From Column Eight Not that this following joke describes me at all… I promise it does not. An Engineer, a Lawyer and an Accountant were discussing which was better to have – a wife or a mistress. The Lawyer was …
One of the strange things about the flight from Albury to Sydney today was that they had a passenger seated in the cockpit. I heard part of the story about wanting to get a family of seven onto the flight… …
It is probably 90 minutes before sunset, and about 20 minutes before boarding my flight home to Sydney. I am sitting here with about 140 degree views of the airport field with the long shadows of the April sky. I …
The weather is nice down here in Albury today… The sun is out, althought it was a bit chilly this morning. Certainly not winter weather, but certainly colder than up in Sydney. I am now connected to a LAN and …
I am not sure if this one is real, but it appears that someone has built a PC into a microwave ovenMicrowave PC. This one is… Someone decided to build the ultimate shoppingcart for a homeless person. It has GPS …
I woke up too early this morning… Part of it is being in a strange bed, but I think mostly it is the trucks on the road outside. Thankfully I keep ear things in my travel kit to keep out …
I am here staying in the Astor Motel in Albury. It is about three stars, and unfortunately there are trucks going past all the time. Shutting the windows will fix some of that, but I want to have some airflow …
The meeting today went well, although there is more to be done tomorrow. I used MindManager to work through the meeting agenda and it worked really well. This software allows semi-hierarchical data to be organized into a format that makes …
The flight from Sydney to Albury was quick and there was no turbulence at all. There are parts of flying I love and parts I hate. Taking off was great… Getting to see Sydney from the air is wonderful. There …
OK… I am now at T2 at Sydney Airport waiting for my flight. The flight boards in about 50 minutes so I have some time up my sleeve. I have decided NOT to pay for broadband at the airport here… …
Yes, I do know how early it is. It is 5:04AM. And why am I up… Well, I woke up and could not get back to sleep. And since I needed to be up soon anyway… Well… So I thought …
I still have not packed for the trip tomorrow. Well, not really. I have a couple of DVD’s out of my collection in case I get board, or in case my friends cannot provide wireless access. And I have the …
I will probably be working with Richard sometime this next weekend working on the plane. With some luck we can get the wings really finished, and then we can start on the fueslage. The wings have taken too long… They …
I think I have overdone it on the situps… My tummy is still a bit sore – and I have not done anything since saturday. I guess I need to be more careful when the soreness calms down. Not that …
A month back I saw a story in the LA Times about how a crime syndicate was invoicing a health fund in the USA for fake surgery. According to an Article in News.Com, the same style of thing is being …
