So I got up this morning at 4:30 a.m. to wander off to the loo and took my PDA with me to use as a torch… the screen is quite bright 🙂 On the way I noticed the notification that the system had reset the time an hour *forwards* because of daylight savings. Went back … More Daylight Savings… not.

My sister told me she had problems getting into the site this morning. No idea what was wrong as it seems to be functioning ok now. Maybe it was a server glitch. Apparantly the Australian Opinion forum was offline for a while earlier this morning so maybe there is a link there somewhere? Either way… … More Problems?

The old man went to the dentists this morning to have the first set of extractions… along with him went the old lady for her fillings. She came out happy as Larry… and the old man came out looking like he was going to burst into tears. He’d had three extractions and wasn’t too pleased. … More Awww… the horror of it all 🙂

Want to be driven crazy? Try The Impossible Quiz. I’m currently stuck on Level 15… with no ‘skips’ available. Makes no sense at all 🙂

Was reading today about Manuel (below) who ballooned in weight from 132 kg at age 22 , to a massive 550 kg. How he survived I’ll never know. However he’s been on a diet…. and now at age 40, he’s so far lost 200 kg. To celebrate his weight loss his relatives organised a crane … More And I think *I* have problems?

Anyone going to the NSW Easter Show this year? I just priced the tickets… $154 for six of us… plus at least $100 for rides for the kids… and maybe another $100 for showbags… plus parking… plus food and drink all day. I reckon we’ll be lucky to get away with paying under $500… if … More NSW Easter Show 2007

I spend a lot of time writing about my kids.. but usually only about the two living with me and I refer to them as ‘the youngest’ and ‘the eldest’ but of course I have two others left left back in the old country. The eldest daughter, as you’ve heard mention of, has just had … More So what about the rest of the kids?

As uaual went out for my walk this morning… I’m sure I have a cold, was sneezing and coughing all the way around. Got back feeling rough but managed to get the kids to school on time. Actually that was highlighted by the eldest who announced that she was going on a school excursion to … More The oldies… getting worse?

The UK and Australia have a reciprocal agreement in regards helth cover which means permanent residents and tourists alike can get basic health care free. This system works fairly well given the peculiarities of the system, but it does lead to some odd situations. The most recent one was recently when the oldies went to … More The Joy of Bureaucracy.

So… I’m sure I mentioned our Labrador is an idiot? Well in the rambling post about the dog we found I forgot to mention that whilst she was here… no more than two days… Stupid managed to damage my mothers leg. When the temporary dog arrived I think it reminded mum of her old Jack … More More dog than anything!!