Without an election, or even much drama, we have a new prime minister today. Julia Gillard, who will be Australia’s first female prime minister, took over from Kevin Rudd in a “bloodless coup“. Not as exciting as it sounds – it was actually a planned leadership vote in the Labor party, and Rudd stood down [...]
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There’s a time and place for everything I’ve got to get it through
Easter’s not really my thing. It is, by it’s very nature, a religious holiday and not being a religious guy Easter falls a bit flat for me. I think Jesus had a lot of really good things to say. Shame, then, that so many of his followers are more interested in keeping women from having [...]
Now I see the bogans at the motor race.
This advert made me laugh out loud when I saw it in the local “newspaper” today:
It’s kind of an inside joke – Australians will definitely get it. For you non-Australians, let’s just say that if I were so inclined, I could quite easily produce a Mullets of Adelaide photoblog with daily updates. Without even venturing [...]
This life is sweet. You’re dancin’ in the street.
To those of you shoveling snow or scraping the ice off your windshield or grieving the meteorological predictions of an amphibious rodent I have one thing to say:
Suck it, Northern Hemisphere losers.
February rocks!
Now when you manage to get out of your parkas and your fingers thaw, go and check out my post on The Greenists today. [...]
Soon the sleigh was flashing past, right over Marble Bar
I’ve been trying for a few weeks to get a decent picture of both boys for my office. This, seemingly, is an impossible task. I can get photos in which one of them looks good – looking at the camera with a smile of sorts – but none in which they both look good. Typically [...]
I bide my time kicking up the sand
There is a possibility that I am becoming obsessed about food. My guest post for The Greenists is about food. Again. Still, I think it is pretty good so you should go and check it out.
The research for this one freaked me out a little bit. I try to trudge through life looking pretty much right [...]
Congratulations to me, many happy returns
I’m finally starting to get the odd smile from this young fellow. And vice versa. I feel like we’re starting to make friends.
Time is tight as the semester comes roaring to an end and I’ve used up all my blogging time talking shit over at The Greenists. Quite literally. Enjoy.
I hope to be back toward [...]
For some strange reason it had to be, it was all a dream about Tennessee
Never let it be said that A Free Man doesn’t welcome opposing points of view. As the Georgia Bulldogs head north to Knoxville for a date with the Tennessee Volunteers this Saturday, I’ve brought the enemy to my bosom and given them a chance to speak.
For the three years I was at the University [...]
You’ll find happiness lies right under your eyes
I’m over at The Greenists today talking cow flatulence. Head on over for a wee sniff…
My spring break started in earnest this morning. As Boy Z and I went out for a celebratory morning constitutional, we spotted this fellow in the gum tree in our back yard…
I know my Australian readers will scoff that finding [...]
Will you rise and meet your savior in the air?
If you’ve noticed that the science posts have been pretty sparse around here lately then, well then I’m a bit worried about how much attention you’re paying to me. Are you some kind of cyber stalker or something? Huh?
Right, science posts. The thing about science posts is that they’re a lot of work. I have [...]
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