Technologist
I know it is just a game, and I know I have more important things to do than post this blog entry. But, I can’t help wondering what it is that I am missing about the ginormous kerfuffle encompassing Victoria and the NRL.
According to the official Storm website there are 36 players on the NRL squad. In the absence of any better information I will assume that this number is not unusual. So, what is the magnitude and significance of the overpayments?
It’s about 7pm on New Year’s Eve so we have just 5 hours or so of 2009 left.
But, Dylan Welch at the Sydney Morning Herald isn’t letting a small fact like that stop him from reporting that the Victorian Police will be making an arrest tomorrow. That does, of course, presume that the fugitive in question doesn’t read the “Early Edition” and change his plans.
The following started as a short Facebook update after I satisfied myself that most tweets about Mary MacKillop were negative. But, it kept on growing so it’s ended up here…
I’m working on installing a new theme for my blog and I’m doing it live. So if things look a bit strange for the next hour or so, please be understanding. The content will still be here, just the presentation might be a bit erratic until I have finished!
The core changes have been completed and everything looks to be stable again.
Now on to some fine tuning 🙂
Having moved to my new MacBook Pro, I’ve been re-organising my photo library to take advantage of the power of the Mac. And having a great deal of fun doing it!
Anyway, I came across this gem which I photographed a few years ago in Hardware Lane, Melbourne. It remains one of my favourites from my humorous signs collection. Luckily, I resisted the temptation to go inside and ask what were the factors which resulted in a higher cost waxing.
Not sure what this says about my sense of humour though.
Enjoy!
I have been accused of living under a rock as I knew nothing about Google Streetscapes! My colleagues assumed that I would know that the streetscape outside our office includes a photo of my Gilera Runner scooter.
With some guidance, I have discovered that it is indeed true… take a look here.
By the way, if you haven’t explored Google Maps it’s well worth the effort. Even though I have a GPS in the car and my phone, I still use Google Maps to get an overview of a trip to a new location and generally insert the map link in a web site’s “Contact Us” page.
Just for the record, our house is also on the streetscape (the doorway and garage on the left of the picture).
I have a new definition of “old”. If you can remember when you were allowed to be an idiot, you are definitely *OLD*!
Recently someone made the comment that you’d have to be an idiot to ride a bicycle without wearing a helmet. Maybe that is true, but on that basis anyone of my age would be an idiot. From about the age of 10 I rode to school and, when I lived in Broken Hill, regularly rode on the highways to go camping. In those days *no one* wore a helmet. To the best of my knowledge the bike helmet did not even exist.
Not many years before that, racing drivers wore a leather “helmet” to protect them from the wind as they drove at speeds of over 100 miles per hour.
My motorcycle 
Learners Permit arrived in the mail yesterday (hideous photo) and with it three pieces of interesting information. The fact that two have absolutely nothing to do with driving is, I suppose, offset by the fact that the cost to the government is minimal.
But wait, the infomation is really valuable…
The Deafness Foundation advises “ALL WOMEN” that Rubella “*causes deafness and blindness in the unborn child*” — thank goodness the born child can hear and see!
But it gets better…. I bet you did not know that since December 1, 1999 it has been illegal to travel in a car boot without a seat belt!
And, according to Vic Roads this is one of the most significant changes implemented by the State Government (since 1999)
And finally, what is the *Floral Emblem* of Victoria? Sorry, if you don’t know you’ll just have to wait for your licence renewal letter to find out. You should be safe since Vic Roads haven’t changed the wording on the letter for the last eight years.
p=. Gumpy old man? YOU BETCHA