Did I mention the blood tests? I’m sure I did… arm like a pin cushion etc? Well anyway… call from the Docs last week “I know I sent you for some tests already, but get a Glucose Tolerance test done before you come on Saturday”. So we drive 40 mins to pick up the referral … More I don't like blood (or any other) tests

Wouldn’t it be nice if someone produced a tool that linked a PDA, to the Internet to a GPS system and then combined it with huge storage? I suggest this because I was thinking how nice it would be to be able to type in the location of a place and associate an activity with … More Wouldn't it be nice if…

I just fed the dogs… on fresh chicken legs. They were $2.50 a kilo so I bought a couple of kilos for them. They regulalry get fresh chicken wings when there is a ‘special’ that brings the price down to $1.50… but I thought this might make a nice change for them. Hard luck on … More Our dogs are spoiled rotten

Yes we need the rain… but could we have it spaced out a little please?? Maybe a week of cool dry weather and *then* another downpour?? I really need to get out in the garden and tidy up. Hello?? Is anyone out there listening?? Hello…… ??

Y’know I was saying to the wife just the other day, it’s odd how we’ve not got hooked by a TV show in a long long time… and yet ‘Dead Like Me’ has me rushing home every day to see the next episode… and if I miss it… there’s the +2 episode to look forward … More Dead like me… again

Ethics in the UK have taken a nose dive as it lurches towards a science-fictionesque future where the disabled or anyone thought to be inferior can be euthanised quietly. With the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecology, suggesting new born children with disabilites should be legally euthanised it would appear eugenics is once again rearing … More Born to die.

Seems it’s true… Neil Patrick Harris says he’s out, loud, and proud… I’m wondering… who cares?

Schools are now warning teachers not to be too explicit on childrens report forms in case the parents *sue* the school for defamation! This raises an interesting question about exactly *how* the school will be able to tell us how the kids are performing when they aren’t allowed to tell us how they’re performing… the … More One small step… backwards.

Rain rain go away Come again another day We sang it over and over in the UK where it never seems to stop raining. Here is Oz we don’t really get enough rain to be singing it often… but I think three days of drizzle over a weekend is enough thanks. The grass is a … More Rain rain go away…

I’m not sure executing Saddam Hussein will result in any more peace for Iraq than is has currently. I’m also wondering how many people have died since the invasion compared with projection of how many would have died had the invasion *not* have taken place. My objection to the death penalty is on record, but … More Saddam Damned