Category Archives: lookback
Remembering this date
Just like everyone else in the world, it seems fitting to put at least something brief down about the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. A lot of conflicting emotions, I must say. It was a terrible event, that … Continue reading
RIP John Hughes… “Don’t You Forget About Me”
Sad news today with reports that John Hughes, legendary 1980s writer/director of such movies as Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Weird Science and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (among others), has died age 59 of a heart attack. ABC Online While … Continue reading
Tomorrow is the big day
Actually in more ways than one… It’s Sallie and I’s third wedding anniversary. Which is big, and good… but also to be mostly ignored. Because it will be our third son’s birthday… Sallie is off to hospital in the morning … Continue reading
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Anniversary
Just realised, that, give or take a few days, it’s been 10 years since I moved out of home and moved in with my girlfriend, who eventually became my wife. Ten years. Doesn’t seem like a long time, but it’s … Continue reading
And as the year draws down…
Here I sit, at our family place in Nelson Bay, thankfully feeling better (but hardly perfect), and planning our night’s activities, and thinking about the year that was. Only about five hours left in the year, and it’s certainly been … Continue reading
Yes, drive-ins still exist
Went out to some local second-hand markets this morning, a first in our new local area. Nothing unusual about that, since we go to markets a lot. But these were a little different, as they’re held on Sunday morning at … Continue reading
Thank you Stanislav
Twenty-five years ago, something nearly happened that, if it didn’t kill us all, would have seriously ruined, well, everything. Thank you Stanislav Petrov for defying yourr apparent standard orders, for using common sense, and for knowing better. What kind of … Continue reading
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9/11 won’t ever stop being a date
Seventh anniversary of the event, and while I don’t think we ever want to forget it, it’s still clear that some people really have to start remembering it in different ways. Yes, I’m looking at the Republicans who peppered their … Continue reading
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A quickly noticed blog record
Coming into this too late as usual, but on my Dashboard screen in WordPress, I believe I just worked out that this is my 200th post this year, which amounts to almost a doubling of the size of my overall … Continue reading