Posted in Rick's Posts on Jun 27th, 2007
There was some disturbing news in the papers yesterday. The police found a dead body in a parked car in the carpark at the hospital I work in. While people die within the walls all the time, usually from natural causes, it is highly unusual to someone turn up dead in the carpark. I finished [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Jun 26th, 2007
For millions of years mankind lived just like the animals
Then something happened which unleashed the power of our imagination
We learned to talk
An insightful quotation by Stephen Hawking, originally screened as a BT advert, but also used by Pink Floyd.
Don’t worry this isn’t going to be a political diatribe or one of my rants. Instead I [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Jun 24th, 2007
As another in my series of observations on Australia I thought I would comment on a glaring contradiction that exists here.
There is a powerful lobby here aiming to completely ban plastic carrier bags. They claim they are a unnecessary waste and can be substituted for reusable fabric bags. There is so much momentum behind this [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Jun 23rd, 2007
It’s been a slow night at work so I’ve been surfing the net to pass the time. Now it’s getting colder the cats have grown out their winter coats and I idly wondered what triggers this and why it happens. Google produces some funny results, so while searching for “cat winter coat” I came upon [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Jun 22nd, 2007
Or at least paraphrase her. When talking about home she says:
“but mostly, it’s the place where all our stuff is.”
I know how she feels, as our house has been decidedly empty except for the furniture we bought on arriving. However a home is made by the little personal touches that make it look and, more [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Jun 17th, 2007
The world has gone Borat mad.
I saw the film on the flight out from England and while it was funny in places, it didn’t make me laugh out loud in the same way that Shaun of the Dead or Blackadder did. It has certainly raised the international profile of Kazakhstan whether the nation likes [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Jun 17th, 2007
A slightly more acceptable reference thanks to Thin Lizzy this time.
You’ll be happy to know that Regan has returned safely from England. By all accounts she had a good time and was pleased to catch up with you all. It has also meant more photos of the new arrival. I have been assured that Elliot [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Jun 14th, 2007
Regan returns this Sunday from Europe. For the past 4 weeks I have been living the life of a bachelor. This hasn’t meant becoming a slob, eating nothing but takeaway or allowing dirty laundry to pile up, however I have been laxer with my diet and sleep pattern. The cats have also been enjoying the [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Jun 12th, 2007
No, I’m not talking about the kind with lions, trustafarians and malaria.
Apple Corp have finally released their browser, Safari, for Windows. Previously it had been intended only for Macs, so Mark and Tony already use it, whereas the rest of you probably haven’t even heard of it.
This represents “a good thing“. For too long [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Jun 7th, 2007
Despite coming halfway around the world, things are not as dissimilar as I was expecting. I’ll give you two examples:
Politics: Australia’s current prime minister is John Howard. He is a right-wing bigot who mirrors Bush and Blair far too closely. An ardent supporter of the Iraq War, he has capitalised on the current climate of [...]
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