Random thoughts and observations
Today was my first chance to try out my new Lumix DMC-TZ3 camera. As mentioned in the original post, I was interested in this camera for its compact size, low price, powerful zoom and wide-angle capability. The wide-angle feature is a real winner (see below). I would not have been able to take these photos [...]
I’ve had a permanent vacancy for a senior journalist for most of this year. There’s a shortage of journalists in Western Australia at the moment. I’ve discussed this with other editors and university lecturers. It seems that many graduates drift into public relations, political work or other careers. I prefer not to employ graduates anyway. [...]
Commenter Robyn asked me what it’s like to live in Kalgoorlie. A lot of people discover this web site searching for information about Kalgoorlie and I’ve received quite a few emails. Tomorrow’s paper will have a story about a new building surveyor who has started with the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder after moving here from northern [...]
We have just returned from a week at Esperance. The weather was great and we made it to the beach on four days. The water was cold but the sun was warm and there wasn’t much wind. The highlight for Michael and I was going out on the Seabreeze (pictured) to Woody Island. The cruise [...]
I meant to post this a week ago but time escaped me. Victoria, New South Wales and the ACT have agreed to extend daylight saving to fall in line with Tasmania. It will start on the first Sunday in October and finish on the first Sunday in April. That poses an interesting problem for the [...]
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