Looks like the drought is coming on strong once again. We had good falls of rain a few weeks back which really brought the gardens on but it looks like they’re drying out and plants are falling over again. Not at my house tho! We are lucky enough to be on a recycled water system … More Water shortages – drought beckons again

Sat this arvo watching Stevo in his feature film. Was really funny to watch it again… but of course still sad. He was such a great guy and a real showman. He really comes across as if he *was* like that in real life. I’m slowly coming to terms with the fact he won’t be … More Crocodile Hunter – the film

There was I the other night gently festering and suppurating in ma kip… a phrase I learned from an old Scottish girlfriend… not that she was old at the time, quite young actually… though rather too much of a moustache for me now. Of course I didn’t bother with that back then… in fact I … More Weird Dream – interpreter wanted

I’ve been buying online for years and never had a single problem. Purchases have arrived, refinds given.. no issues… until recently. For a start I’ve had my online (e-gold) account hacked and emptied twice.. which was bad but unfortunately always possible because of the way I waws using it. However I now have had a … More Online fraud – subversion rules!

Lucky me… the kids are home for a couple of weeks on holiday. I’ve told them they are going nowhere until the house is tidied and they put away their mess. Since I’ve been telling them that since last Christmas I doubt it’ll make any difference, but at least I said it. Makes little difference … More Kids are home

As reported we took the kids off to skating last week so of course I thought I ought to shower and tidy up a bit… as you do you now and then… not me… just you. Anyway… I shower, shave, clean the teeth etc and think that bearing in mind the state I’m in physically … More So who *needs* eyebrows anyway?

In Pakistan in a tiny cell a UK man waits to be killed. His name is Mirza Tahir Hussain and he is innocent of the crime for which he is to die. When he was 18 he got into an altercation with a taxi driver who pulled a gun on him and tried top rape … More Mirza Tahir Hussain – fated to lose.

I spent a large part of today sitting out in the garden with the laptop, under the shade of an umbrella. The kids were in the pool shrieking and laughing, the dog was in there as well with them…. yucky but it kept him cool. I sat there as the birds twittered and sang around … More Just another day in paradise.

A life jacket from the Titanic has been sold at auction for AU$100,000. Bearing in mind the fate of the Titanic… I hope nobody tries to use it!!

I wonder what happened to George Michael to turn him from such a great entertainer into what I can only describe as a cheap tart? Drug use maybe? It’s open to question since his public behaviour has deteriorated so badly in recent months. He was photographed a little while ago emerging from bushes where he … More Wham, bam thank you George Michael.