I thought it was kidney stones again. I've been plagued with them over the years and thought they were back. For 2 weeks I'd been suffering back and shoulder pains. At first I thought it was just posture pain from spending too much time at my computer. I was between contracts and using the time to … read more

My thoughts on today’s Apple Special Event covering the new services... Apple TV and Apple TV+ All the press before the event speculated on Apple launching a Netflix-killing TV service. Well, let’s wait and see. Judging by the fact that they didn’t even play a single trailer for a show, they’re … read more

Who has been the best midfielder in the history of the Premier League? Man Utd fans will pick Scholes. Chelsea fans will pick Lampard and Liverpool fans will say Steven Gerrard. Neutrals will vary between the three and the argument will go on and on in the pub and between the pundits on TV for … read more

Brisbane's ANZAC War memorial lit up for the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli campaign.   read more

It's an urban myth that the glass panes in the Louvre Pyramid in Paris number exactly 666 - "the number of the beast". read more

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2010 was such a great year. I was lucky enough to travel the world to many places I’ve never visited before, and the year culminated in our fantastic wedding; a perfect day made even better by the visit of family and friends we haven’t seen since we emigrated. So maybe it shouldn’t be such a … read more

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I don't understand why the UK Ministry of Defence has been making a big deal about 1) flying a 3000 mile round trip to bomb Libyan targets, and 2) aborting the mission when they got there due to finding civilians in the target area. How does it make sense to fly these missions out of Norfolk? If the … read more

It's now been just over a month since we moved into our new house, so yes, since the last post things did work out ok in the end. We managed to get the house in Alexandra Hills that we liked. Apparently there were 6 other applicants so we did quite well to get it. The effort we made to put in the … read more

We're moving out of our house on Thursday. The only problem is we haven't yet got a home to move to. Things were great with our current house to begin with. We're a short walk away from a park and our house backed on to woods so we could wake up to the sound of Kookaburras in the morning. Then a few … read more

Bad idea to go out for an Indian last night. Delhi belly this morning. Stay clear of me on the train! # It was a bad idea bringing Rach into the city. Too many bridal shops! # Whoever is trying to hack into my Twitter account you're wasting your time. # Playing 'spot the weirdo' on … read more

RT @ev: This is interesting: @change_for_iran # Now on our way to Montville Treehouses in the Glasshouse Mountains. Staying for 1 night to check it out #weddingplanning # On our way to Mooloolaba to check out the river cruises #weddingplanning # Finally opening a bottle of wine and sitting down to a … read more

Finally - Kazakhstan v England World Cup qualifier being shown on ESPN here in Aus tonight. # Happy birthday Queensland - 150 today.. http://tinyurl.com/o9pcj3 # Chaser's WoE suspended for 2 weeks due to http://bit.ly/4SR2c. What's the world coming to. If you don't like satire just don't watch it! # … read more

At Brisbane airport about to fly to Sydney for a 1 day PCI QSA re-cert course. # Come on Everton! Strange thing to say coming from a Liverpool fan I know, but I can't stand Chelsea. # The difference between marketing and sales - http://bit.ly/K9mn6 # RT @bbcsport: A deal to allow England football … read more

@rileypollard ok cheers for the heads up. That would be just our luck! in reply to rileypollard # Driving towards a rainbow - http://yfrog.com/58br9lj # Stopped off at the North Lakes Tavern for a spot of lunch and a pint of Guiness. http://bit.ly/1rZWV # After 2 years I think we've finally … read more

Traffic chaos and train delays. Glad I'm working from home today! # Up and about surprisingly fresh this morning even though I didn't get to bed 'till 1am last night due to #Liverpool game. Very strange. # Not keen on the UK's entry for #eurovision this year. It's no Bucks Fizz! # Come on Arsenal. … read more

RT Under the Taliban, beards were compulsory, which meant that Afghans couldn't enter international boxing contests. (via @qikipedia) # At the Hyatt Regency Coolum on a work jolly, also brought Rach and Lauren # Into the Wild - remarkable movie http://bit.ly/20DgEs # Job done. On my way back to … read more

All over at Anfield. 3 points but we still need a major fubar from Man Utd. I suppose I ought to go to bed now. Maybe one more JD & Coke... # Lucas makes it 3-0 for #Liverpool. His first premier league goal. He's still shit! # The Kopites singing 'You should have stayed on the tele' to Shearer. … read more

I've just been going through some old papers I've kept, ready to scan them with my flash new scanner/printer/copier thingymajiggy so I can have a paperless office, and I've come across my best man's speech that I gave. Apologies to Mark and Katherine in advance if you read this and have to re-live … read more