Archive for the 'Personal' Category

On my way home meme take 2

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

After getting tagged again by Ruth and speaking to Miles who was visiting the State Library to work on his special project. I decided to have a second go at the On my way home meme. This time a more typical trip home, by train and bike, last Friday.

Leaving the library on a Friday evening, [...]

8 things you probably didn’t know about me

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

I got tagged by Ben Winter-Giles with 8 things meme, probably in revenge ;-) for my introduction of him at Web Directions South 07.

Here are eight things you probably didn’t know about me:

Twitter did not suck the blogging from me

Thursday, January 10th, 2008

While Molly blames Twitter for her lack of blogging and Mark life, the reason for my lack of blogging of the past few weeks can be attributed to the new train and my desire to get back to a reasonable level of fitness…

Normal services will resume shortly

Saturday, March 17th, 2007

Hopefully things should return to a version of normal this week. Angie has been out of hospital for a week now and I have been adjusting to my new role as chief teamaker and preparer of soft boiled eggs and soldiers…

Frustration is

Thursday, March 1st, 2007

Seeing someone you love, in pain lying in bed with tubes coming out of them and not being able to do anything.

Current status

Thursday, March 1st, 2007

Just a quick post to let my friends know what is happening in my life.

Not dead yet!

Thursday, January 25th, 2007

It has been awfully quiet round here lately, after Andrew K. and Vicki finally posted after many months of silence, I thought I better do something before it gets that long here. I have not given up blogging I have just been busy with other things.

Fitness or lack of it

Sunday, November 5th, 2006

After a week on excessive alcohol, nicotine (I do not normally smoke) and caffeine at WD06, I have been slack about cycling to work. It was not until Miles Burke at port:80 meeting mention that he was regularly going to the gym, I finally got back to cycling to and from work. The results were:

And her name is Willow

Thursday, June 29th, 2006

Willow our blue merle border collie

Cause of a little sleep deprivation and a lack of blogging for the past fortnight. She is a very good puppy, active, inquisitive and a quick learner.

Wanted: suggestions for a puppy name

Sunday, May 21st, 2006

our little darling with her 6 black and white litter mates
That active two week old blue merle border collie puppy (top right) clambering over her sleeping black and white brothers and sisters will be ours in four or so weeks time. At the moment we are stumped for a name and are hoping for suggestions.