Replacing Place Names

Terra Australis Incognita is sometimes not so incognita as it once was, especially to people whose very great, great, etc. grandparents have not...

An Enlightened Economy

Mr Adam Smith, of the International Money Tree Fund, came to see me...

Luminiferous Networks

Enlightened systems of transmission always place physical characteristics at the lowest end of the communication scale.  The physical has always been a source of...

Without Insularity

Being without a physical identity in the material world can sometimes be a disadvantage, though it also has many advantages.   Shopping for ethereal ingredients is frequently...

Royal Weddings and Ethereal Invitations

Helicopters are exceedingly noisy intrusions into the ceremonial proceedings of nuptialities, even when the pilot also happens to be the groom.  Alas, any...

Gnosis Gâteau

Baking cakes of an extravagant nature is usually a complicated and gratuitous endeavour, even with the assistance of Monsieur Carême.  It is, as you may have discovered...

Bastions and Belvederes

Kate the Great has sent me several text messages, beginning at 6 o'clock this morning.  She has tried to telephone me several times, too, but I refuse to...

An Authentic Australian

It is very well known, at least in ontological circles, that the search for the elusive beast known as an Authentic Australian has had very few credible results.  Sightings have been reported far and wide, and even...

A Pretty Pompadour Pink

My parlour is in need of considerable renovations and it seems that Pompadour pink is the most suitable colour for its renewal.  I have attempted to...

Adelaide Heritage Tourism

As you may be aware, the cultural heritage of Adelaide is unique and I am one of the village's most well-known and unique cultural identities.  As it is a Friday, I thought I would devote my time today towards saving...

Mere Mortals

Today, there is a very important reason why this blog pamphlet posting has been written a similar way to...

Australian Vernacular Architecture

Onsite and online resources for building an elegant new studio pavilion in my back garden appear to be...

Saving the World (yet again)

This morning, my dear friend the Marquise du Châtelet dropped around in her biogas and solar, dual-fueled, mauve Holden FJ panel van to assist in...

Elegant Editors and Proper Publishers

Since the retirement of my dear friend Mr Robert Dodsley, there has been a dearth of publications of suitable quality for my various library collections.  Mr Google does his best to fill the gap with offerings from his bookshop, but I do believe it is important to...

Know Your Candide Dates

My well-travelled acquaintance, Kate the Great, has just conversed with me in a most voluble and clamorous manner on the telephonic contraption I keep for such unpleasant purposes.  She has...

The Far Tangled Manner

It is very well known, at least by suitably enlightened persons, that South Australia's local government election campaign is far more important to the future of the world than...