Race Round
Here’s an update on news from Juliet and I:
Our house in Porepunkah finally sold and we have some spare cash for the first time since 1993. Combined with the fact we can now go out for dinner or functions, leaving the little kids with the big ones safely for a couple of hours, our lives have completely changed!
Kalgoorlie has an active social life and the mood here is really buoyant at the moment, so it’s an exciting time.
The coming Race Round is going to be fantastic. This is Kalgoorlie’s equivalent of the Melbourne spring carnival. It includes some high-quality races intermingled with social events.
Our plan is to attend the Boulder Cup and the Hannans Club Ball (black tie, masquerade) plus whatever else we can fit in between work and family commitments.
Web sites and hosting
I’ve had a reseller account with Site 5 for over a year now. The price is good and the reliability is excellent, but security is of some concern.
On several occasions I’ve suffered hacker attacks and that’s never happened to me with other hosting providers. That’s not to say the others are safer, but maybe Site5 is a target because of its size and systems.
Most recently, all index files on all sites were replaced with hacker propaganda. This was extremely disruptive.
I know that backups are essential but like many others I was caught out on that front. Fortunately I’ve been able to restore all my sites except a couple, however it was rather time consuming. I still have to fix my family history site and a client’s business site.
I’ve taken the opportunity to upgrade Word Press and SMF scripts, and on this site at least, to restore commenting.
Lake Ballard
We went to Lake Ballard today. It’s about 190km north west of Kalgoorlie past Menzies, which is just over 130km. Menzies is a small town with not much there except an interesting collection of old machinery, which James enjoyed playing on.
Lake Ballard was a dry salt pan. There’s a small hill near the car park that offers a great view. Alien-type statues are planted throughout the lake as an arts project.
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