I forgot …

Your story of the angry woman, Beth, made me think of another occasion when I was idly standing outside our car (waiting for my

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Platypuses

I bet that angel influenced you to bring the platypuses together. Actually, the bronze one doesn’t really have a platypus ‘feel’ to it. There’s

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A very serious Christmas story

From Glynn Nicholas http://www.ache.com.au/ache/main/index.php ‘I was talking to some friends of mine who have recently returned from a tour of the former Soviet Republic.

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shopping update

I have a confession to make. This year we broke the family tradition … but it’s not my fault. My husband made me do

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an interlude

A child sat beside me on my ‘writing seat’ this morning. A beautiful girl-child with thick tendrilly hair and bright sparkling eyes. “Can I

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This lifts me up

Perhaps you all know the story of Ryan’s well, but I didn’t until a friend told me tonight. Next time we’re feeling helpless in

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Christmas Day Down Under

It’s SO hot and threatening to storm (which will hopefully lower the temperature somewhat). How I envy those of you who are having a

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An infestation of angels

We never did put the lights on the tree. I was annoyed with my husband, who claimed to know where they were hiding. However,

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A PC in the house

This is the second PC in the house. The first was a very old, underpowered thing that Robbie (our techie friend) installed as server

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The next chapter

Well, it came and went. R day that is. To most that means Retirement, but I say it’s Restart. Unisys (who ‘supports’ the Institute

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And now from Berlin

At last … a Mac! Unfortunately on a dialup connection, and with a German keyboard (z is where the y should be … perhaps

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29 hours

Yes folks, just 29 hrs till blast off … oops, poor choice of language, let’s make that ‘lift off’. ASIDE: For the countless millions

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from Italy

Well, we’ve made it so far. Connections in Italy are trying to say the least. Coping with Windows, sticky keyboards, Italian directions and sometimes

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What did I do?

I don’t remember writing anything obscene in my post from the Hotel Elite in Karlstad yesterday? So where has it gone eh? I couldn’t

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In America

Beth and John F, you can skip this) It’s been impossible to find enough time to communicate as I’d intended during my travels. In

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No Mac needed

It’s all Lysa’s fault, really. There was a time when I thought tissue paper was just … well … tissue paper. Don’t get me

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iPod ban

The iPod has been banned by a private school in Sydney because it is claimed they lead to social isolation. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2005/03/21/1111253959952.html They might have

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