Parker blue ball-point refills leak in the washing machine.
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Monday, 15 February 2010
Valentine's Day
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I hope everyone had a happy Valentine's Day.
Yes, I know it is a commercial rip-off and rampant exploitation but we don't buy gifts, just have a nice meal. Not that we need an excuse for that.
It is also, by pure coincidence, our half-anniversary.
And the Kookaburra? There was one sitting on a power pole across from our bedroom window, laughing as we sat in bed drinking the first coffee of the day.
Laughing with us, not at us, I hope.
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I hope everyone had a happy Valentine's Day.
Yes, I know it is a commercial rip-off and rampant exploitation but we don't buy gifts, just have a nice meal. Not that we need an excuse for that.
It is also, by pure coincidence, our half-anniversary.
And the Kookaburra? There was one sitting on a power pole across from our bedroom window, laughing as we sat in bed drinking the first coffee of the day.
Laughing with us, not at us, I hope.
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Wednesday, 3 February 2010
Monday, 25 January 2010
Burns Night
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Kennedy tartan.
(Actually I go back to Ireland, via Scotland,
but why not have a whiskey anyway?)
Happy Burns Night!
No, not the result of a badly planned Australia Day BBQ, Robbie Burns, the Scottish poet.
A couple of Scottish jokes to celebrate:
A lodger in a Scottish guest house in Milngavie, near Glasgow, was on his way to the bathroom carrying his shaving gear, when the landlady stopped him and said, 'Have you got a good memory for faces, Mr MacGregor?'
'Och aye,' Mac replied.
'That's just as well,' she said, 'because there's no mirror in the bathroom.'
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Scotland - The home of golf Sign at a Scottish golf course: 'Members will refrain from picking up lost balls until they have stopped rolling.'
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At an auction in Glasgow a wealthy American announced that he had lost his wallet containing £10,000 [$20,000USD] and would give a reward of £100 to the person who found it.
From the back of the hall a Scottish voice shouted, 'I'll give £150.'
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Ear Muffs Winters can be extremely cold in northern Scotland, so the owner of the estate felt he was doing a good deed when he bought earmuffs for his farm worker, Archie.
Noticing, however, that Archie wasn't wearing the earmuffs even on the coldest day, the owner asked, 'Didn't you like the earmuffs I gave you?' Archie replied, not wishing to upset his employer, 'Och, they are a wondrous thing.'
'Then why don't you wear them then?'
Archie explained, 'I was wearing them the first day, but somebody offered to buy me a drink and I didnae hear him.'
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Did you hear about the thoughtful Scotsman who was heading out to the pub? He turned to his wee wife before leaving and said, 'Jackie - put your hat and coat on lassie.'
She replied, 'Awe Iain that's nice - are you taking me to the pub with you?'
'Nae, just switching the central heating off while I'm oot.'
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Kennedy tartan.(Actually I go back to Ireland, via Scotland,
but why not have a whiskey anyway?)
Happy Burns Night!
No, not the result of a badly planned Australia Day BBQ, Robbie Burns, the Scottish poet.
A couple of Scottish jokes to celebrate:
A lodger in a Scottish guest house in Milngavie, near Glasgow, was on his way to the bathroom carrying his shaving gear, when the landlady stopped him and said, 'Have you got a good memory for faces, Mr MacGregor?'
'Och aye,' Mac replied.
'That's just as well,' she said, 'because there's no mirror in the bathroom.'
◊◊◊
Scotland - The home of golf Sign at a Scottish golf course: 'Members will refrain from picking up lost balls until they have stopped rolling.'
◊◊◊
At an auction in Glasgow a wealthy American announced that he had lost his wallet containing £10,000 [$20,000USD] and would give a reward of £100 to the person who found it.
From the back of the hall a Scottish voice shouted, 'I'll give £150.'
◊◊◊
Ear Muffs Winters can be extremely cold in northern Scotland, so the owner of the estate felt he was doing a good deed when he bought earmuffs for his farm worker, Archie.
Noticing, however, that Archie wasn't wearing the earmuffs even on the coldest day, the owner asked, 'Didn't you like the earmuffs I gave you?' Archie replied, not wishing to upset his employer, 'Och, they are a wondrous thing.'
'Then why don't you wear them then?'
Archie explained, 'I was wearing them the first day, but somebody offered to buy me a drink and I didnae hear him.'
◊◊◊
Did you hear about the thoughtful Scotsman who was heading out to the pub? He turned to his wee wife before leaving and said, 'Jackie - put your hat and coat on lassie.'
She replied, 'Awe Iain that's nice - are you taking me to the pub with you?'
'Nae, just switching the central heating off while I'm oot.'
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Miraculous!
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Tomorrow, Tuesday, is the Australia Day public holiday.
Tomorrow, Tuesday, is the Australia Day public holiday.
Australians have been done out of a long weekend this Australia Day, with the public holiday falling on a Tuesday.But research shows that up to 500,000 workers will blow off work today anyway to snare themselves a four-day weekend.
- ABC
Saturday, 23 January 2010
A short survey...
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A friend from psychology days is doing some research for her PhD and has put a survey on line.
If you have a few minutes (it took about 10), could you do it please:
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Subject: Can you spare 15 minutes to help with our research?
If you are over 18 years old, we invite you to participate in a study on health-related attitudes being conducted by Deakin University (Melbourne, Australia).
Participation is entirely online and anonymous. It involves reading a short description of a person and answering questions about them and yourself. This should take 15 minutes or less.
The study can be accessed by clicking on the following link:
Survey
Even if you can't participate, please pass this on to others who may be able to help.
Thank you.
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A friend from psychology days is doing some research for her PhD and has put a survey on line.
If you have a few minutes (it took about 10), could you do it please:
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Subject: Can you spare 15 minutes to help with our research?
If you are over 18 years old, we invite you to participate in a study on health-related attitudes being conducted by Deakin University (Melbourne, Australia).
Participation is entirely online and anonymous. It involves reading a short description of a person and answering questions about them and yourself. This should take 15 minutes or less.
The study can be accessed by clicking on the following link:
Survey
Even if you can't participate, please pass this on to others who may be able to help.
Thank you.
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Monday, 18 January 2010
Capital!
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Just back from visiting our glorious capital, Canberra for a few days.
The driver for the visit was the presence of an exhibit of paintings from Paris' Musée D'Orsay; a wonderful collection of impressionist art.
Highlights of the trip - the Musée D'Orsay exhibit, the National Portrait Gallery, the High Court, new and old Parliament Houses, a number of lovely meals, and Qantas loosing our suitcase for the second time.
Now, to fight through the mail, real and e,...
Just back from visiting our glorious capital, Canberra for a few days.
The driver for the visit was the presence of an exhibit of paintings from Paris' Musée D'Orsay; a wonderful collection of impressionist art.
Highlights of the trip - the Musée D'Orsay exhibit, the National Portrait Gallery, the High Court, new and old Parliament Houses, a number of lovely meals, and Qantas loosing our suitcase for the second time.
Now, to fight through the mail, real and e,...
Tuesday, 12 January 2010
Good news is bad news?
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The disappointment of the local media, that we had had a 'Code Red' fire alert day and yet there were no newsworthy fires, was palpable.
Poor darlings.
They will have to go back to beating up stories of politician's dog's infidelities for another day.
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The disappointment of the local media, that we had had a 'Code Red' fire alert day and yet there were no newsworthy fires, was palpable.Poor darlings.
They will have to go back to beating up stories of politician's dog's infidelities for another day.
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Monday, 11 January 2010
Melting
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It's currently 6:30pm and still 42°C (108°F).
Time for a cold chicken salad and a beer.
Predicting 27 degC minimum overnight, and then not until about 6am.
That's 81°F.
Might use a fan tonight.
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It's currently 6:30pm and still 42°C (108°F).
Time for a cold chicken salad and a beer.
Predicting 27 degC minimum overnight, and then not until about 6am.
That's 81°F.
Might use a fan tonight.
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Sunday, 10 January 2010
Snow is not the problem!
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I see from other blogs and from family correspondence that things are cold in the northern hemisphere.
For example, here is my brother-in-law's house in Scotland:
Well, I have just been hanging shade cloth across out back verandah, creating a very fetching 'Bedouin look':
They are predicting a warm day tomorrow.
41 degrees.
That's Celsius, not Fahrenheit. 106 degrees, in the old currency.
Granted, for some of you, 41 would be a warm day in Fahrenheit too.
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I see from other blogs and from family correspondence that things are cold in the northern hemisphere.
For example, here is my brother-in-law's house in Scotland:
Well, I have just been hanging shade cloth across out back verandah, creating a very fetching 'Bedouin look':
They are predicting a warm day tomorrow.
41 degrees.
That's Celsius, not Fahrenheit. 106 degrees, in the old currency.
Granted, for some of you, 41 would be a warm day in Fahrenheit too.
...
Wednesday, 6 January 2010
Sizzling Flying Foxes, Batman!
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Thousands of Country Energy customers lost power last night after a colony of flying foxes flew into a supply line on NSW's north coast.
The incident left 10,500 homes and businesses from Yamba, Maclean and Iluka without power after 9:00pm AEDT yesterday.
Some flying foxes died as a result.
-ABC News
When I was a boy the bat signal shone out at night, right enough but no bats died.
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Monday, 4 January 2010
The Lost Generation
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Now I try to keep videos to a minimum but this one is worth a look.
It goes for less than 2 minutes.
Read it as well as listen to it.
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Sunday, 3 January 2010
A 'thorn in the paw' moment.
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This is a magpie. Big chunky things, weigh about a kilo (couple of pounds). Sing beautifully and demand meat and scraps from us every morning.
This is our front fence.
The two have difficulty living together, it seems. This morning I found a juvenile magpie with its head stuck between the pickets. Not too sure how it happened; maybe it landed on the rounded tops and slipped off, going neck first between the pickets. He had scraped the top of its wing; you can see the blood on the fence.
The good news is that he (she?) seemed OK and flew off when released.
The question is, will it think of me as its rescuer, and perhaps one day rescue me from some marauding tiger, or will I become part of the problem, associated with the whole trauma?
A second magpie was sitting on the fence, watching the whole show so maybe he (she?) will put in a good word for me.
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This is a magpie. Big chunky things, weigh about a kilo (couple of pounds). Sing beautifully and demand meat and scraps from us every morning.
This is our front fence.
The two have difficulty living together, it seems. This morning I found a juvenile magpie with its head stuck between the pickets. Not too sure how it happened; maybe it landed on the rounded tops and slipped off, going neck first between the pickets. He had scraped the top of its wing; you can see the blood on the fence.
The good news is that he (she?) seemed OK and flew off when released.
The question is, will it think of me as its rescuer, and perhaps one day rescue me from some marauding tiger, or will I become part of the problem, associated with the whole trauma?
A second magpie was sitting on the fence, watching the whole show so maybe he (she?) will put in a good word for me.
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