It was only when I started going through my address book working out who needed to get christmas letters and christmas cards did I realise how many I needed to send out. Some people will get theirs electronically which will reduce postage… But apart from that I have something like forty cards to send out. I will have to pick up some more cards as I currently only have about 25 here… I bought some last year on special, but I did not get enough. [Yes, I planned ahead at least, but not enough].

At the same time as going through my address book (Contacts list in Outlook) I have been working out which addresses have changed and need to be updated. And who I do not have a physical address for – just an email address and phone number. This is particularly the case with some friends overseas. Who needs an address when they pick you up from the airport – apart from the customs and imigration forms that is.

From the SMH, James Moginie from Midnight Oil is on tour. Also, they interview Shakira is which is an interesting read to say the least. And finally SMH also has a thought piece on how much legroom there will be available in Economy class of the new Airbus A380