The machine I’ve been using lately is my Toshiba Satellite 5200. I’ve had this thing three years now… actually I bought it with the income from the ODPS book… cost an arm and a leg but has given good value all in all. It has a few design flaws… the DVD burner has died three … More Me and my Toshiba

I seem to have missed a day again… lord knows how. Wasn’t as if I was doing much yesterday… just cleaning up. It’s still a mess but at least the floor is clear of dogs hair which is a start. Hailry floor tiles don’t look right somehow. Little ‘un went on a visit with her … More Hello… I missed a day!

Wanna play golf? This thing is big enough to belt around the course nicely and I bet you’d not lose it… even in the dark the sparkle would be enough to blind you. And imagine wearing it as a ring?? You’d sure stand out a bit 😀 It’s called ‘The Lesotho Promise’ and was sold … More Bling, ring, ding-a-ling.

So the kids went off to their lessons… looking good. They skated round… and round… and round… and round. The teacher put them through their paces and after time as up came over and said… “Well they are both interested and enthusiastic. The little one is a bit speedy… the older one is a bit … More Ahhh… the joys of the cold and slippery.

Out somewhere in an Indonesian jail, convicted Australian drug smuggler 20 year old Scott Rush is waiting to see if John Howard will even try to persuade his Indonesian counterpart (President, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono) to commute his death sentence and save his life. I wonder if it ever crosses his mind that he might have … More Scott's in no rush to go.

Al Qaeda was planning to wipe out the entire 2005 Ashes team in the UK with Saron gas… or so we’re told. I’ve heard some bizarre tales of potential terrorist threats but this is one of the strangest. What’s more the attack was apparantly foiled by a cricket loving terrorist who persuaded the others to … More Hardly cricket guys!!

Dixie Chicks went down well in their Brisbane concert last night when they dedicated their song Lullabye to Bindi and Bob, the children of the late Steve Irwin, a.k.a. the Crocodile Hunter. They already built up good credits by criticising George Bush’s drive to war which can’t be bad even though this ended up with … More Dixie Chicks – good ol' girls.

I’d love a motorcycle. I quite fancy travelling Australia with the bike, a small swag a decent camera… and an upload link of some sort 😀 I suppose I’d prefer a fully fitted Winnebago… but I doubt that’ll ever happen. Ah well… I could live quite happily with potato, potato, potato, potato, potato, potato, potato, … More The future?

Kiddlies Ice Skating rink is having their annual Christmas Pageant… so of course because the kids are now skating regularly and have a had a few ‘group’ lessons, they want to take part. So of course they need ‘the gear’ to look as good as everyone else… even tho of course ‘everyone else’ doesn’t have … More Ice Skating… is *not* cheap!

I wonder if there is any scientific validity in the phrase’ famous last words’? Having just written during my break about the wonderful weather… and how much I *love* gardeing… I go back out to a gale and skies that look as if the heavens are going to open any second and recreate scenes of … More Winds of change