Eager readers who wonder if the blog is still running after the jumps and starts over the past month or two might be pleased to learn that all will be well in a few days I’ll be back on the blog and it *will* be back to producing the usual rambling pointless and (occasionally?) amusing … More Only a few days more.
Too busy clearing and cleaning up to write sorry. This looks to continue for a few weeks yet. Still… nice to have family around eh? 🙂 The second set of rellies have bought themselves a small Toyota campervan and are beginning to organise themselves to set off for a year across Australia in search of… … More Still here!
I just read what I sent to Samsung and at first sight it looks as tho I’ve given them nowhere near enough information… for example it appears I didn’t tell them the date of purchase 🙂 However while it *looks* ‘woolly’ in fact that information *has* been sent to them. Having said that I could … More Woolly writing
Last Xmas we bought the eldest daughter a Samsung phone. This Xmas it stopped working – three weeks after the end of the warranty period! I wrote the following to Samsung Australia to see if it would persuade them to do something useful… like repair or replace the unit. I’ll let you know what they … More Samsung SGH-A501
Took the wife off to the train station this morning along with the eldest daughter who is going on to work with her for the day. I came back did my usual round with the hose to keep the plants alive and came in. Despite having been up since 5:30 or so I obviously hadn’t … More This place is a tip!
Racism on the hallowed turf? Sledging? Unsportsmanlike behaviour? Cricketing ethics have changed over the past 50 years out of all recognition since the phrase “It’s just not cricket” entered the language as an indication that something unfair or unethical had taken place. Currently the Indian team touring Australia are sulking in a corner, considering packing … More It's just not cricket!
Finally back in the gym – way over time and way over weight… but I’m back! Had an hour on the treadmill which nearly killed me but at least I was there. I ‘reactivated’ the ‘Fat man on a Diet’ blog and will start making regular entries there from today onwards. The weight gain over … More Back in the gym!
Andrew Olmstead was a soldier ‘killed in action’ in Iraq… the first American to die in 2008. He wrote a ‘final message’ to be posted in the event of his death and it was posted on his blog a couple of days ago. The news story is here http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23016222-5007146,00.html but the full post can be … More It's not over 'til it's over… and it's never over.
As I said, I’ve spent a lot of today doing some clearing up. Trouble is my hips are now giving me hell. I’m wandering around moaning and whinging about the pain but oddly enough it isn’t seem to be having much effect other than annoying the hell out of everyone else who, to be fair, … More My hips hurt.
I think I did too much yesterday. We started taking down the decorations and in the middle I decided it was time to clear up some more of the garden by chopping back the Rosemary bush and similar totally non-essential tasks. Either way whatever I did was too much because my back is hurting – … More Tidy day!
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