The eagle has landed

Some of you might remember the Tales of the (Banana) Republic email/newsletter/propaganda that circulated and invaded your inboxes during 2003 - this blog rises from the ashes of that (in)famous piece of literary sludge.

(For those of you who don't know: the Banana Republic referred to my brief stint in Coffs Harbour, Australia in 2003, where banana plantations line the hillsides the same way snow covers Himalayas)

So this blog is a place for me to attempt to emulate the eloquence of Ed Murrow (the newscaster featured in George Clooney's excellent film Goodnight and Goodluck) and hopefully the content might be important and interesting, as that fine gentleman's work was. Most times it'll just be me crapping on, trying to disguise it as important and interesting.

(Now I just need a sign-off)

!d~