Monthly Archives: November 2008

links for 2008-11-30

Posted on November 30, 2008 by Steve

Animated Movies: Not Just for Kids – Photo Essays – TIME Pretty good roundup of new and old animation movies that are really aimed at adults as much as kids. Only one Pixar movie, oddly enough. (tags: movies film pixar) … Continue reading →

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The end of The Shield

Posted on November 29, 2008 by Steve

Just watched the last episode of The Shield… spoilers follow: Damn… pretty hardcore, yet real. A lot of big moments, but it stayed in the right realm of reality for the show. Vic  sort of does get away with it, … Continue reading →

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links for 2008-11-28

Posted on November 28, 2008 by Steve

Writing Fiction A book from Allen and Unwin, sounds like it could be very interesting. (tags: writing) YES – Creative Economy – Welcome to Creative Not sure what this is, could be interesting. (tags: learning development entrepreneurship business) BlogDesk Desktop … Continue reading →

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links for 2008-11-27

Posted on November 27, 2008 by Steve

Zakaria: A More Disciplined America | Newsweek Business | Newsweek.com Interesting story on the roots of the financial crisis, but also how the US is likely to get out of it. (tags: news money politics business)

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links for 2008-11-26

Posted on November 26, 2008 by Steve

Lines at the ER, a television boom, emptying suburbs. A catastrophic economic downturn would feel nothing like the last one. – The Boston Globe Quite an interesting US-based story about what a depression would look like today, and how it … Continue reading →

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Heading back home

Posted on November 25, 2008 by Steve

We headed back home today, for what seemed originally like a mammoth drive, but now the more I do it, actually seems surprisingly easy. It’s always an early start up on the farm, so with everything packed, we left just … Continue reading →

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Kids everywhere

Posted on November 24, 2008 by Steve

Pretty quiet day again today. We didn’t leave the main farm area, but instead we spent a large part of the day over at Tom and Kylie’s place, where Will and Alex played with Millie and Emma for a while, … Continue reading →

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Easy Days

Posted on November 23, 2008 by Steve

Just a real relaxation day today. Went into Coona to see the Sunday markets. Somehow I take a little money out intending it to last until we go home, but instead spend most of it this morning. It was on … Continue reading →

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It’s Christmas Day, in a way

Posted on November 22, 2008 by Steve

We’re having Christmas early this year, or at least Christmas 1. That’s why we’re here, and it was quite the thing to have a big Christmas lunch with family, and present giving with five little kids. Will got a cool … Continue reading →

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We’re going on a little holiday

Posted on November 21, 2008 by Steve

Day off work today, and we’re heading away for nearly a week. Off to Sallie’s parent’s place in the country, for an extended family get together, basically for an early Christmas gathering. So that’s a day driving, three days of … Continue reading →

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