Sad news today with the loss of Peter Boyle who played grumpy but long suffering Frank Barone in Everybody Loves Raymond. He’s been fighting heart disease for some years but has finally lost the battle. He played a really good part and was a fine comedy actor.

We reported on the demise of our mattress at the end of November and the trouble we’d had with the insurance company but I forgot to mention that the ‘new’ name for NRMA insurance is IAG… no idea why they changed it, but they did. Anyway… just pointing out that despite them now knowing we … More More on IAG insurance

Visited a ‘gastrologist’ today… this is a *long* story whcih started 10 years ago… so I’ll write it up later. Without trying to be delicate about it, from the mid 1990’s tp date I’ve had what apparantly is diarhoea. I say ‘apparantly’ because I think *my* definition of what it means differed from the doctors. … More The Gastrologist calls.

As the old rhyme goes… When I was young and in my prime I used to do it all the time But now that I am old and grey… … I only manage twice a day. Of course this has nothing to do with the story and neither claim is true other than in my … More When I was young..

Doesn’t like the cold… of course she’s not overly enthusiastic about the hot either but that’s another story. This is just a short note about our table heater… a little gas powered warmer that extends our use of the patio in the evenings by warming us around the table as we eat… or whatever. I’ve … More My Mother

I’m back on about Bindi Irwin again 🙂 She’s had an interview (Daddy wouldn’t want me to cry) published in which she describes approaching Xmas without her dad, Crocodile Hunter, Steve. She’s just another little kid who’s life has been damaged by tragedy in a world where untold millions suffer equal and even worse traumas … More Gawd… another tear jerker.

Tiger Airways are in hot water. Despite having written permission from the company to take their disabled daughter on a flight, she was refused permission to board! to read the level of humiliation the girl received, read the news story. The family has now lost around $15,000 in fares and accomodation costs and their holiday … More Tiger Airways – disabled unfriendly.

Hate them or loathe them… you just can’t like them. So as mentioned as while ago… we’re *all* off for a bit of torture. I know I need fillings but I hope he’s just do an asessment and get me back after Xmas. If we can postpone the awful day when the drill bites for … More Dentists… yuck.

So we’re halfway through the lighting up process. I’m very slowly getting to the stage of achieving my real aim… making the house visible from space! Actually, the house side is looking quite bright already, it’s the ‘snowman’ side that’s looking a bit dim. Luckily I still have two packing cases full of lights to … More Almost there, we're almost there…

My old man was just ruminating on how on earth he and my mother managed to stay married and trouble free for so long. He said he’s not superstitious… but when you consider they were married in green… on a Friday… and from a house numbered thirteen… you have be a *little* concerned… but they’ve … More Superstition – who believes?