Anura
@neo-the-fat-cat
Firefighting | Travel | Photography | Technology | Pets | Unashamed lefty. 50% Sri Lankan + 50% English + 50% Swiss + 50% Australian = 100% Canberran.
My new coworker seems to be sleeping on the job. Too early to have a serious performance review?
I know the Ruby can’t fill the hole that Molly has left. Her job is to teach me that there is a Ruby-sized hole in my life that only she can fill.
We spent the morning doing car and compartment fires for some NSW Police forensic trainees. I hope they got as much out of it as I did - it’s always good to don the BA and get some practice in.
The Coalition thinks that Hamas is still in control of Gaza. Clearly, they haven’t heard of the internet, TV or the media. Which century are they living in?
Watching these expensive yachts on the harbour at Hvar makes me realise that there is a class of wealth so far above what I know as to be in a different solar system.
I’m halfway across the world on a long awaited holiday, and yet I’m worried that the cat is missing me.
It’s very weird to read this cartoon when I’ve actually met First Dog’s dad!
The cheapest supermarket croissant in Geneva is better than the best croissant in Australia.
Back in Geneva for the first time in 7 yrs and I immediately feel at home. It felt like home when we lived here, and despite so many years continues to feel like home.
It was overcast for our arrival into Geneva. Although I was initially disappointed to lose the view of ‘home’, the sight of snowy peaks poking through the cloud cover was beautiful.
Today I’ve finally admitted to myself a truth that’s been creeping up on me for some time. Since Molly left us 16 months ago, my world is dimmer. It’s like the colours of life have washed away, and the light has gone.
A nudge is a very strong hint in cat language. My cat knows the milk jug is his when I’ve finished.
As time moves on, I wonder what she thought of me. At the time, I was absolutely convinced that she loved me. I cling to that certainty as the memory of her physical presence fades.
I’m not sure if this counts as the last fire of 2024 or the first fire of 2025.
Wonkie will be my coach for retirement. Having done nothing all morning, he is getting in a mid day snooze in preparation for any afternoon of doing nothing.
All I want for Christmas is her. It’s not going to happen, but despite that it’s still true.
It’s 5 years since I drove into Nerida with an ACTRFS striketeam just ahead of the firestorm hitting the village. The residents had retreated to the pub, and the main thing was that the pub was protected. The worst thing was hearing the screams of trapped animals.
And I thought the British were the masters of the understatement. It really feels like the USA has just given up on doing anything about gun violence.
I look at photos of Molly every day. Every time I look at a photo, I ask myself “did I know how lucky I was?”
I keep buying books even though I struggle to get through the ones that I already have.
I’m supposed to be working but instead I’m worried about his mental health while he’s home alone. It’s a safe bet that he’s not thinking about me!
12 months ago. “She possessed Beauty without Vanity, Strength without Insolence, Courage without Ferosity, and all the virtues of Man without his Vices. This praise, which would be unmeaning Flattery if inscribed over human Ashes, is but a just tribute to the Memory of MOLLY a DOG.”