Archives for: April 2009

Kangaroos Loose in the Top Paddock

April 23rd, 2009
Got up a little late this morning, and wandered out the back door at about 9.00am and there he was: After I turned around and put the camera back inside - I noticed a smaller one in the front paddock, casually hopping along the fence. They both… more »

One down, one to go

April 23rd, 2009
The Memcached talk went down well and I was pleased that a number of people said how they could now understand how memcached could help them in their applications. This is really why I do these things - so that others can see the benefits of tools like… more »

Mindless Bureacracy Watch #2 - the ongoing saga

April 20th, 2009
Well I rang the bank back again today. I've been "patiently" waiting for my courtesy call from them - nothing. Courtesy call from the transport company too useless to find the major highway between Mildura and Ballarat - still waiting for that one… more »

Single Use is Not an Option

April 17th, 2009
One of the things that we figured out a long time ago is that single use items aren't much chop. It's particularly applicable now that we're in such a small house. It feels rather strange having been whinging about the heat not so long ago, but heatin… more »

Brand Spanking New Tiguan

April 9th, 2009
Our dear old Toyota Prado was well over 13 years old, it has provided sterling service for all those years but alas, it was starting to get tired and starting to cost serious repair / restoration money. Plus it drank petrol like nobody's business. It… more »

More Sheds

April 8th, 2009
You can just never ever have too many sheds! Besides - there was nothing much in the vegetable garden area and carting equipment backwards and forwards from the main machinery shed was getting old, and Adam wanted some space back in there - so we p… more »