Bands like U2 have been whinging because the poor dears are losing money to those poor sods entirely lacking in musical discernment who download their music… illegally. Admittedly I’ve never bought anything U2 had produced… but then I wouldn’t listen to them either if I had any choice in the matter and wouldn’t download their … More Poor U2 – for a few dollars more?
Outdoor wildlife is a little more diverse than indoor… thankfully. We still get the usual cockroaches, large and small hiding in the leaf litter but as they don’t do anything except annoy (and occasionally try to come indoors) I tend to leave them be. Likewise the flies are pretty much left to their own devices … More Australian Outdoor Wildlife
The picture is of two year Noah Cottie who yesterday was bitten by the dog in the background, a 50kg mastiff-staffordshire cross. What’s ‘odd’ is that Noah’s mother said the bites were Noah’s fault for pulling the dogs ears and that she wasn’t going to get rid of the dog. When questioned she said she’d … More Dog bites baby – mother supports dog.
In what is really a disgraceful decision the ICC has bowed to pressure from the almighty dollar and backed down over their decision to ban Harbhajan Singh for three test matches over his calling Andrew Symonds a monkey. Ok there wasn’t enough evidence to ‘convict’ him… there never really was. All we had was the … More India wins – cricket loses.
In some ways we consider our little patch of heaven to be virtually a wildlife preserve. Everyone else I know sprays chemical around their property with wild abandon. The rule seems to be if it moves… kill it. Ok maybe that is a little extreme but it sort of sums up the general attitude, even … More Australian Indoor Wildlife
If ever a name suited a group of people then this was it… especially the ‘fools’ bit. No, not the group doing the performing, *us* for standing around in steaming in the rain for 45 minutes watching them!! No doubt you’re wondering what I’m on about, so I’ll explain. Because the weather has been so … More Sydney Festival 2008: Ilotopie – Water Fools
In a post mid last year (May 4, 2007) I suggested it was time listeners started to boycott the Vega Sydney 95.3 radio station until they realised what an asset they had in Angela Catterns, the star presenter they poached from ABC radio, but treated abysmally when the ratings weren’t climbing quickly enough for them. … More Where is Angela Catterns?
Had a laugh this morning at an article about a tourist pamphlet issued in the UK which has on the cover a picture of a young girl picking her nose. I suppose it shows the picture was ‘real’ and not posed… though in this case maybe it *should* have been?? 🙂
Despite me being all bar crippled with my back, all of us are off to the Blue Mountains for the day. The picnic is made… dishes are packed… water is in the bottles… and away we go. I did none of the preparation because last night I finally came down with the cold that’s been … More A blue day ahead.
Ok I admit I *do* like Barbie’s, but I think I should point out I’m not talking about the diminutive and anatomically challenged variety… more the food and drink oriented type. 🙂 Back at the Ice Rink yesterday we met up with some friends who invited us over for a couple of hours R&R for … More I like Barbie's!
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