Having a couple of good suits on rotation makes life easy.
It also heightens your sense of occasion and, like my dad, gives a respectful nod to those who have gone before you and paved a path.
Looking good and feeling great through creating your own sense of fashion will wax and wane, but a good fitting suit for moments that matter will never go out of style.
Read MorePerhaps as our memories fade or become confused we are more truthful.
Sadly, we can finally live in the moment because remembering the moment doesn't require as much struggle.
I focus on listening to stories from those who remember because if I don't those memories will die.
I was five.
Read MoreThe Italian Baroque composer Antonio Vivaldi portrayed his views of spring in his most famous work, The Four Seasons, composed in 1770 and published five years later, four separate violin concertos that capture the earth's tilt and its relationship to the sun.
Spring annoys me no end.
Read MoreThe Matildas' appeal, like many sporting teams in Australia, is underpinned by a wide-ranging influence, making emotional connections with the haves and have nots.
Read MoreI flew to Belfast; it wasn't a holiday.
I scattered my Dad's ashes in the River Lagan and buried my uncle.
It had been lashing down in Northern Ireland.
And then as I was flying home Sinead O'Connor died and I wondered what a conversation between her and Dolores O'Riordan of The Cranberries would sound like in death.
Read MoreIt's the weekend.
When did the weekend become an extension of weekdays and when did the stress of the working week continue into the weekend?
And when did The Weeknd become an international pop star?
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