Walkers wed in Walkerville
This is a cute story from The Australian:
Where else would a pair of walkers get married but in Walkerville? Australia’s walking hero Jared Tallent desperately wanted the silver medal in yesterday’s 50km walk to go with his bronze from the 20km to make it a full set. He gets his “gold” when he marries fiancee and fellow walker Claire Woods next Saturday.
The two walkers will get married in the Adelaide suburb of Walkerville.
What would I do if I could?
I’ve had trouble getting motivated to write here for a while. It’s not that I’ve been unproductive or away from the computer … the main reason is probably that I’m spending a lot of time updating content on The Border Watch website.
I’d love to be logging on here telling you about my latest adventure; that I’m half way through cycling the silk road, currently drinking a refreshing cup of yak’s milk in Kyrgyzstan.
Alas, it is nose to the grindstone stuff. Read more
Hot blood and cold nights
We’ve had two frosty nights in a row and I’ve had two of my best sleeps in weeks. I don’t think it’s a coincidence.
I must be hot blooded or I have a hot body (puns galore) because I regularly overheat during the night.
By that I mean I can feel my body heat rising. If it gets too much I wake up and need a drink of water and sometimes I have trouble getting back to sleep.
I like to sleep liberated, without fabric intrusions close to my person (yep, in the birthday suit). I find it’s better for the body clock to fumble for the electric blanket on a cold morning than to wake up hot and thirsty.
Smoke alarms
A smoke alarm woke us up the other night. It wasn’t warning us about a fire ripping through the house, but rather its battery was running down.
That was the second time in a fortnight (separate alarms).
Why do smoke alarm battery warnings only start beeping at 3am? Why can’t they make that irritating sound in the afternoon?
The mysteries of packaging
I sometimes wonder at the amount of packaging for certain products and how they are packaged.
Why do they stuff paper inside shoes, for example?
Why do plastic fruit juice containers have seals which need to be prised open with a crowbar?
Why do electronic gadgets come in plastic that’s harder to open than a medieval maiden’s chastity belt?
Why does a tub of noodles, which is adequately sealed, have an extra layer of flimsy plastic to get through before you can remove the cover?
Sigh.
Reflection
I don’t tend to analyse my own life too much. Whatever will be, will be. I try to plan ahead, but mostly take things as they come.
On reflection though, the last six months have probably been the toughest I’ve experienced.
The news of Dad’s terminal cancer just under a year ago knocked me around. Read more
Tributes to Peter Gorey
Dad’s funeral was held today in Traralgon. Although he had been a very private person for the past 10 years there was quite a big attendance.
Dad believed in God, but not in organised religion, so there was a civil celebrant. I thought it was a tasteful, moving service and others told me afterwards they thought the same.
The coffin was draped in the Australian flag under new rules to recognise National Servicemen. Dad completed his training in the 1950s and rose to the rank of sergeant. Read more
Peter Gorey: 1935-2008
Dad passed away last night about 11.40pm. It was a merciful end to a painful illness — one which had worsened greatly over the past fortnight.
I’ll be giving one of the eulogies at Dad’s funeral on Tuesday, and will compose my thoughts better over the next few days. Read more
Dealing with bureaucracy
Changing address is a pain at any time, more so when you move interstate. I can’t imagine the fuss if you moved overseas!
We attended to some of the essential paperwork in advance of moving from Kalgoorlie to Mount Gambier. Electricity, water and telephone all had to be changed before we shifted.
I earmarked today for notifying the host of other services we use. Read more
Gippsland by-election
I hope Darren Chester wins the Gippsland by-election. The seat has always been held by the Country Party/Nationals and until such time as they self destruct I hope that continues.
There is a demonstrated need, in my view, for an independent country party. That’s why I’m both encouraged and discouraged by this week’s decision on the single desk wheat bill, where the Nationals stood alone.
Some said they should speak out more often, while others said they would be irrelevant if they did so. I take the former view, which I think is sadly in the minority. The Nationals should quit the coalition in opposition and forget the merger talk. Read more
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