PinnedMember-onlyGrief and HopeWorking your way through Loss The phone call from my sister was unexpected. It was Friday morning, the 4th of February this year, and I was at work, calling customers, following up on their enquiries. I work in Personal Banking for one of Australia’s major banks. My sister lives in…Grief Recovery7 min readGrief Recovery7 min read
PinnedMember-onlyThe Revealing Art CourseThere was no shortage of red faces… Back in the day, when I was impressionable and fresh out of Year 11 at College, I made a momentous decision. Based on the very encouraging school report comments from my art teacher (“Mark has refined and developed his drawing skills” and following…Life Lessons9 min readLife Lessons9 min read
Published inBouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs·1 day agoMember-onlyHow to Increase Your ReadsBreathing Life Into Your Older Articles — Yesterday one of my favourite writers, Britt H., shared a story about an amazing challenge that writer Kerry Purvis (also one of my favourites) is sharing. It is called the ICYMI Challenge. This stands for In Case You Missed It. Unfortunately, I was one of those who missed it —…Medium2 min readMedium2 min read
Published inBouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs·May 18Member-onlyWhere Old School Meets AttitudeThe bands that my parents couldn’t handle… When I was a sensitive, impressionable eight-year-old lad trying to make sense of Grade three mathematics at primary school, my mother, Elli Kleimann, made a momentous financial decision. Among the many complaints that she had about my father, Eric, was “Dare is no…Kissband8 min readKissband8 min read
Published inBouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs·May 13Member-onlyMy Near-Death ExperienceThe bus’s brakes were gone — It was early 1988 and I was a slightly naïve young man, with my life ahead of me. My social life was my church’s youth group, the Box Hill Lutheran Youth (Victoria, Australia), which was one of the largest, most lively groups. It contained some very colourful characters. Every four…Near Death Experiences7 min readNear Death Experiences7 min read
Published inBouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs·Apr 27Member-onlyFive Things Men Over 50 Should Definitely Not DoWelcome to Cringe Central — As a somewhat “older” man who is well into his 50s, I am very interested in things that I should not be doing (or wearing). This is to minimise cringey reactions from my wife, pre-teen daughter and 11-year-old son. This interest increased recently when a former AFL (Australian Football League)…Growing4 min readGrowing4 min read
Published inBouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs·Apr 24Member-onlyMy Friend’s Adult Daughter is Draining His Bank AccountWhat His Options Are — Yesterday I had some rather alarming news from a long-time friend. He informed me that a friend that we both know was having financial issues involving his daughter, who is in her late 20s. A while ago, he gave her online access to his bank account so that she could…Elder Financial Abuse6 min readElder Financial Abuse6 min read
Apr 22Member-onlyThe Interesting Things that Toddlers have Innocently Bought on their Parents’ SmartphonesTheir parents were clueless … — Today I read a very informative article by S M Mamunur Rahman, entitled “For God’s Sake, Don’t Do This to Your Kids”, in which he outlines the many risks that parents expose their infant loved ones to when they give them unfettered access to their Smartphones. …Parenting6 min readParenting6 min read
Published inBouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs·Apr 12Member-onlyOnline Banking — How Safe Is It?The perceived risks Internet banking has been around since 1995, when Wells Fargo Bank in the US added bank account services to its website, to enable its customers to bank remotely. Since then, its popularity has steadily increased worldwide, with advances in digital technology improving its functions and ease of…Online5 min readOnline5 min read
Published inBouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs·Mar 31Member-onlyThe Insane World of FadsParents being late for work on purpose because they are shopping for an energy drink for their kids…? — Before today, I used to think that there have been some memorable fads, which made people head to the stores (or online) to buy anything from a mind-paralysing multi-coloured cube to merchandise connected to a catchy TV show about a group of friends occupying a solid-brick apartment, to a mega-catchy…Fads4 min readFads4 min read
