Adelaide Ashes Test

Currently at lunch… with England batting… it’s 2 for 58.
I wonder if they’ll be all out before tea??
No? 3 for 266 isn’t bad though… maybe they’ll get smashed tomorrow… or maybe not. Good game either way

Iffy sniffy… what a whiffy!

Phew. No idea what the smell is… or where it’s coming from… but suddenly the house *stinks*. It occurs to me it might be a dead rat or similar in the attic and the air conditioner is picking it up from somewhere… but this seems unlikely since the majority of the air is picked up [...]

RNDIS?? Wassat?? Where’s my i_Mate JasJam driver?

The PDA ia a wonderful little beast… I think. It connects to the internet with few problems, save of course that some sites are unreadable because they require ‘i-frames’ in order to be viewed properly. Still, all in all not bad.
The only itsy bitsy issue is that I can;t get the damn thing to synch [...]

Yes… Labor spill ahead!!

Current Labor leader Kim Beastley has called fo a leadership ballot next week… and just at the right time. If it had waited til after Xmas it would be too close to the election. This will give a new team the chance to bed in well before they have to front up to the electorate.

I [...]

The Cookie Monster

Kids had to go to another ‘dress rehearsal’ tonight. They looked pretty good and hardly anyone fell over… always a good sign. The first actual performance will be tomorrow night… starts 6:30… and it looks like it might actually be pretty good
So… kids finish up and we come home.
When we get here… the [...]

Get a Wiggle on!

Sad to report the ‘Yellow Wiggle’ (Greg Page) has resigned from the group after learning his medical condition, orthostatic intolerance, is in fact chronic. He says he has come to terms with the situation and tho sad to leave feels it is best for him, his family, and the group.

Sad that. He was one of [...]

Foot in mouth department.

George Bush has done it again. Todays gaffe was the leaked release of an internal memo showing his administration was secretly admitting what most of us had known since day one… that Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is simply not up to the job.The level of sectarian violence the country is experiencing demonstrates that Iraq [...]

US Liberates 5 little Iraqi girls

Responding to what they said was insurgent fire from a rooftop… US forces opened fire with tank shells into a house. Later investigation showed they’d killed… sorry… liberated… 5 little girls ranging in age from infant to teenager… they also killed one adult. The one female *not* killed refused to be treated by the soldiers. [...]

What did you do today Dad?

Started well… got ‘out there’ and mowed the front lawns. Did a reasonable job too. Then did lots of watering. Came in for a drink… damn hot out there… and sent an email or two. Then read one.
Seems I promised to go collect a sign for the Guide Group… and the address had just arrived. [...]

Nature, red in tooth and claw.

Take a good look at this baby Indian Mynah… by the time you’re seeing it here, in real life it’ll probaby be dead.

I think it has come from one of the nests we get in the attic in summer. This one is relatively fortunate in that it landed in the garden. Others, less ‘lucky’ have [...]

Free Broadband? Wow!

Apparantly this is about to become a reality for millions of city dwellers in NSW courtesy of the State Government. According to the Premier, they are seeking ‘expressions of interest’ for the creation of free universal wireless broadband access in the CBD of several largish city areas.
This sounds like a wonderful idea… but I’ll [...]

Shopping Day - whoopee.

Spent some of yesterday out Christmas Shopping. Started around 9:30 a.m…. finished around 3:30 p.m. when we went to get the kids from school. Take and hour out for coffe, lunch and afternoon tea and we spent 5 hours wandering around a shopping mall that’s new to us.
What did we buy? Well it’s hard to [...]

George Bush, Israel and the Gaza Strip.

I’m really getting cynical in my old age. There was a time when a visit by a US President to a friendly state would be nothing to comment on other than to note how nice it was to receive a visit from a foreign dignitary.

Well, I’m very aware there is little dignified about George Bush [...]

David Icke remembered.

There I was quietly looking up what happened to the Nephilims… as one does occasionally… when I found a reference to the Illuminati… which in turn referred me to David Oick… sorry Icke.

Not heard of David for some time. He used to be quite a pleasant feller to listen to on the radio or TV [...]

Animals have souls too?

There is a little site in the states called Jesus Pets. This site proudly states that it’s mission is to help those christians who will be ‘called to glory’ when the rapture begins… but will be worried about who will take care of their pets when they are communing with god in the great hereafter.
I [...]

Go Guides

Tonight’s excursion was to the Support Group Meeting at the local Girl Guides group. Not sure if I’ve mentioned this recently, but I got elected President (by default) last year and have been helping out as best I can on and off with whatever comes up… especially sausage sizzles

Lots of stuff going on… [...]

Girls on Ice

We sat through several hours of ice skating yesterday as the girls went through the dress rehearsal for their show. The lights were on full so we didn’t get the full picture… and some of the performers were a little ’shaky’ so they have yet another dress rehearsal on Thursday as well.

The picture shows them [...]

England crash out for 370

Well they had a bit of a last minute smash but the final English charge was nowhere near enough to stop the Aussie bowlers who creamed the rest of the England team in under the 25 overs needed to prevent spectators claiming a refund.
As it happens the Barmy Army made more noise than their team. [...]

Chrissie Pressies.

Each year the same problem… what the hell to buy people? Our circle has shrunk so much now that apart from the oldies, there are really only kids to buy for… ours and friends. Still I have no idea what anyone wants… or needs… so I tend to go out and take pot luck.
Right now [...]

The rellies are coming!

One more week and the oldies will be arriving. Just around now we’ll be setting off for the airport ready to collect them for their three month stay. Are we ready? No, Will we be ready? No. Are we concerned? No.
The bedroom will be tidy… the shower and toilet will be clean and [...]

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