Month: April 2004
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Knitting for CharityMy KnitWits group at work has decided to do some knitting for “Wraps With Love”, a local group that donates knitted blankets to the needy. Any Aussie knitters want to join us? I’ll volunteer to collect the squares, sew them togther (or host a sewing party), and send them off to the charity.…
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This is so cool. In a couple days NASA will launch a satellite filled with gyroscopic equipment designed to finally test once-and-for-all Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity. It’ll orbit over the poles and “measure how space and time are warped by the presence of the Earth, and, more profoundly, how the Earth’s rotation drags space-time…
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Calling American East-Coasters: An Aussie friend of mine is going to be visiting relatives in Virginia around Thanksgiving and was wondering if there was any chance of snow skiing at that time of year. I told her that I thought Virginia had fairly mild winters, and – while you’re not far from the Appalachians –…
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Microsoft warns of three ‘critical’ security flaws. They admit that it “could allow hackers to sneak into personal computers and snoop on sensitive data”. Meanwhile, Apple cuts price on entry-level Macintosh computer. I’m just sayin’…
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“I do support the right of every American to marry, including gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender couples. I believe that marriage and other civil rights protections are essential to making all families safer and more secure.” You can sign the petition too.
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Our photos from the Sydney Royal Easter Show are now up! The Show is basically equivalent to the State Fair around here. There are lots of farm animals and rickety carnival rides and junk food, and everybody spends too much on souvenirs they don’t need. Snookums, Amy, and I headed out there last Saturday for…
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Happy Easter!Apologies for the silence… I’ve been enjoying the holiday weekend. I’m happy to announce that I have just completed my second movie: An Easter Message from Kris and Rodd. (I’m starting to regret dropping that Film Production class!) We spent yesterday at the Royal Easter Show – photos are forthcoming – but otherwise we’ve…
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I just stumbled across two other American expatriates blogging from Sydney: Greg from Southern Cross and Scott from A Yank in Oz. Counting Amy, that means there are now four of us! We just need to find a few more than then we can all meet up and play softball. Or something.
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Vegetarian Survey: A friend of mine is working on a project to write a business plan for a vegetarian food store. She distributed this survey around here at work and I offered to post it on the ‘Net for her. Please take a second to post your responses in the comments. It’ll only take a…
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Attention Glitterati! As I’m sure you’ve realized, the Glitter boards have now moved. You’ve got to re-register on the new site, though, so don’t forget! If you’re a crafty person and you haven’t been there before, you should definitely check it out.