Adelaide Green Porridge CafeAdelaide Green Porridge CafeDisplaced Scotsman living in Adelaide South Australia after many years living around the globe. I provide domestic services to my family, including two young children, a very understanding partner, a friendly but annoying dog, two rabbits and numerou Articles
Photo Hunt: Candy
2008-05-17 14:27:00 The Candy King got sobering news at the dentist this week. He will have to curtail his sugar intake. One of his back teeth is showing signs of sugar attack. He is now on a diet of carrots and apples. Not quite true, but we have cut back his sugar addiction therapy dramatically. His missing tooth is now two. Nothing alarming, just normal teeth growth. The kids have never had any issues up to now. He sets the timer and cleans for two minutes every night now.I was always petrified of the dentist at his age. All they ever wanted to do was to pull out teeth and fill others. Amazing that I have made it to this age with them substantially intact.photohunt More About: Photo , Hunt
Hannah in her Mum's Wedding Dress
2008-05-17 12:40:00 Mum is gone for the evening and Hannah raided her wardrobe. It was a bit shocking to see her in Elizabeth's wedding dress, when she paraded in, not so much that she didn't look good in it, which she obviously did, creases and all, but that the last time she was in that dress was when we got married. She was borne five months later. Quite astonishing that she is such a tall and glamorous girl now. Elizabeth had the dress made in Singapore where we were living. Our 10th Anniversary is next month and even more important for Hannah, she gets to have earrings this year. She has been counting the days for about six years. More About: Wedding , Dress , Wedding Dress
My Six Word Memoir
2008-05-17 11:38:00 Not being one of many words, this little challenge from Lady Banana shouldn't be too hard. She has all the rules here. I am sure she won't mind me borrowing an appropriate image from her excellent collection.So here goes. You can start carving now.Sarcastic, Cynical, Humorous, Irreverent, Dour ScotI want a big statue however. More About: Word , Memoir
Ryanaldo starts his Football Career
2008-05-17 08:41:00 This article took me back to my childhood. We used to be let loose for hours at a time to wander around the countryside, climb trees, visit farms and pass the time. I know that we control our kids much more than my parents did. All their activities are scheduled and we arrange transport for them there and back. Normal now, but my mum couldn't drive when I was my kids age and my dad had the car most of the time. We had to be independent.Ryan had his first football (soccer) game today. He is playing for his school and we got him new boots and stuff, which he is very proud of. Football at that age is played a little like Aussie Rules Football with all the little kids running in groups wherever the ball is. Eighteen kids around the ball was quite normal. The windy and rainy weather brought back great memories of the freezing windy and wet days that I spent freezing playing for Largoward. We used to have to get up by ourselves, cycle at least part of the way there and back by ourselves ... More About: Career
Royal Flying Doctor Service Hits Eighty
2008-05-16 23:04:00 Reverend Dr John Flynn, (1880-1951), featured here on the Australian $20 bill, was a South Australian Presbyterian minister in charge of the Australian Inland Mission, an organisation dedicated to bringing church services and health care to the outback. He established the RFDS in 1928 after recognising the potential for combining aircraft and radio to reach out to remote parts of Australia.The first flight, on 17 May 1928, from Cloncurry was made using a De Havilland named ?Victory? hired from the fledgling Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Service (QANTAS) for two shillings per mile flown. The aircraft was a single engine, fabric covered, cabin bi-plane capable of carrying a pilot and four passengers at a cruising speed of just under 80 miles per hour. 'Victory', was greeted at the Julia Creek airstrip by more than 100 people. The distance travelled was 85 miles. 'Victory' went on to fly 110,000 miles in the service of the Flying Doctor until 1934 when it was replaced by... More About: Royal , Hits
Childhood Hero Day June 13th
2008-05-16 09:16:00 Image via WikipediaMegan at Imaginif is promoting Childhood Hero Day on June 13th.As the website explains:Every child needs a hero. Heroes don?t need superpowers. Heroes are adults who can help children to understand and feel safe in a rapidly changing world. In a time when children are feeling uncertain about their future, heroes give children confidence, share their worries and celebrate their successes. Heroes help children work out their relationships, understand what is happening to them as they grow and develop and share time with them.Heroes play a pivotal role in the lives of children. In the increasingly hectic pace of life and with the pressures of work, it can be easy to lose sight of the heroes children need us to be for them. Children need adults to care for them, be interested in their lives and keep them safe. Childhood heroes make a profound and lasting difference for children throughout their entire lives. Ryan wore a Spiderman outfit almost every day for over a yea...
Sun Sets on Solar Rebate
2008-05-15 16:44:00 Who would have thought that a Howard Government Renewable Energy programme would be so successful that the Rudd Government are proposing to throttle it, such that it becomes non viable for many users, potentially putting many businesses up against it after gearing up to implement solar power on peoples houses. Mind boggling. The solar power industry is predicting a dramatic decline in people installing solar panels, causing millions of dollars in lost business and job losses, after the Federal Government made it harder for households to receive an $8000 rebate.Environment Minister Peter Garrett announced in the budget that only households earning less than $100,000 would qualify for the rebate, effective immediately.It follows a surge in applications ? up to seven times more a week, businesses say ? since the Howard government doubled the rebate from $4000 to $8000 a year ago.Clearly this is a budget management exercise rather than sensible public policy. If the government wants to ... More About: Solar , Sets , Rebate
Facebook Quibbles
2008-05-14 00:24:00 On balance I like Facebook , just not this stuff so much. I like some intermittent interaction, but not too much daily poking and inviting.Zemanta is interesting. My suggested tags for this post were Digital Camera, Olympus, Economic, Jim Flaherty, Photography, Economic Club of Toronto, Arts, United States Huh?Thanks from No More Poking Ever! Cellobella
Man Goes Solo to Join Mile High Club?
2008-05-13 11:00:00 Is having to give up your seat to a grumpy air hostess to join the One Man Mile High Club worth $2 million?Talking of that, there are a lot of ways to describe it. More About: Join , Solo
Life Choices
2008-05-13 06:27:00 I am very much on the right side at the moment, wishing I was on the left. More About: Life , Choices
Downfall of the Third Coming (Goodbye Hillary Version)
2008-05-12 15:52:00 Auf Wiedersehen!Fantastic find from Todays Apathetic Youth More About: Hillary , Goodbye , Version
What was that flashing on the webcam?
2008-05-12 15:23:00 The owner of a stolen Mac computer was able to log on remotely and take photographs of the low lifes who took her computer and had gone online. To cut a long story short, she got her computer back when somebody recognised them.Personal CCTV crime fighting system. More About: Webcam , Flashing
Science Discovers New Element - Governmentium
2008-05-11 19:18:00 New research has led to the discovery of a new element - the heaviest yet known to science. The new element, Governmentium (Gv), has one neutron, 25 assistant neutrons, 88 deputy neutrons, and 198 assistant deputy neutrons, giving it an atomic mass of 312. These 312 particles are held together by forces called morons, which are surrounded by vast quantities of lepton-like particles called peons. Since Governmentium has no electrons, it is inert; however, it can be detected because it impedes every reaction with which it comes into contact. A minute amount of Governmentium can cause a reaction that would normally take less than a second to take from four days to four years to complete. Governmentium has a normal half-life of 2- to 6 years; it does not decay, but instead undergoes a reorganization in which a portion of the assistant neutrons and deputy neutrons exchange places. In fact, Governmentium’s mass will actually increase over time, since each reorganization will cause more ... More About: Science , Element
Mothers Day 2008
2008-05-11 02:03:00 We never celebrated Mothers Day when I was growing up. It is a big deal here in Australia. I am getting to appreciate it. The kids have a great time getting ready. Enjoy it all you Mums. More About: 2008
Questionable Behaviour?
2008-05-11 01:33:00 You Are a Question MarkYou seek knowledge and insight in every form possible. You love learning.And while you know a lot, you don't act like a know it all. My best buddy is the comma. More About: Behaviour
Witches Cauldron Money Scam
2008-05-10 18:21:00 I just doubt that I could keep a straight face, even if I could find somebody to listen to this pitch. I wonder if they sell the sauce in the supermarket?The victim of the con, who was not identified, was reportedly told by the Frenchman to leave a mixture of real cash with blank bills to marinate in a special liquid overnight, and the next morning he would have double the amount of cash at his disposal.But when he showed up the next morning to collect his prize, both the cash and the suspected con-artist, whose name was not revealed, had disappeared."He has given a statement that leads us to believe that he really believed this was possible. But we are of course having a hard time understanding how someone could actually believe such a tall tale," police officer Ragnar Ingberg told RB.Imagine going into the police station and telling them that you had put your life savings in a pot of soup to double your money? More About: Money , Scam , Witches
Dumayat Hill Race
2008-05-10 07:18:00 Notes from our Scottish Hill Racing Correspondent, Jocko McMasochism.I ran Dumyat Hill Race on Wednesday. First time I've done it. It was a great evening with good weather and great views. The mess below is the read out from my Garmin. Off to do Ben Lomond today!My brother must be a grade A masochist. I did this race in 1982 when I was involved in sports at Stirling University. The view of of Dumyat is the view from my office when I was President of the Sports Union in 1983. I can remember that my time was a lot more than Neil's and that I was totally knackered at the end. I used to like to meander slowly up hills, not run, although running down some sections was great.
Photo Hunt: Share a Photo
2008-05-09 13:45:00 Glam Gals. Hannah and her friend ham it up.photohunt More About: Photo , Share , Hunt
Expensive Habits
2008-05-09 13:30:00 Six Million Dollar ManThree Hundred Thousand Dollar Man More About: Habits
SA Prisons and Transport to have Similar Strategies
2008-05-09 13:11:00 Kevin I'm Tough on Crime Foley's Prison Strategy"Rack 'em Pack 'em and Stack 'em"Pat Fat Controller Conlon's Transport ation StrategyTrack 'em Pack 'em and Stack 'emMorons! More About: Strategies
Madame Tussauds votes on El Gordo
2008-05-09 05:46:00 I wonder which one will have more life? More About: Madame , Madame Tussauds , El Gordo , Votes
Olympic Torch Finally Shakes off Protestors
2008-05-08 23:48:00 Just a cheer squad. More About: Olympic , Finally , Torch
Our New Cactus Garden and New Cactus Variety Discovered?
2008-05-08 07:41:00 We're all Cactonistas Now! More About: Garden , Variety , Cactus
I am Data
2008-05-07 22:43:00 I was interested that the most popular Science Fiction character is Galadradriel, a wispish ethereal type from the middle earth universe. Never heard of her. More About: Data
Tree Climbing
2008-05-07 21:54:00 When I was growing up, we used to love climbing trees around our house. I grew up in the country, so there are lots of them. My dad built us a tree house, which was well used for many years. In our new house, we have no trees in the garden, so we have had to search around for good ones. We found a couple in our local park and the kids have had some great monkey sessions. More About: Tree , Climbing
Ned Kelly Eat Your Heart Out
2008-05-05 10:19:00 Smiling Financial Assassins Chartwell, based in Geelong took money from investors for two years without investing it.In essence, the monies coming in were used to pay trading costs, to return monies to investors, to take some monies out for the directors, and payments to some significant consultants.Investors were seduced with promises of returns of up to 70 percent. Some were even hired to develop further business. So much of Australias much vaunted financial regulation.Talk about the wild west. The receiver said that the funds invested of up to $500 million from Ma and Pa investors were as good as gone. One of the owners was on the radio today saying that his model was great and just needed a few bugs fixed. Imagine running a business where you apply for as much credit as you can get and then spend it. Not very sustainable.Sad. If it looks too good, it probably is. More About: Heart , Kelly
Porridge Break
2008-05-05 02:07:00 For those of you who can tell the difference between a spurtle and a soup spoon, you may like this weeks Scottish Blog Roundup lovingly crafted in the early hours of this morning, a few hours before the starter motor in the car finally gave up. The trip to the garage was the last time it cranked over. We will have to cough up a generous portion of our meagre employee allowance to our friendly local license to print money motor mechanics. Luckily they could do it this morning. The only up side is that I cannot get into work and back to pick up the kids, so a day at home is in order.Ah can awa an mak ma porridge noo. Pass the Spurtle. More About: Break , Porridge
Photo Hunt: Time
More articles from this author:2008-05-03 11:43:00 Important to show your opening times. This is our local laundromat that we will likely be using a little over the winter. We don't have a drier, which is environmentally friendly and works well for about 10 months a year.photohunt More About: Photo , Time , Hunt 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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