I feel like I’m in the title sequence for The Goodies.
Month: February 2006
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Garbage day not every week
I have a big general rubbish bin, a paper recycling bin and a bottle recycling bin. They all get collected weekly, but I don’t put them out every week. I only put them out if they’re more than half full or have something smelly in them. Otherwise, why bother? Just wastes my time and the ... [More]
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Aaron Sorkin, you are a genius
Have I mentioned how much I like The West Wing? It’s coming back onto Australian TV in a fortnight, at the rather more acceptable hour of 9:30 Thursdays on the ABC, starting with season 4. The problem is I’m only two-thirds of the way through season 2 in the DVDs my sister lent me. Which ... [More]
At the Sapporo Snow Festival in Japan, they’ve built a copy of Flinders Street Station from ice: (via Rod) The Grauniad have done a London tube map of 20th century music. Full version here
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Getting old
I must be getting old. Increasingly I glance at the Business section of The Age. Sometimes I even understand some of it. It must be for the opinion pieces.
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The party’s over
St George will stop allowing 4 free withdrawals at other ATMs for Victorian customers from April, as they reckon they’ve got more ATMs available now. Not as many as the other banks of course, though for me it’s not too bad, as my suburb is one of those blessed with a St George branch, and ... [More]
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Out amongst the roos
I know that up near Seymour, kangaroos are considered pests. But to a City Boy like me, it’s still nice to see them hopping about in the wild. PS. Monday 7am. When you’re walking around in bare feet, have to watch out for the roo poo.
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This looks different
I was engrossed in my book. The train stopped, and I opened the doors and hopped out. I walked along the platform. This looks different… where did the glass doors from the entrance go? This is not my station. My station’s the next one. The train doors were still open, so I hopped back on, ... [More]
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A classic comes to an end
“Classic” Doctor Who repeats finish tonight on the ABC, after running almost every episode still in existence over the past 2 1/2 years. It’s funny to think they started just before the new series was announced. It was also a few months after I had introduced my kids to the show (with DVDs and old ... [More]
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The art of iced chocolate
Café culture — or should I say Coffee culture is well-established in Melbourne. These days coffee lovers have a reasonable expectation that they can get a decent coffee at most places. Anything inferior is quite likely to result in a backlash and loss of patronage. As I’ve remarked previously, the standard of tea hasn’t come ... [More]