First off: I miss Jeff Kennet. I haven't cared about Victorian politics very much ever since he left the scene. That said, it seems that the Victorian government…
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Sorry, all, for the long time between posts. No real excuse: just a busy period at work, combined with a semi-nasty bike crash that put a temporary halt…
I've been watching the commentators at The Corner, where they're learning to come to terms with the election defeat of the US Republicans: A friend of mine [...] has…
From the Armed Forces Journal is this article Blood borders that looks at how the Middle East would look if you drew the borders based on ethnicity, rather…
Great stuff in the US elections... As expected, the Democrats are going to easily get control of the Houes. But it's looking more and more like they'll get…
Found a couple of treasures in a second hand bookshop in Mogo near Batemans Bay today: Diaries of a Cabinet Minister, Vol I-III. The diaries of Richard Crossman…
Weight: 111.3kg Breakfast: Vegemite on toast Lunch: Vegemite Sandwich Dinner: Chicken fillo Exercise: 15 mins cycling Rung: 1 Snacks: None
So which special occasions do we (well, the US) spend the most money on? The National Retail Federation has the breakdown (via Snopes): Christmas ('winter holidays'): $438.6 billion. Back…
While at Harvey Norman today I found this piece of inventive advertising: A Choice award? How fantastic! Let's investigate... The CHOICE 2006 Shonky Awards Ten products to make…