phone βTrump newsβ. Life seemed so blissfully normal then.
06.05.2025 11:49 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Pick one, get one free?
13.03.2025 05:51 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Every day, from the other side of the globe, I check my phone each morning to see if Canada has been invaded for no reason,
or if civil war has started in the US.
It sounds insane, yet every day it seems more likely.
Hope lβm wrong β¦ two rotten options.
I hope Albanese shows some Macron-type backbone and does something - anything really - to show Trump that Australia, as a loyal ally, isnβt going to lay down and be kicked around by an out-of-control would-be fascist on a whim. Itβs called national pride - and leadership.
12.02.2025 08:24 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 1One weekend a year we can laze in the pool, wine in hand, and still have front row seats for the awesome #huntervalleyairshow. Aerobatics was fabulous and the F35 fighter jet was deafening. It scared the hell out of the kangaroos in the next paddock. We do it all again tomorrow.
08.02.2025 06:31 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Watching the news tonight β¦ as a retired journo, I never thought I would say this, but I am so embarrassed by Australian media. Itβs right wing, shallow bullshit. Everyone (Albo, Iβm talking to you) bowed to Murdoch . Overdue Royal Commission required. Now!!
27.01.2025 07:37 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0How did we ever get to the stage where honest, factual news reporting became such a rarity? Murdoch and Musk madness, plus millions of gullible people. Tough times ahead, but facts and science will win out. Sadly, we all thought this fight had already been won. But never underestimate stupid.
12.01.2025 09:30 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0It seems weird. We didnβt get a Xmas ham this year (enjoyed one at my sisterβs place though). It has meant we havenβt had to come up with outrageously creative ways to use the leftover ham over breakfast/lunch/dinner for the past week. A rather pleasant change if you ask me. This sound familiar?
31.12.2024 08:17 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0#AUSvIND One of the best Tests Iβve seen in 60 years. More pitches like this please β¦ a contest between bat and ball every day. Batsmen earned their runs and had to fight hard, as they should. Sick of Test pitches that are dead flat for the middle three days. And yes, Bumrahβs a wizard.
31.12.2024 07:48 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Christmas with family, wine, turkey, ham, roast potatoes, kids, presents etc β¦ but no Love Actually. Something ainβt right people.
25.12.2024 08:45 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Hard to think of any Australian company that has bent over backwards to trash its outstanding brand more than Qantas. But donβt rule out the ABC just yet, theyβre in hot pursuit. Sad all round.
18.12.2024 07:39 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Tough week. Two trailer loads to the tip and more to come (always fun), the cell for our pool packed it in, the fridge broke down an so did the fan. Thank God for wine.
28.11.2024 08:38 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0With uncertain times ahead, I hope Tim Walz isnβt thrown on the scrap heap by Dems after the election loss. I like his style and hope thereβs always a place for an avuncular, straight talker in politics. We need more of them - and that includes Australia. #politics
18.11.2024 07:30 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Hey peeps, am a wine and sports lover - ok, politics too God help me - from Hunter Valley wine country, NSW, Australia. In wake of the last few days, I will drink something especially nice tonight (I need it) to celebrate my Blue Sky debut.
08.11.2024 06:58 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0