Posted in Rick's Posts on Jun 28th, 2010
And the many other promises by Ph.D … or so I hoped … but unfortunately will now have to. A circumlocutory tactic to gently break the news that we won’t be able to return for our planned holiday to the UK this year. For reasons beyond our control we can’t afford to leave Adelaide. I [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Jun 25th, 2010
… is just the oncoming train. But not today. All the paperwork, red tape and painfully complex recognition pathways I have been grumbling about for the past 6 months or more have finally paid off. It’s been a pretty arduous route and presented many hurdles. Some of them seemed frankly baffling, but there was no [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Jun 14th, 2010
Australia really has the right attitude when it comes to public holidays. Not only does the entire nation come to a halt for a horse race, but also for the Queen’s Official Birthday. I think there’s a certain irony that a country that held a referendum on dropping the monarch as head of state continues [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Jun 13th, 2010
… and what does it reference? For Australians this is apparently common knowledge, but it was news to me. Even more so when a member of the public stood up and performed this song by heart with extraordinary gusto. Last night, as something a little different, we went to see the RockWiz touring show. Normally [...]
Posted in Rants on Jun 8th, 2010
A reference to American sub-culture for interest. And a lead in to another rant. Recently we took the opportunity to watch Sacha Baron Cohen’s most recent offering Brüno. I’ll summarise by saying it was 2 hours of my life I want back. “Abysmally atrociously abhorrent” would also come close. For the benefit of those who [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Jun 5th, 2010
…. laughs hardest. Or so the saying goes. Right now I’m having an ironic chuckle. The United Kingdom seems to be going down the toilet in many ways lately. We’ve heard reports of businesses going under, multinationals pulling out, growing unemployment, cuts to government spending, a slump in the housing market and the inevitable national [...]
Posted in BodyPump on Jun 1st, 2010
The next release has landed; BodyPump 74, the 2nd quarter offering has made it to our gym. So, as before, I’ll present my opinions as a preview for those elsewhere who won’t get it for a while. So, without further ado: Warm-up: A reasonably uplifting track this time with Run (Almighty Anthem Radio Edit) by [...]
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