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When you want to fool the world, tell the truth.

Can you believe that I still have photos hanging about from the trip to Melbourne?

To say nothing, especially when speaking, is half the art of diplomacy.

Never let it be said that Ezra takes his responsibilities as a little brother lightly. Indeed, he made it a matter of honour that Henry survived the mean streets of Melbourne during our recent visit. Indeed, he even warded off a gang of tap-dancing muggers one evening as we adjourned home…

A point of view can be a dangerous luxury when substituted for insight and understanding.

Chucksomeletterstogetherandyougetsomewordseventually. Federation Square, Melbourne. April 2011 Words are letters.Lots of letters. Sometime not so many letters. You can't have words without letters.You can make letters from lettuce to make words, but cabbage is better. I like cabbage. Yum. Sowhatdoesitsay? Federation Square, Melbourne. April 2011

A church is a place in which gentlemen who have never been to heaven brag about it to persons who will never get there.

Late afternoon over the Yarra River. Melbourne, April 2010. It's taken me a while to post some of the photos that I took on a quick jaunt to Melbourne back in April. I was fortunate that what was a foggy and overcast morning turned into a sunny day, enabling me to snap off a few shots of the city before heading back to the airport. This of course is an easy segue into today's potentially explosive and controversial Sunday Top Five, My Top Five Reasons Why Melbourne Is Better Than Sydney ! 5: They play proper football there. 4: By and large - Collingwood supporters/Jeff Kennett aside - Melbournians are friendlier than their uppity counterparts in Sydney. 3: Melbourne is easier to get around. The grid layout helps, but Sydney's suburban insularity and shoddy public transport (coupled with supremely unhelpful locals) doesn't help. 2: The lazy reliance on the harbour, an impressive bridge and a dingy opera house that can't actually accommodate large-scale opera and b...