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Eve of the Event

Tuesday, June 19, 2012 // 0 Comments

Copacabana beach by night So we’ve mostly adjusted to the time zone difference and the climate. Well, sort of. It just keeps getting hotter and hotter. On the morning [more...]

River of January

Monday, June 18, 2012 // 3 Comments

In transit in Lisbon, I came across an old Russian plane on the tarmac This is not the first time I’ve been to Rio. Five years ago, while undertaking an epic voyage [more...]

Cultural Keys

Saturday, May 5, 2012 // 0 Comments

before you read the article – just keep staring at it until you get it Not long ago, I came across this on my facebook news feed with the caption “First you [more...]

Oranges

Saturday, December 24, 2011 // 0 Comments

Back in the bad old days, oranges were frequently given as Christmas presents. Why? It wasn’t because people hated each other and frequently gave away trivial gifts to [more...]

Troy

Friday, September 23, 2011 // 2 Comments

Recent events have caused me to reflect on things, one of those things is the death penalty. Those who’ve known me for a long time know that I’ve been a fairly [more...]

Noma

Friday, August 26, 2011 // 0 Comments

Two weeks ago I visited a little restaurant in Denmark called "Noma" whose main claim to fame is that it is apparently the best restaurant in the world. [more...]

Mid-Life Calculation

Tuesday, June 14, 2011 // 2 Comments

It is a fairly well-known truism that time seems to pass at a slower rate for children than it does for adults. One day, not long ago, I was pondering the unusual behaviour [more...]

App Store Trigger App-y

Monday, October 4, 2010 // 0 Comments

I love my iPhone (can you tell?). Having owned my iPhone now for nearly a month, I can finally comment with some validity about the rest of my favourite apps. These are apps that take longer [more...]

Wishlist – The World

Monday, September 27, 2010 // 2 Comments

I'm not happy with the world. I should be more specific - the world is great, but I'm not happy about the way humans conduct themselves while they are on it. It's no secret that I have a strong [more...]

Favourite iPhone Apps

Monday, September 20, 2010 // 1 Comment

About two weeks ago, I received a long-awaited package in the mail - my new iPhone 4. My previous phone was the original iPhone, purchasedin September 2007 about two months after its initial release [more...]

Notes on Melbourne

Wednesday, August 25, 2010 // 1 Comment

Melbourne Central Shot Tower So I’ve been in Melbourne for nearly three weeks. What do I think? That question sort of carries with it the assumption that I think at [more...]

Realpolitik

Saturday, July 24, 2010 // 11 Comments

Caesar meets his end There is an Australian election coming up on the 21st of August, which is exactly four weeks away. I am considering becoming involved in some way. You [more...]

World Cup Rant

Tuesday, July 6, 2010 // 6 Comments

The Infamous Hand of God I’m just going to warn everyone now, this is going to be one of my least-coherent rants to date. It is sometimes said that I have a “soft [more...]

Obligatory Rant

Friday, June 4, 2010 // 2 Comments

beyone petroleum… but not bullshit It’s that time of the year again, and I am once again in a reflective mood about the state of the world in which we live. That [more...]

Truth Behind the Shutter: Advanced Topics

Wednesday, June 2, 2010 // 3 Comments

Curiously enough, I still get asked a lot about things relating to photography. In the previous two installments of “Truth Behind the Shutter” I went over some of [more...]
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