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. … More Yes… Labor spill ahead!!

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… … More The Cookie Monster

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 … More Get a Wiggle on!

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 … More Foot in mouth department.

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. … More US Liberates 5 little Iraqi girls

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 … More What did you do today Dad?

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’ … More Nature, red in tooth and claw.

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 … More Free Broadband? Wow!

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 … More Shopping Day – whoopee.

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 … More George Bush, Israel and the Gaza Strip.