What a way to start the day: my brother (Jonathan) and I went for a run in Cronulla. He was really just humouring me, as the much stronger runner of the two of us, but was very polite in keeping to my own slow pace. cronulla esplanade with jackFind more Runs in Cronulla, Australia Afterwards, …
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adventures in home repair – night plumbing
night plumbing I’d literally just stepped up to the bar to order a drink when my phone rang, and kel asked “Where’s the water mains?”. Knowing that she probably hadn’t chosen that moment to be curious about the tap that shuts off the water supply to our house, I asked a few more clarifying questions. …
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back to normal
It’s been a good break, and I’m even feeling ready to get back into the swing of my normal routine again. Today will be my first day in the office after two weeks of leave, and I’ve largely managed to stay away from work for that whole period of time. The first four days of …
greetings from the gold coast
Just called into an internet kiosk while in the Gold Coast. The exams are over, which is a great relief. I’m trying to improve my skills with cryptic crosswords, and generally wind down after a busy year. I’ve had a lot of success with that so far, but I’m eagerly anticipating this next week of …
Are all trolleys called Frank?
Are all trolleys called frank? When dropping my laptop in for a much-needed service (turns out the DVD drive is well-and-truly broken, and the hard drive may not have much longer to live), I noticed this shopping trolley. Sure, I was surprised to find a trolley abandoned on a street near Spit Junction – don’t …
counting down to exams
If you’ve been tracking my facebook status, you’ll know that I’m flat out at the moment between working, essay writing and studying for exams. I’m also trying to move my blogging activities onto a different computer, to make myself more productive, but I’ve found that using QuickSilver with Leopard (Mac OS X 10.5) isn’t working …
surprise wrap-up
Finally, all the surprises are over, and at last, I can talk about the last couple of weeks. Kel doesn’t generally like surprises, and so I was glad that she seemed to react well to most of the following, with the possible exception of the last surprise.For Kel’s birthday, I took her out to dinner …
thoughts on being a follower
In the last few weeks at bible study, we’ve been looking at Romans 14 and 15; what to do when Christians disagree on non-crucial things. Obviously, opinions are going to vary as to what’s non-crucial. Suggestions from the study notes, and the group, were such things as what to do with alcohol; who to baptise, …
weekend with people
Some weekends are quiet, some are filled with seeing people from various parts of life. We spent this weekend catching up with various people: Friday night was quiet – a chance to spend some time by ourselves. On Saturday morning, we caught up with a couple of old friends we hadn’t seen since our wedding …
APEC: Welcome to Sydney… or at least part of it.
Welcome to APEC… don’t get too close Headed into Pyrmont this morning to have a look at an organic food markets, and – being so close to Darling Harbour – I thought I’d take a few photos of one of the 2.5m high fences that adorn our great city. As you can see, it’s not …
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