Lucky us. Peter Costello, our Treasurer, has unveiled the final budget surplus which is one billion dollars *more* that he’d anticipated sucking out of us. Seems the surplus for 2005 – 06 is a total of AU$15.8 billion dollars. So which bum is the Treasurer? In the meantime hospitals are closing, schools are underfunded and … More Peter Costello sucks us dry.
You may have noticed I’ve started to move away from the ‘pure text’ offerings of the past and started adding photos. This is really because I think there are some things that require a permanent photographic record and while I’ve strained to *not* do it I suppose fighting against the tide just puts me in … More Images?
Conspiracy theories abound on the web but there are times when you really have to wonder if there is some truth in some. A case in point is the release in Australia of the Reva Electric Car. This wonderful bit of kit is built in India and has been selling well all around Europe. It’s … More Electric Car – conspiracy?
Thing about not updating the blog too often is that I miss writing about things that are important to me. One of the most recent events to have upset me was the untimely and unexpected death of Steve Irwin. The wife and I were latecomers to Steve’s shows and as such perhaps I wasn’t best … More Vale Steve Irwin
Yet again I’ve forgotten to write up the doings in the blog… I actaully forget it’s here often as not. Anyway – I’ve decided yet again I don’t like the theme… this time it’s just *too* damn simple so I’m looking round for another one… again… 🙂
Had a card from friends in London. Seems they’re in Greece enjoying an expensive, if pale by comparison, imitation of the wonderful weather we get here all year round for free… ha…!! Seems Steve just bought a share in some Nigerian Bank scam or similar… as far as I could work out he’s expecting three … More The friends
Spurious anniversary maybe but Elvis died on August the 16th… I never liked him.
The light has been out in one of the upstairs toilets for the past week… and idle me has been trying to wait until the wife got fed up and did it for me. Sadly she didn;t take a single one of the innumerable hints I (and the kids) have dropped so I finally decided … More I worry myself sometimes.
Seems all the exercise my little brother has been doing over the past 40+ years has produced an enlarged heart. We hope that’s all it is and there’s no lasting damage. He’s due for a scan this week and we’re waiting to hear how it went. Hopefully he’ll get through ok.
My sister seems to have joined the international jet set as a ‘groupie grannie’. Since retiring she’s taken to zooming around the UK and Europe following el Divo and has just flown off to the USA see a Ricki Martin concert with tickets she won online! 🙂 We were a bit worried about her because … More The sister.
