October 12, 2008 – 10:31 am
I am soooo web 2 point OH! I have just created my first lolcat using a photo I took of Viv enjoying yesterday’s warm weather. If you’re a member of ichc, you should definitely click on the picture and vote for my pic.
October 4, 2008 – 8:51 pm
Still banging on about my recent Sydney trip. I took an extra day in my schedule for a bit of tourism. After a bit of deliberation, I decided to head for the Spit Bridge and did the Spit to Manly Scenic Walkway. Beautiful! Unlike anything else I’ve done in Sydney. There were some places which [...]
October 3, 2008 – 5:59 pm
I was in Sydney last week for the excellent WDS08, but it was some other aspects of Sydney that I want to write about this time. 1. Soul Sydney doesn’t seem to have one. I find it an intensely sad city – I’m sure there are exceptions, but Sydney is beautiful in spite of what [...]
September 21, 2008 – 11:50 am
If you’re visiting Adelaide and you like to ride a bike, you’re in luck. The city has a scheme of free bicycle hire it calls City Bikes. Yep, totally free – all you have to do is provide some sort of ID as collateral (eg: licence, passport), and you’re on your way, with a bike, [...]
September 5, 2008 – 9:19 am
Had to take dear old Daisy to the vet for the last time this morning. Advanced kidney disease; she wasn’t eating and got thinner every day. The basket seemed heavier when I carried it home empty. Thanks my sweet girl.
… and sadly, I appear to be the victim. About 6 months ago, I bought a PVR/set top box. I went with Wintal for a few reasons: I already had a non-recording Wintal set top box which had given no trouble; and the retailer, Radio Parts Group, assured me that they have their own repairers [...]
The web keeps popping up interesting experiences all the time – today I had another. I subscribe to Get Up!. They are an activist group. I have to admit, I don’t really know who is behind them, but they don’t seem to be directly affiliated with any mainstream political group. Get Up harness the power [...]
News reports tonight are describing the people of Burma as ‘resilient‘. Certainly they are resilient. When we visited, we saw these people living in pretty ordinary circumstances – poverty, lack of basic services, poor to non-existent infrastucture, all against a constant undercurrent of oppression. Despite their obvious hardships, they were friendly and open, with a [...]
Am I imagining things? Perhaps there’s someone out there that can help me with this. As a kid, (many years ago!) I remember all the bad weather came from the south west. Cold, rainy days, cold fronts, storms – you name it, they all came out of the south west… as I remember, anyway. These [...]
February 13, 2008 – 6:32 pm
When you hear it, you know it is right. sorry a standing ovation no less, and not a dry eye in the House.
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