Doug Hendrie
Doug Hendrie is a freelance writer.
Opinion
Death
I’m glad you’ve come to my funeral. I’ve got a few things to tell you
Thanks to a local entrepreneur, you can now do your own version of the Pauline Hanson video: “Fellow Australians, if you are seeing this now, it means I have been murdered.”
- by Doug Hendrie
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Opinion
Pets
Some say pet rats can’t breed with wild rats. I have 40 reasons to believe otherwise
When my kids’ four pet rats escaped, they made a new friend. He was burly. Brown. The bad-boy of backyard rodents.
- by Doug Hendrie
Opinion
Beer
$16 a pint, in this economy? Stuff that, I’m starting a moonshine side-hustle
In recent years, I made the mistake of acquiring a taste for expensive booze. I would find beers with exceptional can designs and phrases such as “NEIPA” and “hazy pale” which made me feel special. Now I can’t afford the cheap stuff.
- by Doug Hendrie
Opinion
Hair
When it comes to eyebrows, you never want to go the full John Howard
There comes a time in a man’s life when your barber will pause for a moment after the traditional short back and sides is done.
- by Doug Hendrie
If you’re a middle-aged bloke in need of new friends, good luck getting past the banter
There’s a good chance you’re in need of a friend infusion, but it can be hard when you only relate to others through a proxy.
- by Doug Hendrie
Opinion
Pets
Fine, your dog can come to the pub. But I’m bringing my kids and their rats
I’d prefer pub dog numbers to hover around zero. I like dogs, but I also like to choose when to engage with them, and dogs are not big on asking.
- by Doug Hendrie
Opinion
Live music
Didn’t get Tay Tay tickets? Don’t blame poor old Ticketek
Like several million others, on Wednesday I had my hopes dashed. But for me, the fault doesn’t lie with Ticketek. I see it more as a nightclub bouncer doing its burly duty.
- by Doug Hendrie
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Life in the ’burbs
Naked hippies in the Yarra? Eltham was a great place to be a teenager
What I like about Eltham is how resistant it is to change. Everyone leaves eventually, but most of them come back.
- by Doug Hendrie
Opinion
Gas
Giving up my stove was the hardest part of quitting gas
Change can be annoying, but there is nothing more annoying than being wrong about something that makes life better.
- by Doug Hendrie
Opinion
Home
Post is dead. Let’s bin our mailboxes
All I find in there these days are politician pamphlets and the one or two bills I’ve forgotten to get emailed. Is it time to rip out the mailbox altogether?
- by Doug Hendrie
Opinion
Parenting
Uber for kids? How about we just stop driving them around
By the end of the weekend, you’ve driven more than you have during the week. You’re exhausted. But it’s for a good cause.
- by Doug Hendrie
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