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Lane Cove National Park

Sunday 27th July, 2008 4 Comments

Went for a walk yesterday in Lane Cove National Park – a few kilometres west of our place. One of the great things about Sydney is that we have national parks right in the middle of the city. If you can get through the traffic that is – official reports show that traffic congestion on … [Read More »]

Filed Under: General

Small site redesign

Friday 13th June, 2008 2 Comments

Just a minor update to the site design with a narrower and cleaner layout. I decided to update my old “sunrise from a 747” photo that I’ve used as the header for a while now (taken in Feb 2000 on the return flight from my first ever overseas trip!) The photo I’m now using was … [Read More »]

Filed Under: Travel

Confessions from the third bedroom

Wednesday 11th June, 2008 Leave a Comment

I thought this post by Noel Ranger over on Flying Solo was great – made by wife laugh as well, which is always a good sign! Working from home: Confessions from the third bedroom The next time some well-meaning relative asks me how my ‘little’ business is going, when I’m getting an office, or, if … [Read More »]

Filed Under: Work

Chaiten volcano erupts – Patagonia, Chile

Sunday 4th May, 2008 Leave a Comment

The Chaiten Volcano has errupted in Chile after being dormant for thousands of years. We were in this vicinity back in February when we sailed on the Navimag ferry from Puerto Montt to Puerto Natales. I don’t think we got any photos of the volcano – I’m not sure you can see it from the … [Read More »]

Filed Under: Travel

Numb3rs do a PC vs. Mac Like Commercial

Monday 21st April, 2008 1 Comment

People who know me won’t be surprised that I like the TV show Numb3rs. I also love the Apple “PC vs Mac” adverts. … so I was quite amused with this video of a promo for the show which takes off the PC vs Mac concept:

Filed Under: Online

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