Plenty of information on mums available in Australia, not so much for dads. The average age for first time mums in 2020 was 29.7, with the largest proportion (38%) between 30-34 years old. Anecdotally, I was a first time dad at 34, and my wife at 36.

Carbonated water is slightly more acidic than still, so just be aware of your teeth and guts if you’re drinking heaps of it. Some people take issue with supporting an Israeli owned company, others don’t. There’s always other brands if that suits you, I know aldi does one called soda king that’s interchangeable with Sodastream.

With bonus suffering!

Ah yes, the famous Soviet era of the United States. How could I forget?

It was a US made Bell 212

Looks like Miller’s Batman

Or if you’re up in the top end, there’s Nawarla Gabarnmung which dates to about 44kya. Some natural rock pillars in the shelter, others modified and others still constructed or relocated.

Could you use a command strip or something?

Hope you enjoy!

I pre-ordered DUSTWUN by Echotide

Full disclosure, I’m mates with the bass player- the best way to support your friends by paying full price!

They are saying that in this particular opinion piece focussed on this particular topic, yes. It’s disingenuous to argue they only speak out for Muslim heritage when you could easily search their site and find many reports and commentaries on the destruction of historical sites all over the world.

The vintage market will vary depending on where you are. If you want vintage, try to shoot for the sweet spot between the 70s and mid 80s. Japanese turntables we very reliable and the market hadn’t been overrun with cheap plasticky P mount decks yet.

I’ve bought all of my decks from FB. I try to stick to Japanese decks because that’s what I have experience in, and my current deck is a Technics SL-Q3, with a Q2 as backup. I payed $150 AUD for each of them, both needed a little TLC cosmetically, but are rock solid performers and sound fantastic with a nice cartridge.

The SL-D2 is also a good option and there are plenty around, but JVC, Kenwood, Yamaha and Sony all made good stuff too. Even Akai made a few gems that still fly under the radar so can be particularly affordable.

Audiokarma is your best friend for information, but they will almost always direct you towards vintage rather than buying new.

PS. If you go vintage and want to use the edifers, you’ll likely need a preamp. I have a Project Phono Box E that was cheap enough and sounds fine to my ears, but I prefer to use the built in pre amp in my stereo amplifier.

Bottom left- “et pluribus anus”

I get where you’re coming from, and I can always relate to any scepticism around corporate policy. To clarify, specifically, my thoughts around the workplace, they’re entirely dependent on my own experience in small to medium sized companies in Australia with strong culture and policies around this sort of thing.

I recognise that other regions would have differing levels of enforcement and while not every social situation is equitable to expectations at work, in my personal view it’s pretty cut and dry- you shouldn’t need a rule in a social club specifically banning uninvited sexual comments, it’s just a given that you don’t do that.

I’d suggest, also as a male, that it’s a red flag. He’s a new member and his first instinct is to sexually harass a female member, and then double down when he doesn’t get the response he’s looking for.

In any workplace I’ve been in, he’d be sacked. Why should he be given more leniency in a social situation?

Pretty shocking really

Time to start practicing then! Try to get out on a couple of grade 3’s in your area before you head over.

I did it with hiking shoes because that’s all I had with me, but I’d recommend hiking boots with good ankle support instead. There’s a short scramble towards the top but it’s not overly difficult.

Another favourite of that trip was the Old Man of Storr up at the Isle of Skye. It’s a less technical hike but much more exposed to the elements and can get windy.

Also, I’m by no means a photographer. Scotland is just so stupidly pretty that you struggle to take a bad photo- get over there!

I took a hike up in to the Lost Valley in Glen Coe on the recommendation of a very drunk Scotsman at a nightclub in Edinburgh. It was the absolute highlight of my trip and I’m so glad I made it.

“I’m the boss, now you’re fired. How’s that for a fantasy, my friend?”