Chris Karakaltsas

I know I'm a minority in this, but I have a love /hate relationship with fasolada.

After over 20 yrs of having it every Friday night, mum insisted we be the good Greek Orthodox family, it's more hate than love, I'm afraid.

My brother, on the other hand, looks at me in complete disappointment 😅

Yeah. Guilt was my reason for going today. Is that bad?

You know those people who go to the gym and get an endorphin rush and feel good afterwards.

WELL....I'M NOT ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE!!!

It must be killing the Herald-Sun to report this. 😁

I watched it last night too. It's a serious worry.

Love that t-shirt. And good to see you're wearing it proudly!

Well, it's past 9am. I guess I should get out of bed sometime.

Melbourne crowned the best city in the world Melbourne has been crowned the best city in the world for 2026 in Time Out’s list of the 50 best cities, beating London and New York.

So……Melbourne.

That’s going to put a dent in the “Melbourne is dead” narrative of the national media.

Where It All Went Wrong: The Case Against John Howard - Amy Remeikis

"There is an apocryphal story of how Margaret Thatcher was asked what she considered her greatest achievement, and she supposedly said, Tony Blair”

Swap Thatcher with John Howard and Blair with Anthony Albanese.

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You haven't been watching one too many episodes of Happy Days, have you?

Good Morning.

Great piece. Love it.

Oh... imagine the potential, but...

A middle-aged Austrian man crossed into Poland one Friday morning for what could have been a morning of enjoying some pierogi.

But in less than an hour, Adolf Hitler's life would change.....

I hope you have better luck with this film than I. I couldn’t finish it.

At least it keeps my track record of not being able to finish Leonardo DiCaprio movies alive.

Nice work.

Every Greek in Melbourne would be very jealous of you right now. Because if you were to ask them how tomato season was this year… there would be cries of frustration about the 40°+ days having burnt their plants and no tomatoes.

How did it go? Did you remember to bring your lunchbox? 😅

I have a big head (my poor mother) and they only had one colour in my size. So…beggars can’t be choosers. 😅

I don’t mean to be judgy or anything (because frankly, I’ve watched the entire 6 seasons of Supergirl), but not you too and MAFS!! 😅

It looks like the photo was taken from inside the pram.

If so, then... Damn. Your kid has great desterity in taking photos of their dad.

Me and my hat.

At cafe Tusk.

Maybe you should…sing your own praises. This is excellent! Congratulations.

Sorry for your loss Rob. That memory of her waving to you, cherish it. Her way of letting you know she loved you.

My mum did the same just before she passed away.

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Love that quote in the first photo.

At a distance, it looks pretty.

That distance being autumn in Australia, of course.

Lucky you!

The only way I would eat figs is when mum made “Glyko tou koutaliou” (fig spoon sweet). Made from whole, often unripe, green figs simmered in sugar syrup.

Woohoo. Look at me!
Perfect score.

Connections
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Those last two attempts….

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Long weekend here in Melbourne.

Happy Labour Day you pack of communists!

A brown four leaf clover, perhaps?

Yarra River with Arts Centre and Southbank in the back ground

Nice day for it, Melbourne.