August 2007 – woowoowoo

Just keep Grand Final day clear!

Collingwood logo Don’t you just love it? Unbridled, blind optimism is virtually mandatory if you want to be a Collingwood fan, but with the triumphant and emphatic return of Nathan Buckley, the imminent return of Josh Fraser and the return of belief and form for the rest of the team, optimism is running at such high levels that there are probably even some fans who think Anthony Rocca won’t get suspended.

But the best bit is the way fans start to keep Grand Final day clear of commitments… “Just in case!”. Don’t plan a wedding, auction, election, birth or funeral for September 29 because it’s guaranteed to upset someone.

Google finally embeds My Maps

Like every other Google map geek in the world, I’ve been waiting with anticipation for the release of embedded ‘My Maps’. Most unusual for Google to announce a feature before it’s released, usually it’s just a matter of keeping an eye on the blogs or looking for the “New” at the top of the various Google services. This time, however, the news was out more than a week ago, so I’ve been checking daily to see what form the new feature would take. Finally, it’s here with lots of good points and a couple of bad ones.

the only good thing about an election…

How about this kerfuffle about whether Peter Costello said whatever about John Howard to some journalists? Are you interested? No, I thought not. I mean, it doesn’t matter who you vote for, this sort of episode will only confirm your already held suspicions.

I mean, hands up who thinks the pollies are lying? … ’nuff said 😉

BUT!!! – that’s not the good thing I referred to in the title of this post. No, the good thing is that John Howard has started blogging again. He always does at politically sensitive times and for him at least, in his political dotage, this is probably the most sensitive time of all. The really wierd thing is that he is a surprisingly entertaining blogger.

Still on the subject: are Firefox users more likely to be politically left of centre? Place your vote.