Month: September 2008
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Another light week on account of my cold. I did two 3K walks to the city (during my training course), an easy 5K run, and then the 9K Bridge Run. Week 11 distance: 26mi (42km)Week 12 distance (SICK): 6mi (10km)Week 13 distance (SICK): 12mi (20km) The good news is, I’m just about fully recovered! I…
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Colour palettes from Vincent van Gogh. Nice. Makes me want to redesign my website!
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Melbourne Recommendations: We’re less than three weeks out from the race, so I’m getting organised for our trip down south. Last time you guys came up with some great tips for stuff to do (including an ACE restaurant recommendation). So what should we do this time? We get into Melbourne on the morning of Friday,…
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Roger Ebert on Sarah Palin: The American Idol candidate. “There’s a reason “American Idol” gets such high ratings. People identify with the contestants. They think, Hey, that could be me up there on that show! My problem is, I don’t want to be up there. I don’t want a vice president who is darned near…
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We’re officially signed up for the Tough Bloke Challenge. Emily and Clare are going to do it too. This is going to be hilarious…
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What useful trade can I learn to survive a collapsed economy? Good question. Despite our careers being in the “computer” industry, I think the Snook and I have some survival skills. We can both cook things from scratch. (I think there are a lot of people that’d be screwed if they couldn’t get or afford…
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Oh yeah. I made the Cinnamon Bun Bread, and it was AWESOME.
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2008 Bridge RunThe Snook and I headed to Milson’s Point early this morning to join the crowd of 12,000 at the starting line our third consecutive Bridge Run. (Last year’s post.) Miss Fee and Emily the Car were amongst the throng as well, though we didn’t find them til later. Snookums and I felt pretty…
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An Actual Phone Call I Made at 7:30pm on a Saturday Night Because I Am Just That Annoyed: Woman: Hi, this is Channel 9. How can I help you?Me: I’d like to make a complaint about one of your shows.Her: I can take your complaint. What is it?Me: It’s about your new show Fringe. I…
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Apologies for the site problems yesterday. My database server crashed pretty hard. The guys at Quadrahosting were quick to respond though, and they seem to have it up and running now…