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garfield minus garfield

Tuesday 4th March, 2008 1 Comment

Thought this was interesting (if a little depressing). Who would have guessed that when you remove Garfield from the Garfield comic strips, the result is an even better comic about schizophrenia, bipolor disorder, and the empty desperation of modern life? Friends, meet Jon Arbuckle. Let’s laugh and learn with him on a journey deep into … [Read More »]

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Aeron Chairs

Friday 10th August, 2007 1 Comment

A couple of months back both Leanne and I suffered Catastrophic Chair Failure (CCF) when the chairs we use in our home office failed with a week or two of each other. I had been thinking about a new chair for a while, and Leanne was using a very old and not particularly good quality chair too. … [Read More »]

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Water filtration

Monday 2nd July, 2007 1 Comment

We drink a lot of water, and given the strong taste of water coming in through old pipes in our area, we filter our drinking water. Previously, we used a Brita On Tap system, which conveniently connected to the end of the tap on the kitchen sink. This worked reasonably well, however we also use … [Read More »]

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Ha-ha

Saturday 16th June, 2007 Leave a Comment

Thought this might get a chuckle: Ha-ha

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Romance, Art and Intrigue

Friday 15th June, 2007 1 Comment

It was our wedding anniversary last Monday, so I decided to book a couple of nights in a nice hotel in the Sydney CBD so we could have some time away from the house and my computer over the long weekend. We stayed at the Westin Hotel on Martin Place – which was very nice … [Read More »]

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