I'm just this guy... y'know? :)
Again this year the local RSL (i.e. the Returned Services League… equivalent to the British Legion) had their parade in honour of Anzac Day. Again the parade included large numbers of people from ‘support’ organisations and again one of those was the local Girl Guide troop. As usual our two girls marched, and as usual … More ANZAC Day Parade.
Had to ask the family yesterday because I had *no* idea where we’d been and what we’d done. Seems the youngest went skating (that much I knew) then to a party at a bowling alley whilst we went shopping for ‘stuff’ of some sort. I’ve been a bit woolly headed because I’ve been trying to … More Another day lost!
The father kindly sent me this to remind me what a chubby little thing I used to be… and of course remained! 🙂 There stands I with my little French beret at a jaunty angle with my camel hair coat buttoned up against the cold. Shoes polished, socks crumpled, looking like butter wouldn’t melt in … More The Author as a Young Dog
Today was a bit of a ‘curates egg all in all. For those unaware of what the hell I’m talking about, it’s a reference to an old joke about a Curate who was lodging with someone whose culinary skills were notable by their absence… i.e. she couldn’t cook. The Curate, being a pious sort of … More The Curate's Egg
Monday 14th April was the day the family sat down and accidentally tuned in to Australian Story on the ABC. I say ‘accidentally’ because we had in fact watched the program the week before when they interviewed Bob Irwin Senior. This time we sat and watched as the program related the story of beautiful 24 … More Jessica Horton (nee Disteldorf)
The United States of America ever the ‘land of the free’ has just rejected an appeal from Christopher Pittman against a 30 year prison term *without parole* for killing his grandparents. You might think at first glance this is a ‘reasonable’ sentence for the crime and he was lucky to escape a death penalty. However … More Bizarre Justice in the USA
On a roll as far as forgetting things go. Mothers birthdays aren’t a thing one should forget… even if she’s not aware of them passing herself! It’s not as if I don’t *know* when it is after all… and yet not only did I mark it by forgetting her card, not an unusual event as … More Happy Birthday Mum!
Decided to try upgrading the software at the Ice Skating site to ‘improve’ it’s capabilities… and of course screwed the entire site instead 🙂 Not a biggie really as it has only just been installed. I just delete everything and start over… might take and hour or two but what the hell . May as … More That'll l'arn me (not)!
No holiday for me that’s for sure. Up at 4:30 a.m., out with wife and youngest child. Wife goes to the train station, youngest goes to skating practice. From practice we go to the foster agency where the youngest is picked up to go see her ‘birth mother’ and I get home to the eldest… … More Holiday? For who?
Picked the eldest daughter up from camp. It’s much easier getting there in daylight… and more so when you know the way!! 🙂 Not that she was ready when we arrived even tho everyone else *but* her had gone home. She’d gone for a bushwalk with one of the leaders so we havd to wait … More It's easier the second time.
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