Yearly Archives: 2007

so this is christmas…

So this is Christmas And what have you done Another year over And a new one just begun And so this is Christmas I hope you have fun The near and the dear one The old and the young {Refrain} … Continue reading

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Everyone has something to learn, everyone has something to teach

Way, way back in the 1970s – yep, I had flared trousers and pet dinosaur – I was interested in what we called ‘learning exchanges’. The concept is simple enough. I know how to put in a fish pond and … Continue reading

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from exploratory nibbles to big bites…

I did manage to swim to shore long enough to be convinced that the local bug vendor had some pretty tasty goods and imbibed on some pretty dang yummy fried silkworms! Ben Livingston We just got back from a cultural … Continue reading

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doot, doot, doot, lookin’ out my back door…

One of my many new joys in life is exploring WordPress. Again. I know. But this time it’s different. Thanks to the good people at Tamba2, I’ve been able to install a mini apache server, sql database, and wordpress on … Continue reading

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WordCamp Melbourne

The pain, the pain… it doesn’t have to be an exceptionally tempting offer to encourage me to jump the ditch over to Melbourne, Australia. Sadly, I’m heading in the other direction on the weekend of 17 November, or I’d be … Continue reading

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thanks, guy

November 2. It’s 21:30 or thereabouts; and from outside I can here the occasional bang of fireworks. Double happys and tom thumbs we called ‘em. New Zealand is attempting to manage the annual carnage of life, limb, property, pets, wildlife, … Continue reading

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Beau Brummell, where are you?

Not too many people would rate me in the fashion stakes. In fact, the fashion police field more calls about my clothing choices than any other unfortunate. What I have found myself wondering lately is: who or what is responsible … Continue reading

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what did I want?

What did I want? I wanted the hurtling moons of Barsoom. I wanted Storisende and Poictesme, and Holmes shaking me awake to tell me, “The game’s afoot!” I wanted to float down the Mississippi on a raft and elude a … Continue reading

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every thing tells a story…

Some years ago I took my Mum to Townsville, far north Queensland. She’d had some surgery that hadn’t gone well. I was working three part time jobs being as full time work was unavailable. It was the middle of winter … Continue reading

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thick as a brick…

…but not as tasty. Manuals, that’s what we’re talking about here. Manuals. How to do it, be it, make it, fake it, break it, hack it, fix it – the list goes on. But oh, if only the zen masters … Continue reading

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