Ever talked to someone who sells cars about the patterns of human behaviour? ‘So, you see, you’ve got your four basic types of customer. You’ve got your giraffe, your bear, your sheep, and your lion. Lions are the hardest…’ I know, I know – we are all special and unique little snowflakes too. But in some […]
Strong Spine Stories
Strong Spine Snapshot 2 – Midnight on the Timor Sea
In the spare 5 minutes a day that a café owner gets to sit down; we were joined by a bloke in Yarraville one day. He launched straight into a whinge about his chef, shaking his head in weary wonder. ‘It was Anzac day last week right? And do you think this peanut remembered to order […]
Strong Spine Snapshot
Somewhere east of Laverton in the early 2000’s. It’s mid-forties, possibly nudging fifty degrees. The hot air going into my lungs feels like a flame and I keep my breathing shallow. There’s thunder clouds on the horizon so there must some humidity about but when it gets this hot the sweat evaporates from your skin […]