A friend’s site is experiencing a drastic increase in traffic; this prompted me to ask myself some searching questions about this site. Why do I keep maintaining a weblog? Shouldn’t I be getting more traffic, having run this site for such a long while, and updating it faithfully? Maybe I should give up. But no; …
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car_mirror
car_mirror Driving back from a weekend in Canberra visiting friends, the sky was amazing: even when viewed through the side mirror on the car! Spent part of the trip reading through the book Big things – Australia’s amazing roadside attractions; a Christmas present from friends. While we didn’t make time to visit any new landmarks …
talk about good service!
When you visit a restaurant for the second time, and the owner remembers not only what you ordered, but also your name… that leaves an impression. When this is backed up by good food, generous serving sizes, friendly staff, and fast turnaround from ordering to eating, it’s worth blogging about. If you’re ever in Burwood, …
the happy couple
the happy couple Another weekend, another wedding. In this case, though, I was in the bridal party, and it was a good friend who was getting married. Weddings are great times to be reminded of your own wedding promises, and to gain a greater insight into the friends and families of your own friends.
Starting the day at 4am
What am I doing starting the day at 4am? Such is marriage. Sometimes, it’s worth giving up some sleep to make your spouse happy. In this case, it’s to take kel to see Adam Spencer and Wil Anderson for their final JJJ breakfast show. Yes, we’ve already seen them once this week, but it’s an …
pew decoration
pew decoration Another year, another wedding rehearsal. It’s a testimony to how forgetful I am, but I really can’t remember how many bridal parties I’ve been in. Everyone arranges their wedding slightly differently, which keeps you on your toes. The biggest challenge on the day – and completely unrehearsed – will be fitting in that …
highlight of the weekend
corn In a weekend with so many great things: catching up with friends, watching a comedy show, surprising kel successfully, it’s probably worth pointing to the first really good thing that happened: eating corn on the cob.
thinking and exercising
I’ve been going to the gym on a somewhat regular basis for almost a year now. I’ve seen a bunch of improvements in my co-ordination, and my ability to do exercise for longer periods of time without having to stop, which has been really good. A long time ago, when I was trying to fit …
learning chinese, one menu item at a time
learning-chinese Originally uploaded by cafedave. There were a lot of different menu items at tonight’s on the wall at dinner, and many were written in Chinese with no translation. Rather than put up with our ignorance any longer, one of our party asked for some translations: our waitress wrote it down for us.
the end of holiness?
big breakfast 13-11-04 Originally uploaded by cafedave. I’ve spent a number of Saturday mornings this year meeting together at different cafes with a couple of guys from church reading through the book Holiness by J.C. Ryle. One of the guys has a tradition of getting the biggest breakfast on the menu, and today’s was no …