Random thoughts and observations
James (7) was supposed to start Milo Cricket this morning, but refused to go. This was surprising given he had expressed enthusiasm for it every day over the past fortnight. He has also been enjoying backyard cricket and shows some raw talent as a bowler. I think he might have inherited the stubborn genes from his grandfather, because I was never so wilful. Force was out of the question, of course, so I tried bribery. No more computer or internet until he goes to cricket.
I am a centrist moderate social authoritarian. Left: 0.72, Authoritarian: 1.81 Thanks to Ariane, who is a self-confessed left-wing raving loony, I discovered the political spectrum quiz, which declared me to be a “centrist moderate social authoritarian”. Seeing the results displayed in graphic form makes more sense than the label. It sort of matches my [...]
Blogthings has a procrastination quiz. Apparently I’m “a bit of a procrastinator”. Aren’t we all? The things I put off include filing my bank statements, organising my tax papers and clearing my in tray.
Dina, The Girl Who Wished She Was Australian, likes to write profiles which add horoscopes and numerology to known facts. I’m a Capricorn and a Firehorse, but I’ve never known my name number until now. Apparently it’s 6 (including my middle name). According to this site: The characteristics of #6 are: Responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, [...]
The Mount Gambier commercial radio station 5SE does a promotional segment called “The Local You Know” and I was invited to participate. The announcer has a list of about 30 questions which he asks the sucker interviewee to give impulse answers to. I’m fairly cautious and probably didn’t let fly like a commercial radio guy [...]
