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Okay, this is a bit old (it appeared on melbournemaniac back in late August) but I figured it was relevant. There was considerable outrage from the Melbourne people (a lot of whom were over 30), who effectively told the paper concerned (a freebie tabloid called MX which is handed out at train stations every afternoon) to bite their collective arses ( Read more... )

Yesterday was a good day. Lloyd had a birthday party - held at a swimming pool, so we took him to that. It was a long way away, and we decided to stay out and look at things while we waited for him. So we went to the markets in Wanneroo. They are goodmarkets, although often the prices are well over what you would expect from a market, you can ( Read more... )

pinched fromali_highland

BBC News article about the guy playing Christ getting hit by lightning.

Twice.

Today I learnt that cockroaches are thigmotactic.

I'm just thrilled. This essay is soooo exciting.

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Got up this morning by sneaking out of bed, cos SweenyTod was sleepy. Grabbed clothes, got dressed, met 6yo in hallway. Got him dressed. Met drumstyx, who, like the 6yo is rather loud in the mornings, in the kitchen. Fed those two, started on school lunches and COFFEE. Answered phone ( Read more... )

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Woohoo. I just started a new community ( Read more... )

WE, the people of a free nation of blokes, sheilas and the occasional wanker. We come from many lands (although a few too many of us come from ( Read more... )