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I worry about ZoosSubmitted by mhambidge on 12 May, 2008 - 17:00.
We took our 5-year-old grand-daughter to the local zoo a couple of days ago, and it rained. ( categories: Bugle Blog )
Trust abounds?Submitted by mhambidge on 2 May, 2008 - 14:58.
Australian bosses, so it seems, will soon have the right (and responsibility) to check their workers’ emails. The new scheme is all part of improving national security, according to our Government. ( categories: Bugle Blog | My View )
Requesting Your thoughtsSubmitted by heatherjanell on 16 April, 2008 - 16:58.
Hello, My friend and are very concerned that the government is not providing financial support, suitable accomodation and an increase in the aged pension to cover the costs of rising living expenses. We are parents of a young family who believe that our sense of community has been lost due to the need of both parents having to work, and would like your feedback regarding a solution to both of our problems. The solution we are proposing is that we as a family are to offer full board and food for free for a live-in retired person, and in return this person ... ( categories: Bugle Blog )
Snakes and laddersSubmitted by mhambidge on 3 April, 2008 - 16:32.
Did you know that nine out of the ten most venomous snakes in the World are peculiar to Australia? It’s true, as I was reminded by a recent TV show. The show, another of those “How doctors save lives” series, informed me that the Aussie Brown snake does the most damage overall, because it tends to slither into back yards more often than the rest. Now the funny thing is that I’ve only ever seen one snake “in the wild” as it were, despite having spent much of my childhood on a well grassed sheep-raising property, and most of the rest ... ( categories: Bugle Blog )
My Bus TripSubmitted by Gerda on 11 May, 2008 - 19:56.
The day had finally arrived-my long awaited trip to beautiful Batemans Bay! The taxidriver made sure he took the longest route possible (avoiding the faster freeway with its tolls), and inspite of three reminders, took me to Southern Cross instead of Flinders St. Station. Never mind, I told myself, remain positive, enjoy yourself! Onto the bus; 47 mostly white-haired female passengers jostled for the front seats. Some of the questions: ''Why do you have a seat by yourself? ''I don't know.'' Where do you come from? How many years have you lived in Australia? Why do you still have an ... ( categories: Bugle Blog )
Another day, another place..........Submitted by Katiedu on 30 April, 2008 - 17:58.
Hi, and welcome to my blog. Or, to put it another way, Hi and welcome to my blog :) I joined Greypath quite some time ago, then we moved house, downsized dramatically, (this included throwing out all my little books with usernames and passwords) and so I have joined up again. A little about me, Australian, living in Victoria by the bay, married to the greatest guy ever, 4 adult children and 4 grandchildren. I have a large extended family with parents still living and thriving.
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Music and Growing UpSubmitted by desk hermit on 11 April, 2008 - 11:27.
Talking to a friend about growing up in the Sixties in England he said the the Shadows were the background music to his life then. I agreed but thought that they were later overtaken by the Beatles. ( categories: Bugle Blog )
Our eyes work hard!Submitted by mhambidge on 3 April, 2008 - 16:20.
If you could keep your eyes perfectly still, looking at a perfectly still object, you wouldn’t see a thing! That’s the message from a recent issue of ”New Scientist,” which has more surprising news about these bits of us without which we wouldn’t be able to see at all. It appears that the bits that react to light are toward the back of our eyes – behind all the blood vessels and nerve tissues, and we see by looking through the “bits and pieces” (It’s a bit like looking through a fly-screen I suppose). The article suggests that we test the ... ( categories: Bugle Blog )
When I met the QueenSubmitted by desk hermit on 5 May, 2008 - 15:16.
When I was 6 years old the Queen visited my home town and my grandmother took me to see her on the drive from the railway station down London Road. All the children in the crowd lining the road had small Union Jacks unfortunately because we arrived late I did not get a flag. ( categories: Bugle Blog )
Who Am I?Submitted by Mimi on 20 April, 2008 - 09:43.
I am looking for a pen pal..I live in the USA and am a Grandmother.. I love to read, listen to music, write, photography, dogs, dig into what life is all about and throw away the thoughts fed to me by others, and decided my own, to laugh, and to stop being lonely.
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Downsizing and upsizingSubmitted by guest on 4 April, 2008 - 13:43.
We downsized a few years back and found it to be awful. We then upsized again (two story house for two), and use every room except the guest bedroom, (mostly grandchildren), and the formal dining room. Now with the effects of ageing apparent, we are tentatively thinking of a downsizing again, (while we still have the oomph to handle it) , to a single story, mosty pot plant garden and in walking distance to shops, train and bayside. What are the experiences of others in this regard?
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Arthur C ClarkeSubmitted by Tricia on 25 March, 2008 - 08:49.
I am re-reading Arthur C. Clarke's "Childhoods End" This has been described as one of his BEST books. I have always read science fiction, and enjoyed it, but I have always set a high standard as far as the writer's are concerned. There are some very bad SF. novels around. "Childhood's End" is a wonderful story of Human beings reaction to the appearance of super beings who come to earth to CIVILISE the Human race. It is superbly written, and keeps your interest all the way through. The end is chillingly possible, and entirely probable. Arthur C. ... ( categories: Bugle Blog )
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