Frequent fryers:Why I refuse to join the air fryer club

Frequent fryers:Why I refuse to join the air fryer club

Once an appliance has been around for 20 years,maybe 30,I may be willing to consider its purchase.

  • byRichard Glover

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Nursery crimes:the horrific tales behind the songs we sing to children

Nursery crimes:the horrific tales behind the songs we sing to children

Yes,grandson,just relax and go to sleep while I evoke all the horrors of the First World War in rhyme.

  • byRichard Glover
I’m a last-minute candidate for the state election! Here are my 12 key policies

I’m a last-minute candidate for the state election! Here are my 12 key policies

Vote 1,Richard Glover - especially if you agree that $14.90 for a ham and cheese toastie is madness.

  • byRichard Glover
‘Whack it like Fonzie’ and other things kids these days don’t get

‘Whack it like Fonzie’ and other things kids these days don’t get

And what about Jan? No one knows who she is,let alone what the Yellow Pages are.

  • byRichard Glover
The doom-and-gloom boom:why can’t we just be happy for each other?

The doom-and-gloom boom:why can’t we just be happy for each other?

No matter where you are,you can always expect unsolicited advice from naysayers.

  • byRichard Glover
It’s time to treasure Trove,a search engine in need of rescue
Opinion
Spectrum

It’s time to treasure Trove,a search engine in need of rescue

The National Library’s remarkable search engine needs government funding,or it will disappear completely.

  • byRichard Glover
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Full of libidinous loins and now mouldy,I can’t throw away D.H Lawrence
Opinion
Literature

Full of libidinous loins and now mouldy,I can’t throw away D.H Lawrence

I find it impossible to throw away my old novels,no matter how much dust and grit they bring to the shelves.

  • byRichard Glover
Such a fun age:This is when you’re at your comedic peak
Opinion
Parenting

Such a fun age:This is when you’re at your comedic peak

At age two,my grandson Pip is in a constant state of hilarity. Did all of us laugh this much when we were this age?

  • byRichard Glover
Pop,squish,uh-uh:The sounds that send us over the edge

Pop,squish,uh-uh:The sounds that send us over the edge

Consider yourself on notice,soup slurpers and popcorn poppers.

  • byRichard Glover
‘A pod of four-legged dolphins’:the unleashed joy of dog beaches

‘A pod of four-legged dolphins’:the unleashed joy of dog beaches

Every dog in town is there,same spot,same time as if an official invitation has been issued.

  • byRichard Glover
World peace,health,puffy sleeves:my 12 wishes for a happy new year

World peace,health,puffy sleeves:my 12 wishes for a happy new year

Happy 2022 to you. But,hopefully,a happier 2023.

  • byRichard Glover