Tag Archives: NSW
Kristina Keneally
Delmer from Ohio may be interested to know the new Premier of New South Wales grew up in the Buckeye State. According to a limited entry on Wikipedia, Kristina Keneally was born Kristina Kerscher in the United States in 1969 … Continue reading
Pambula Hospital maternity service
Our eldest son Michael was born at Pambula Hospital in March 1996. It was a small hospital, but well equipped. The medical and nursing staff were all very skilled and friendly. Juliet had an epidural. I was surprised to hear … Continue reading
If I ruled a country …
This is one of those five-question blog prompts. I first saw it on Synaptoman. The starting assumption is that you are the absolute ruler of a prosperous, stable country without any immediate threats, no poverty or unemployment. That means I … Continue reading
No surprise with the NSW election result. Labor returned easily, hard battle for Libs in 2011.
Phone tone rage (PTR)
A Kalgoorlie Miner columnist, Kitty Prodonovich, wrote today about “phone tone rage” (PTR). It is quite amazing how the repetitive tones from an innocent little phone can incite so much anger and frustration, but they do. And it’s not just … Continue reading
New citizens asked tough questions
I filled out Juliet’s citizenship application form yesterday. Two of the questions stumped me, not for their difficulty, but their inclusion. Have you ever committed any war crimes? Are you a terrorist? They’re not the exact words, but they may … Continue reading
Redaction add-on for Word
Microsoft has released a useful add-on for Word called Redaction. This is an editing tool to black out confidential information. I’m writing this in Kanotix, so I haven’t tried it yet, but I can perceive its merit. It will be … Continue reading
