Elseya irwini

The Elseya irwini is an interesting new turtle discovered by Steve Irwin and his father and named after them. Apart from being on the endangered list it’s one major claim to fame is that it can breathe underwater through it’s backside. Personally I’d have thought being able to breathe thru it’s backside would place it … More Elseya irwini

Bye- Bye Lady Di.

Ten years has past really quickly. I was driving my brother-in-law down from his weekend stint in periodic detention ‘At Her Majesty’s Pleasure’, to our house in Penrith when the news cam on the radio. He’d heard it but I hadn’t. I was very upset at the time and I suppose underneath the layers of … More Bye- Bye Lady Di.

Advertisers stink!

Some of the tricks advertisers pull have to be seen to be understood. This particular little trick took me several views to catch.What we had was a woman identifying herself as a ‘paediatrician *and* young mother… ” etc who went on to describe the sort of nutrition a young child needs. As she bends over … More Advertisers stink!

More IT doings.

As if I haven’t enough to be going on with online (let alone of) I somehow seem to have managed to get myself mixed up in developing two more sites. The first site, called Magic Muggles, is a little redundant already in that it’s going to be the ‘web presence’ of a newsgroup I frequent … More More IT doings.

Move delayed

No sure why exactly but the move to the new hosts has been delayed… so I *could* have been typing away for the past few days and discussing all that’s been happening. Instead of which… well hmmm. I understand the move will be made tonight so I’ll hold off posting for another day just in … More Move delayed