It is Spring here at the moment and the birds are doing their thing. Unfortunately the magpies here are EVIL especially at this time. Thank God I got my phobia sorted out (Thank you Pam Birchall) because I can honestly say if I hadn't I would never dare leave the house again after seeing what I saw … read more

Classic! [youtube [www.youtube.com/watch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qdsv2CRHjk&w=425&h=350]) read more

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The Commanding Officer of HMS Somerset, a type 23 Frigate, has 'made waves' (forgive the pun) by becoming the first CO to write a blog. The blog can be found at http://hms-somerset-co.blogspot.com Reading this blog brought back a lot of memories. I particularly like this post which highlights one of … read more

I thought it was about time that I posted again as I've neglected this blog over the last few weeks due to other distractions. The truth is I've been obsessed with working on my internet 'projects'. I've got two projects on the go: 1) I'm still a partner in Autonomy Business Solutions Ltd of which … read more

I had the phone call I've been waiting for - I got the job. This is where I'll be working doing admin, Monday to Friday 9am - 3pm. http://www.mbtbc.com/ I'm really looking forward to it. The best of it is Lauren breaks for 2 weeks holiday on Thursday and they're willing to wait till after that to … read more

Yesterday we had our first snake in our front garden. I didn't actually see it, but the gardener almost stood on it. He told me where it was so I went out armed with my camera but it was really well hidden in a big bush and I couldn't see it. Needless to say I wouldn't let Lauren play out (much to … read more

It seems that the winter has passed and we are now head first into Spring. We decided to make the most of our weekend and went to the beach on Saturday. We really must get more into the swing of beach visits. We forgot Lauren's hat, bucket and spade so had to go and buy yet another. Then there's the … read more

A couple of reasons actually, small but when they add together it's what make this place what it is. We got a leaflet through the door saying there would be a collection for garden clippings etc with details on about what size the clippings could be. All people need to do is leave their stuff in a … read more

Last night we went to the Brisbane Riverfire - the opening night of the 10-day Brisbane Riverfestival. The Riverfire is a spectacular fireworks display along the river from Story Bridge to Victoria Bridge, and includes a 'dump and burn' by RAAF F-111 fighter jets. Because we new that it would be … read more

It's unusual for me to be posting but Daryl thinks I should. I walked out of my job on Wednesday. I've been very disappointed by how things have turned out, I'll explain. When I went for my interview John (my now ex boss) explained that for the past few years they had had people running the branch … read more

A few days ago I wrote about how I'd seen the light in terms of work and lifestyle after reading 'The Four-Hour Work Week' by Tim Ferriss. In part 2, before I go on to describe some of the ways that I can generate passive income - the first step towards achieving the dream lifestyle - I'm going to … read more

Our first set of visitors from the UK have been confirmed. Rachelle's sister is coming over with her daughter in November, and my Mum and Dad have booked their flights for next March. We're really looking forward to having the chance to show people around so they can see exactly why we've moved … read more

It was raining constantly over the weekend which meant any plans we might have had were thrown right out of the window, although it was quite nice not to have to do anything, especially after last weekend's exertions. It at least gave me the opportunity to make some good progress on my first … read more

When we got back from the Ekka on Saturday, our next door neighbours - George and Julie - invited us round for what we thought would be a couple of quiet beers. This was about 3pm. Little did we know, we'd end up getting absolutely arseholed and wouldn't end up leaving until midnight. George's … read more

On Saturday we had our first experience of 'The Ekka'. The Ekka is an annual 10-day event formally known as the Royal Queensland Show. It was originally called the Brisbane Exhibition but what with the aussie habit of shortening any words over 5 letters it's now known as the Ekka. We presumed that … read more

The fist step is complete. We’ve now living in the location to have the dream lifestyle. The next step is to actually have the dream lifestyle. For the last few weeks I’ve been doing a lot of research into the different ways I can use the Internet to make money. I’m not talking about a bit of … read more

I've just read this news story on BBC Sport about comments made by FIFA Vice-President Jack Warner. I was so incensed it drove me to writing a strongly worded complaint to FIFA calling for his immediate resignation. What do you think, should we finance a 'hit' on him? Complain here read more

Just to let you all know, Mum the Jack Vetriano picture and figurine both arrived unharmed. Phil the music box you gave Lauren did too, "The Mum's"! my framed photo also arrived safely and is now on my desk at work! It's these little things Daryl forgets to mention. There were however some … read more

I think we're starting to come out of Winter as it's been slowly warming up this week, rising to a high of 29 degrees today. At lunchtime I went out and sat in the gardens of a Cathedral across from where I work and basked in the sun. I only lasted for about 20 minutes though. Boy was it hot! The … read more