Archive for November, 2009
Sunday, November 29th, 2009
We bought 3 pushbikes today so we can enjoy the hundred of kilometres of bike paths here on the beautiful Gold Coast of Australia.
So this afternoon we set off on them and did a 12km ride - not a bad effort for the first time.
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Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
It's a sad day ....
THE 62-year-old Polly Waffle choc bar is being axed - a victim of Kit Kat's success.
Nestle confirmed that production of the marshmallow-filled treat is to stop, citing steadily declining sales.
But the company also hinted the Polly Waffle has an "old image" problem and may simply be ...
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Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
My son Jeremy sms'd me this photo yesterday - I was over-the-moon.
Jezza has had his Mum's name tat for quite some time, and I thought this was great that he thought this much of her - really nice.
And then he sends me this photo with my name on his arm ...
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Monday, November 9th, 2009
Happy Birthday to you Joy !!
As a surprise I arranged for Joy to go on a Joyride in a Tigermoth bi-plane, complete with the aerobatics "Adrenalin rush" package.
Here's a photo from the cockpit.
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Friday, November 6th, 2009
When you want to get on top of your small business, this is how you do it !!
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Friday, November 6th, 2009
Secret software is helping a new breed of high-speed traders get really rich, really quick.
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To some, it's the geeks' revenge. ''These are the guys who can calculate 42 times 832 in their heads,'' one insider says.
To others, it is the dark side of ...
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Friday, November 6th, 2009
[caption id="attachment_577" align="alignnone" width="600" caption="Bora Bora has often been called the world's most beautiful island."][/caption]
[caption id="attachment_580" align="alignnone" width="600" caption="The five-star resorts on tropical Bora Bora are exclusive and expensive, making them popular with celebrities."][/caption]
[caption id="attachment_582" align="alignnone" width="584" caption="Bora Bora comprises one main island of 29sq-km, roughly the shape of a ...
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Thursday, November 5th, 2009
I just found this interesting tattoo ....
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Thursday, November 5th, 2009
The inventor of the mobile phone says the devices have become too complex, with a range of features from cameras to music, since he made the first wireless call more than three decades ago.
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"Whenever you create a universal device ...
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Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009
PERSONAL assistants on the other side of the world are doing paperwork and administration for as little as $2 an hour for Queensland small businesses.
Overseas outsourcing is being taken to a new level over the internet, with businesses turning to online contractors to perform everything from IT to bookkeeping and ...
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