Archive for month: December, 2024

Predicting the Geopolitical State of the Planet in 2050
Predicting the geopolitical state of the planet in 2050 is inherently uncertain, but we can draw on current trends, known…
Merry Christmas Folks & Don’t Forget to Subscribe!
Compliments of the Season to all our readers, listeners and followers! As many of you know from reading last Friday’s…
Yes, Klara and Freya and Thomas and Elliot, there really is a Santa
Dear Klara and Freya and Thomas and Elliot, I wanted to take just a moment to answer the question that…
50 Ways to Sign Off!
Here’s a list of common ways people sign off emails and messages, depending on the tone, relationship, and purpose of…
Rumours Confirmed – Nicola Forrest Buys The Terminus
First thing this morning the long-shared rumour that Nicola Forrest had purchased or was about to buy the derelict-looking Terminus…
Christmas Hampers on the Way to Visiting Seafarers
Spare a thought for the visiting Seafarers in Freo this Christmas. Seafarers play a vital part in international trade and…
Until next year … 2024, Another Big Shipping Year!
Well, that was quick. One minute I was looking through my lens at the new DP World crane at the…
All At Sea with the Conversationalist in the Pacific
Six straight sea days from Long Beach, California to the Hawaiian Islands chain sorted out the “cruisers” from the “trippers”…
Azamara Pursuit to Jingle all the Way to Sydney & Melbourne
Azamara Pursuit sailed between the heads into Fremantle just after midday today, amidst a sky made smoky from a 2…
Remember Covid? New Omicron subvariants now circulating. Booster vaccine available.
Surveillance data – from wastewater, and the number of reported cases and hospitalisations – indicates increasing community transmission of COVID-19…