Something happened when I was in India recently that made me reconsider how I act in the world. I’d been queuing up for a long time at the door of a concert and once inside, secured a good place upfront. Continue Reading →

I HAD an acquaintance who killed a young man during a pub brawl by stabbing him with a knife. Continue Reading →

There’s something about the marital bed that is not conducive to great sex. In fact, the whole house is a dampener when it comes to libido for many couples. When I ran Triple M’s Sex Show many moons ago, I heard from callers time and again that after a day of work, kids, and duties, let’s go to bed meant “Let’s go to bed”. Continue Reading →

My cat, which is a very large breed of cat (8.5kg, the size of a small lamb), has slept at the foot of the bed for eight years. In the months leading up to “the event”, I noticed he had been making his way up the middle of the bed, which didn’t worry me as he slept between myself and my partner, which was kind of cute. Continue Reading →

IT’S all too wonderful. Scientists in the US and ­Britain are working on a brain implant that will stimulate pleasure centres, according to an authority on Ayurvedic and complementary medicine and surgery, Robert Svoboda, speaking in Sydney as part of an ­annual conference run by the AYA association (Ayurveda Yoga Australia). Continue Reading →

The price I’ve paid for the cats has been compensated a million-fold

WHEN I went away for a month recently, I had a major dilemma: who would look after the cats? My home looks after itself; my daughter is now self-sufficient. But when, 10 years ago, I made the decision to buy two of the most adorable Himalayan kittens anyone had ever seen, I had no idea of the repercussions for years to come. Continue Reading →