As I said in one of the comments, one of my friends suggested I get an Epipen *now* because there may be no time to think if this happens again. I rang the doctor first thing and went round straight away. After *again* thanking her for saving me, I explained what Sue had said and … More More on the Epipen and the near miss.

After the adventures of the past couple of days everything else seems a little passe now! Things that wer important seem to have drifted to the back of my priority list but nothing has surfaced yet to take it’s place. I suppose he shock hasn’t worn off yet… I’m still not 100% recovered… so maybe … More Ferry Disaster

So there I was… really gung ho about clearing up the garden. Yesterdays task was to trim the Jasmine and get it under control so it stops attempting to strangle us as we pass it. I was merrily chopping away at it with a pair of shears… when I got stung by a paper wasp … More Anaphylaxis… me 'near death' experience.

A monster cane toad has been found up in the Northern Territory… a male one at that! Mosly it’s the females that are huge, but this one is a monster… nearly 20.5 cms long. It was described by the people who caught it as being the size of a small dog. It’s a pity they … More Cane Toads Rule!

David Hicks appeared in court and pleaded guilty to aiding terrorism. The show trial was the culmination of years of torture, illegal incarceration and political machinations designed solely to find him guilty of… something. In fact David had little choice but to plead guilty. The charges were formulated and made retrospective *exactly so they *would* … More Hicks travesty show trial begins.

This is something for everyone… spread the word… make it a global campaign. E-mail it to all your friends… tell people in work… tell everyone!! Earth Hour The idea is simple.. switch off your house lights (or business lights) for one hour on 31st March 2007 (next Saturday night) to save fuel etc. Join the … More Earth Hour.

Spent the morning in the garden hacking, pulling, weeding, chopping and the like… and this is on just one small part of the garden… just outside the front door. At the moment I’m in the mood for a tidy… so I decided I would start at the front, work over the side, the pool area … More I like gardening.

I’ve been listening to a local radio station called 2CH which specialises in playing *really* golden oldies… Sinatra, Crosby and the like. This is mainly because of the oldies who like that sort of stuff, but also ‘cos I actually like a lot of it myself. However, a part of their music mix is derived … More Cilla Black… not too shabby

As said the kids went off to a Guide Camp for the weekend and a good time was had by both as far as we can tell. Into bed at midnight first night… 3:00 a.m. on the second… geez! Loads of fun falling in lakes, doing archery, sliding across valleys on flying foxes and sitting … More Talking of kids…

Had a really quiet time over the weekend all in all. Despite doing a load of stuff… it seems not having the kids there to stress the wife out made it easier all round. Without them for her to shout at peace reigned 🙂 We did a lot of gardening. We bought replacement pot, mandarin … More Ahhh for a day off.