I’m no great lover of opera though I can happily listen to some of the great arias when removed from their pretentious surroundings. This morning on Australian Classic FM, they were playing the final scene of Puccini’s ‘Tosca’. Unfortunately this scene contains nothing I can claim to like listening to either. However they did relate … More The Tumbling Tosca
Dropped into the petrol station this morning to fill up ready for the weekend and as you can see from the picture, it cost me AU$107.63 in total. I commented on the price to a friend and said we only paid 68c a litre when we arrived here. She told me back in 1971 she … More Unlucky for some.
The Powerball jackpot which eventually accumulated to AU$58,000,000 has been won… by a single person… but sadly *not* by anyone in New South Wales so it looks as if the wife still has to go to work today. Still, there’s always next week to look forward to. 🙂
I’m still doing the ‘emailcash‘ thing and it all seems to be working out ok. For those that don’t know, emailcash is an online ‘rewards’ program specifically for Australians. They have nearly a million members now and it’s still growing. Basically you buy things online from selected retailers and receive ‘points’ for each dollar you … More Emailcash doing well.
This morning I was bemoaning the fact that I forgot to enter the Powerball Lottery this week when the Jackpot stood at a record AU$40 million. Today I’m pleased because it didn’t go off so I get another chance next Thursday when the Jackpot will stand at $50,000,000 can you *imagine* winning that?!? 😀 Personally … More Powerball jackpot to hit $50 million
Seven years after being impounded by police, the orange and white Volkswagen Kombi driven by Peter Falconio when he was killed and his girlfriend abducted has been ‘released’. As crucial evidence, it’s been kept under cover all this time but is now out on the compound with crashed and stolen vehicles waiting a decision by … More On the road again.
Shape? Currently my Broadband Connection from Telstra is ‘shaped’ to 64 kp/s down from 4.5Mb/s… this is *slow*. Using the net for the next few days is going to resemble jogging through treacle – Working hard and getting nowhere!!! I’m quite seriously re-considering asking the wife if I can sign up to Virgin Mobile Broadband … More What shape is this?
This blog is becoming a locus for doom and gloom lately! 🙂 Today’s warning is that the effectiveness of nanotechnology use may in future be mitigated by its propensity to damage our health. New research is beginning to identify links between the tiny creations and serious illnesses such as mesothelioma! The suggestion that we are … More Yet more cause for concern.
Please sign the Save Steve’s Place petition and stop the miners wrecking this wildlife preserve!! If we can do it we need to act now… every vote counts. Please send this to all your friends asap!!!
Despite Kevin Rudd’s government having excellent environmental credentials, it seems that Cape Alumina, a mining company might get mining rights to hack a huge hole in the area Steve Irwin bought as a permanent wildlife reserve. Seems there is bauxite under the ground and in Australia whilst you might own the surface you bizarrely have … More Rape of the fair country.
The Eclectic Interweb 