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Smoking versus drinking

Monday 18th October, 2004 5 Comments

There’s a bit of a discussion happening on one of the forums I frequent about smokers and the changes in laws relating to smoking in public places. A smoker made the following statement … Well I almost abandoned this thread a couple of pages ago –the shrill voice of the high moral ground was deafening! … [Read More »]

Filed Under: Travel

Brisbane again

Monday 18th October, 2004 Leave a Comment

Off to Brisbane today … teaching a class for business partners again. A relatively short trip this time.

Filed Under: Work

Lost my virginity

Sunday 10th October, 2004 3 Comments

A major event in my life – today I finally lost my virginity … my eBay virginity !! Yes, after all these years, I have finally bought something through eBay. I’ve been looking for a print server attachment for my laser printer to network enable it … but this part retails for over $500 – … [Read More »]

Filed Under: Online

Adelaide Week

Saturday 9th October, 2004 Leave a Comment

Off to Adelaide this morning, teaching a class there for some business partners, and taking the opportunity to go visit my family while I’m there. My sister is in Clare and my parents are in Murray Bridge, I’ll be spending time in both locations while I’m around. I enjoy driving through the South Australian country … [Read More »]

Filed Under: Work

Buffy Bargains

Wednesday 6th October, 2004 Leave a Comment

As I’ve mentioned in earlier posts, we have been buying the Buffy and Angel DVD boxed sets and watching the series in order. When first released, each set (two sets to a season, three DVDs per set, four episodes per DVD) cost over $80. More recently, some stores have been trying to move excess stock … [Read More »]

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