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  • Drupal, buses pretending to be trains and Japanese food

    Yesterday, instead of my usual two train commute to work I ended up catching four. One to Central, then another to North Strathfield, then all stations to Eastwood and finally a single hop to Epping. Why? Because a bus had run driverless off the road and down the embankment just beyond Epping station. See the…

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  • Welcome Terry Dowling

    I have been neglecting this blog of late, spending far more time updating my travelling allrite blog instead. So I'm about 2 months late in welcoming Terry Dowling to this blog. My excuse is that I only checked the user list tonight! I have mentioned Terry before on this blog. He is my favourite author,…

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  • Broken week

    Last week was rather messed up. I was sick on Tuesday, then that evening B went and broke a bone in her foot chasing Kita on the stairs, so she had a couple of days off. Now she has to walk around with a big supporting boot on her left foot. Meanwhile, I was supposed…

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  • Back from Malaysia and Thailand

    We arrived back from our 10 day holiday in Malaysia and Thailand on Friday. Still feeling the effects of the time difference and lack of sleep on the flight back. Slept in until midday yesterday. Kita is happy to see us again and is very clingy. I do think that he enjoyed his time with…

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  • Family matters

    A lack of updates because of a lack of time. We've had my Mum and sis down from from Queensland occupying much of our time. We shipped sis off to Amsterdam last weekend to be with her boyfriend so things quietened down a bit. It's her first trip overseas and if things work out she…

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  • The storm

    The last of the rain clouds drift away and we are left with sunny skies with the odd fluffy white cumulus. Later in the day the air is still, hot and sticky, sickeningly so. Then from the west, unannounced a grey wall approaches, full of menace, as is Hell has come upon Earth. The heavens…

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