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Europe beckons, but do interruptions await?
At this moment six years ago I was on a Qantas 747 en route to Heathrow Airport and thence to Paris for our honeymoon. It was our first of three trips to Europe. Earlier today I put down a deposit on a fourth. Yesterday Flight Centre held a European Travel Expo at Darling Harbour. This…
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Music, storms, bears on car roofs and sick bags
On Friday the power went out again at work when violent storms struck the site with great bolts of lightning, heavy rain and even some hail. Disconnected until after 5pm, there was no point in staying so once the storms had passed it was time to leave. The creeks were roaring with run-off, the air…
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Powerless
The power was lost at work this afternoon. There was nothing thaat could be done without our precious computer network, so many of us left early. I sat in the food court of Darling Harbour and worked away on my Zaurus. Outside the flags were fluttering wildly as the cool change arrive, banishing the summerlike…
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A working city
There’s a flour mill I see out the window of the train on my way to work each day. I read yesterday that it is to be closed down and replaced with residences. It is one, if not the last, operating mill in inner Sydney. The Arnotts biscuit factory has also been converted into a…
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Thai Style Lemon Coconut Prawns
I'm so proud of myself and B. Tonight we managed to replicate one of our favourite restaurant dishes on the first go. Illawong 's Sweet Chilli Thai's Lemon Prawns are delicious with a creamy coconut and lemon sauce. As I was riding home on the train today I gave some thought as to how I…
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The Zaurus is back online
The Zaurus is back! I received my Ambicom compact flash WiFi card today and it works a treat. Hopefully it lasts longer than the Netgear MA701 cards which had a nasty habit of cracking. I’ve gone through 3 so far. It’s fortunate that they have a 3 year warranty, but I don’t think that the…
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