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Sometimes 140 characters are not enough. This is where I post my longer rants. Also check out my blog shumpty77.com and my food website brisbanesbestpie.com

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Work from Home Diaries: already the new normal?

Work from Home Diaries: already the new normal? #smallbusiness #consulting #newnormals #covid19 #stayathome

The onset and ongoing impact of COVID-19 has seen significant restrictions on movement and interactions between people on a day to day, even hour to hour, basis.  Having gone from travelling 49 of 52 weeks a year in my business for the last 3 years to working from the home office, I have definitely felt the change both mentally and physically.

Over the coming days, weeks and months of isolation…

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Mitchelton Bakehouse, Mitchelton

Mitchelton Bakehouse, Mitchelton #food #wiatw #mitchelton

Where: Mitchelton Bakehouse, Blackwood Street, Mitchelton, QLD

For: Breakfast

What: Plain Mince Pie

Cost: $4.20

Plain Mince Pie, Mitchelton Bakehouse (Photo by the Author)

The Review:

Mitchelton Bakehouse is a new bakery that opened in Mitchelton (in the inner north west of Brisbane) today and, being a local and a lover of a pies, I could not resist checking it out.

I have…

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Beyond the Pale, Coorparoo

Beyond the Pale, Coorparoo #wiatw #food #breakfast

Where: Beyond the Pale, 3/300 Old Cleveland Rd, Coorparoo, Qld

For: Breakfast

What: Chilli Scrambled Eggs (Special)

From the Menu: Chilli scrambled eggs, pork and fennel sausage and goats cheese on sour dough

Cost: $18

Chilli Scrambled Eggs, Beyond the Pale, Coorparoo

The Review:

Any one who knows me will tell you that I am an avid breakfast eater. It is my favourite meal of…

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Betty’s Burgers & Concrete Co, Indooroopilly

Betty’s Burgers & Concrete Co, Indooroopilly #wiatw #food #indooroopilly #lunch

Where: Betty’s Burgers & Concrete Co at Indooroopilly Shoppingtown

For: Lunch

What: Spicy Chicken Burger

From the menu: Southern fried chicken, bacon, pickles,  lettuce, tomato, cheese, Sriracha mayo

Cost: $15

Spicy Chicken Burger and Onion Rings, Betty’s Burgers (photo by author)

The Review:

There are few flavours I enjoy more than chicken with a bit of a kick either from chilli or other…

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The Woods Bar Redux: When one plate of fried pickles isn’t enough!

Last week I reviewed lunch at the Woods Bar in Mitchelton (the review is here and I wrote that I absolutely would be back. Today I went back

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The Friday Quote

The Friday Quote #quoteoftheweek

“Intuition isn’t the enemy, but the ally, of reason”

John Kord Lagemann

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Musings of a Business Traveller: Preamble

Musings of a Business Traveller: Preamble #businesstravel #worktrips

Regular followers of my twitter feed (@shumpty77) will know that I spend a fair position of every week either on planes, in airport lounges or otherwise engaged in the business of business travel. I have long doodled in the various notebooks I carry tips and tricks for business travel as well as the things that frustrate me. Finally I think it is time to put fingers to keyboard and get my musings…

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New Farm Deli

Here is my review of lunch today at New Farm Deli: https://wiatw.com/2019/06/29/new-farm-deli/

An excellent meal that I will be repeating!

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New Farm Deli

Where: New Farm Deli (900 Brunswick Street, New Farm, Qld) For: Lunch What: Spaghetti All’ Ameriticiana From the Menu: Diced Bacon, Napoli S

Am writing again: here is my first review for my new site “What I ate this week”

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The Friday Quote

The Friday Quote #quote #itsquoteable

“Never retreat. Never explain. Get it done and let them howl.”

Benjamin Jowett

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Pata Negra Spanish Tapas Bar

Pata Negra Spanish Tapas Bar #food #foodreview #spanishfood #tapas

The Key Details:

Where: 73 MacGregor Terrace, Bardon

On the web: barpatanegra.com

Instagram: @patanegrabrisbane

Hours: Wednesday through Sunday from 3pm to late and Weekend Brunch from 8am to noon

The Summary:

Pata Negra Spanish Tapas Bar, unsurprisingly, as the name suggests is a Tapas Bar based in Bardon in the inner north of Brisbane. To say our experience at Pata Negra was one from the “top…

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Everything old is new again!

Everything old is new again! #blogging #newcontent

There have been more than a few false starts to this blog. Variously I have been distracted by starting one (then another) business, searching for Brisbane’s Best Pie and acting presidential at my local cricket club. All of those things take time and, frankly, time is something that I have not had enough of to commit properly to writing.

At least that is what I thought. Of late I have been…

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The one thing that you have that nobody else has is you.

#quotes #sayings #proverbs #motivational #inspirational — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/2Nk54ga

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19 Things You’ve Probably Never Thought About Before But Won’t Stop Thinking About Now (H/T r/Showerthoughts)

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Back to the Future - WTF fun facts

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Would have been a bloody different file! Wow!

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The story of K-219 Nuclear Submarine - WTF fun facts

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Apparently the 10,663rd student of Ipswich Grammar was a chap called Steven Humphreys who bore a striking resemblance to yours truly! Wonder if his hairline has retreated as much as mine in the last 24 years? #spellcheck