Monthly Archives: September 2005

A Report today said that there were cases of self-harm by 700 detainees in our detention camps for “illegal” immigrants. “Not so,” says the responsible Minister, Amanda Vanstone. “Some of these reported cases were repeat attempts by the same persons. … Continue reading →

It’s my Birthday! How old? Well, here’s a clue: I can remember a time before Rock n’ Roll. What did I get for presents? From my partner in life, Lady Ann, a new electric shaver. From my younger daughter, Tracy, … Continue reading →

Another week, another funeral. That makes the trifecta. In the past three weeks I’ve been to a Catholic funeral, an Anglican wedding, and today a secular funeral. Lorraine was one of the good ones who died before her time age … Continue reading →

Poor Sharon got sick in Barcelona – some ugly tummy bug that gave her the screaming poos for a week. Picked up the bug in the Gothic Quarter where she was staying. The old quarter is slowly deteriorating under the … Continue reading →

It’s my favourite time of year in the municipal council calendar – hard rubbish collection. Once a year, you and your neighbours put your accumulated ‘hard rubbish’ out on the footpath for the council to collect. These are all the … Continue reading →

It’s two years since I first set up this blog on this day in 2003. Then I left it untouched until recently. It was basically a trial – what was all this stuff about these new-fangled blogs? Back then, a … Continue reading →

Adelaide was hit by severe storms two nights ago – the same time that New Orleans was being smashed by Hurricane Katrina. Wind gusts up 125 km/hr knocked down numerous trees and branches which took out the power lines to … Continue reading →