In my ongoing effort to reduce the blubber I’m carting about I’ve taken to doing a little more exercise… maybe saying “a little more” is superfluous as I never did much to begin with. Anyway. The wife has been catching an early bus to work so I’ve been walking with her to the bus stop, … More I also hate exercise!

The charges against David Hicks are finally becoming public… and what a joke they’d be if David’s life wasn’t being wrecked. For a start they are accusing him of charges under the ‘law of war’. The charges so far listed are “providing material support for terrorism” and “attempted murder in violation of the law of … More Hicks to face joke charges

Ok… July 21st is the date us Potterphiles will we waiting for. That is the date announced for the release of the final book in the series :”Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows”. It’s nearly time for me to go order my books (note the plural)! 😀 Will Harry live? Will Harry Die? Who knows… … More Harry Potter… the end is nigh!!

Up and away early this morning to get the kids off to school on time for the first day back. I’ve finally realised that for me to get them there for 8:50 I have to start shouting “Let’s Go!!” at 8:00 and then jolly them along until we actually get in the car which could … More School's back!

A female member of the sister forum has been missing for a week or so. Today we learned why. While walking home with her husband after an Australia Day show, on a crowded footpath and not far from home, they became separated. She crossed the road to look for him and was grabbed from behind … More Makes you think.

I used to love ‘Jeannie’. She was set up in direct opposition to that other witch ‘Samantha’ of Bewitched, but whilst Sam played the ideal almost obedient housewife, to a totally inadequate male, there was something special about Jeannie – and I don’t mean that idiot Larry Hagman who played her ‘master’. Maybe it was … More Vale Sydney Sheldon

After torturing David Hicks for 5 years the USA finally says it is almost ready to lay fresh charges against him. Hicks, who was callously abandoned to his fate by the Australian government after all other US allies in the misguided war against Iraq had *their* captured citizens returned, has been ‘interrogated’ by methods the … More Hicks charges due 'next week'.

A ‘friend’ sent me a link to Gridlock. It’s a simple little game based on ‘Rush Hour’ where you move blocks about until you ‘release’ a trapped one… and then move up a level. I’m currently stuck solid on level 31… and cannot see *any* way out… it is *so* frustrating! Gawd… no wonder I … More I hate online games.

The wife spent two and a half hours with one tonight… then he has the cheek to want her to pay him $600… personally I reckon *he* should pay *her* for boring her to tears!!

The ongoing inquest into the lonely death of Diane Brimble is still ongoing, but it appears cruise line P & O are still unable to protect their passengers from predatory males. The latest episode involves a 16 year old girl who claims she was raped on a cruise just a few days ago. She was … More No change for P & O