Got home from the first performance of the kids ice show… at 10:00 p.m. Temperature outside was a balmy 33ºC. Nice ‘ere innit?? 😀

The reason we insure ourselves with the NRMA insurance company is historical. At one time it *was* a part of the NRMA… which is the ‘National Road Motoring Association’ (I think :)). As with other organisations of their type, they ran an insurance arm for the benefit of their members with all profits going to … More More on the fire – NRMA Insurance.

Currently at lunch… with England batting… it’s 2 for 58. I wonder if they’ll be all out before tea?? No? 3 for 266 isn’t bad though… maybe they’ll get smashed tomorrow… or maybe not. Good game either way 🙂

Phew. No idea what the smell is… or where it’s coming from… but suddenly the house *stinks*. It occurs to me it might be a dead rat or similar in the attic and the air conditioner is picking it up from somewhere… but this seems unlikely since the majority of the air is picked up … More Iffy sniffy… what a whiffy!

The PDA ia a wonderful little beast… I think. It connects to the internet with few problems, save of course that some sites are unreadable because they require ‘i-frames’ in order to be viewed properly. Still, all in all not bad. The only itsy bitsy issue is that I can;t get the damn thing to … More RNDIS?? Wassat?? Where's my i_Mate JasJam driver?

Current Labor leader Kim Beastley has called fo a leadership ballot next week… and just at the right time. If it had waited til after Xmas it would be too close to the election. This will give a new team the chance to bed in well before they have to front up to the electorate. … More Yes… Labor spill ahead!!

Kids had to go to another ‘dress rehearsal’ tonight. They looked pretty good and hardly anyone fell over… always a good sign. The first actual performance will be tomorrow night… starts 6:30… and it looks like it might actually be pretty good 🙂 So… kids finish up and we come home. When we get here… … More The Cookie Monster

Sad to report the ‘Yellow Wiggle’ (Greg Page) has resigned from the group after learning his medical condition, orthostatic intolerance, is in fact chronic. He says he has come to terms with the situation and tho sad to leave feels it is best for him, his family, and the group. Sad that. He was one … More Get a Wiggle on!

George Bush has done it again. Todays gaffe was the leaked release of an internal memo showing his administration was secretly admitting what most of us had known since day one… that Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is simply not up to the job.The level of sectarian violence the country is experiencing demonstrates that Iraq … More Foot in mouth department.

Responding to what they said was insurgent fire from a rooftop… US forces opened fire with tank shells into a house. Later investigation showed they’d killed… sorry… liberated… 5 little girls ranging in age from infant to teenager… they also killed one adult. The one female *not* killed refused to be treated by the soldiers. … More US Liberates 5 little Iraqi girls