Over the past 20 years I’ve been involved in several product design projects, some good, some not so good, and some...
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Pondering Life
A watery obsession….go fish
How do you know when your obsession with all things beachy is getting out of control?thanks Vic DeLeonWhen it’s...
Surviving Monday-itis (Job Satisfaction #2 Byron style)
Monday morning. You’ve made it through the morning madness of married life and family fiascoes. You’ve even tackled...
Snowball survives hell
At the beginning of the year, when I ventured into Amanda Kendle’s UWA Extension course, I had no idea how much it...
The Whistling Assassin (Job Satisfaction #1)
Two hours later hundreds of bees were buzzing in the wall cavity and I was opening the front door to my savior, Mike...
The Queen Bee …literally
The scout bees having done their job on Friday, signaled the all clear for the Queen Bee to arrive. © The...
More arrivals join the Spring Dance
Let’s see now, so far this Spring I’ve witnessed fly by ducks and obsessive compulsive kookaburras, what next you ask?...
How does a first time film director lure a Hollywood heavyweight into his movie? (Willem Defoe in The Hunter)
While Academy Award nominee Willem Defoe, knew where Tasmania was, he’d never heard of the Tasmanian tiger, so how...
Nonsurgical facelift unveiled at Perth Fashion Festival (Story by Tang/Maurice Meade)
I can’t imagine a time when I’ll willingly lie back and let someone introduce my face to the cold steel of a scalpel....
Fashion dilemma solved with the power of celebrity (Perth Fashion Festival 2011)
© The Ponder RoomFollowing is a lesson in Fashion Marketing - the power of the celebrity endorsement.Imagine...
Pool showdown ducked with a careless giggle (Australian wildlife)
© The Ponder RoomThis morning the ducks stood no chance, as I found a solution to my pool duck dilemma (duck...
How ducks may hold the key to good health
Recently I came across a piece of research about the perils of desk dwelling, which resulted in some heart palpitating...