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 …
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the city bike…
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, …
Daisy
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.
Radio Parts have a customer service problem…
… 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 …
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watching the wheels of government turn…
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 …
resilient
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 …
the old sou’wester
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 …
Well said, Kevin
When you hear it, you know it is right. sorry a standing ovation no less, and not a dry eye in the House.
Terry Chops, but reveals nothing!
I consider myself quite internet-savvy. I’ve seen most memes and scams come and go, so it pains me to admit that I have been taken in by one. Yes, I’m afraid my initial entusiasm for Terry’s Chop Shop is now tainted with the belief that it has just been a viral marketing campaign all along. …
Petrol to hit $25/litre!
I remember in the early 70’s when the world was experiencing it’s first “Oil Shock”. Cruising along, dad at the wheel of the old Humber Super Snipe (kewl eh?) when the interviewee on the radio made the dire prediction that petrol would get to $1 a gallon. (Yes, it was definitly gallons, the ‘metrication’ program …
‘allo, ‘allo, ‘allo!
Credit for spotting this goes to my good lady, but this week’s theft of a Garbage truck, as reported on page 28 the Moreland Leader (December 10, 2007) seems to be an “open and shut case” as they say in crime reporting parlance. I only hope the local plods are reading the paper too, because …
the union scare campaign…
Yesterday, I was asked a question from a newspaper quiz “Who is the premier of Queensland?”. I remember Peter Beattie, but I also remember his graceful resignation – I have to admit, I’d never heard of Anna Bligh, but today I’m a fan! The Spring issue of the NTEU journal NEXUS features a quote from …