Been a bit busy. I'll update the blog in a couple of days. I am going for a walkabout. More on that later. In the meantime, this is a good opportunity for you to drop me an email or a comment and let me know you're reading my blog.

I would like to announce the first subscriber to this blog. She is a twenty-something, married gal from the Lower East Side named Mel.

Hi Mel!

Cool that my first subscriber would have the same name as my new city's name for short as well as Tullamarine Airport (MEL).

In all seriousness, however, I would like to take a moment to remember that had he not died in February, my father would have celebrated his 82nd birthday today. I hope wherever he is, he is happy.