I went to buy a phone the other day. I thought a nice spanking new caller ID phone would be just the ticket for helping to dodge telemarketers while I try and decide if I’m going to get a new phone number and a silent line. So I popped into Dick Smith and looked at ... [More]
A great weekend. Got down to Lorne on the Great Ocean Road. Worries that the B&B I’d chosen would turn out to be some kind of Fawlty Towers-type establishment – they were very keen to see us check-in by 9pm, to the extent of ringing at 8:30pm to make sure we were almost there – ... [More]
My listing in the phone book used to be wrong. I used to be in there as Daniel Bowden. So I got them to change it, to put my correct surname. Big mistake. You see, nobody who knows me ever looks me up in the phone book. Why would they? They already know me. But ... [More]
The Hard Word. Very funny, plenty of great dialogue, some action too. A bit like a Guy Ritchie film, but not as desperately groovy and surreal. Very very enjoyable.
The scar looks much better, though it’s still a little scary. The surgeon dude will be taking the stitches out on Wednesday. Until then, I’m keeping a bandage stuck on over it – those stitches look freaky. The monitor is still operating flawlessly. The washing machine isn’t, but Mr Hoover will be coming over on ... [More]
Wow. The monitor works. It really works. I can’t tell you how relieved I am. And some more good news. But first of all, rewind a bit. A few months ago I noticed a lump on my chest. Not a third nipple, a distinct lump. Eventually I wandered in to see my local GP about ... [More]
Latest in the power saga… the power company got back to me to say that during their monitoring, the power had not exceeded the Australian standard (of 254 volts). And interestingly, I found a snippet on a web site that said my long-suffering monitor should work fine up to 264 volts. So I took it ... [More]