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TV

Don’t buy The Goodies new DVD in Australia

(My regular Sunday photo will return when I’ve got organised enough to get this computer talking to the camera…) I love The Goodies. Along with many Australian Gen-Xers it was one of my favourite TV shows of the 70s (and repeats in the 80s). I’ve got loads of favourite episodes, some great memories. So when  ... [More]

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Film Health

Bloody

Sometimes I get blood noses, especially during the summer. One of those “I’ll mention it to the doctor next time” things. Occasionally it’s quite spectacular, such as recently when I got a blood nose in the shower. It was like my own personal Psycho. Yesterday I came out of the shower, dried myself off, went  ... [More]

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Melbourne

Watching the passing parade

So I stood on Collins Street. At lunchtime, during the Grand Prix parade. And I saw lots of barricades. And I saw crowds of people. And they were watching an empty street. Some were even taking photos of the empty street. (It would seem the proliferation of digital photography has resulted in a lot more  ... [More]

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Melbourne

Spotted

Spotted tonight while walking down Collins Street to the station: Steve “Hymie” Bracks, walking past, talking on a mobile. Reminder to self, and others: Send off that Tropfest free DVD coupon from Monday’s Age, before it expires on Friday! If last year’s was anything to judge by, it’ll be worth it.

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Consumerism

Milk

Still got computer problems, so expect updates here to be patchy. In the supermarket the other night… old folks in front of me buying “Farm House Milk.” I was buying “Rev.” Theirs has extra cream. Mine has less cream. I wonder if there’s a machine at the dairy that takes the cream out of the  ... [More]