Monthly Archives: November 2004

Lists for Life

What are your ten things to do before you die? “You can’t just talk about it, you gotta go do it.” http://www.noopportunitywasted.com/inspiration/lists.php Off the top of my head; 4WD from South Africa to Egypt with Tracy See the sunrise at … Continue reading

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EggsBox

You’d be a bit annoyed if you got one for Christmas …

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GAF Meter!

Just checking my care factor for the week……………….nope barely moved Thanks Sandi 🙂

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Wet, wet, wet!

On Saturday, the Diamond Creek at Brougham St. was up over the bridge by 2 feet (Diamond Creek was up to about 5.3 meters!) 2004-11-13 Eltham: Brougham St Bridge 2004-11-14 Floods Receed (behind community center) I went and had a … Continue reading

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Left/Right

Political Survey http://politics.beasts.org/ an attempt to build an open and unbiased way to measure peoples’ political outlooks. Political Survey : results Axis Position 1 left/right -5.7416 (-0.3456) 2 pragmatism -0.7666 (-0.0461) Where do you fit? http://people-press.org/fit/   LIBERAL DEMOCRATS PAST … Continue reading

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This is the way we spin …

Noticed how in the Iraq war that we have “insurgents” and not a “resistance”? “US tanks pushing into central Fallujah have met fierce resistance from well-organised insurgents who show no signs of giving up, US Marines said today.” [ABC Online] … Continue reading

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Nobody does it better …

I’d have to agree with a few of these after our trip to China this year. A comparative list compiled by JAN WONG Saturday, October 23, 2004 From cells to bells, 10 things the Chinese do far better than we … Continue reading

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Extreme Ironing Bureau

I am ignoring politics today, while I recover from shock … Welcome to the home of extreme ironing – the latest danger sport that combines the thrills of an extreme outdoor activity with the satisfaction of a well pressed shirt. … Continue reading

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American Elections … & this is Democracy?

Some observers from the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), a Europe-wide security and rights forum, have been barred from entering some United States polling stations, one of the observers said. ABC News [au] ARRRGGGHHH!!!! Four more years … Continue reading

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When ISC and Halloween collide!

From the SANS diary – A Terrifying Tale of TCP … Terror (Updated November 1st 2004 23:03 UTC) Handler’s Diary November 1st 2004 The ISC received this bone-chilling email late last night. Word of warning? Cry for help? You be … Continue reading

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