Archive for the ‘General’ Category

Hero’s Graduation

May 17th, 2008

Nell has been sponsoring Guide dogs for a few years now, and she has finally had one graduate and become a guide dog. We were invited to Government House where our Governor Quinten Bryce handed out the awards.

Nell and her Mom had a quick tour of the Governor’s private quarters before realising I had dropped them at the wrong door. :)

Guide Dog Pics

Australian Marine Conservation Society - Shark Finning More Information

May 5th, 2008

This is just so wrong it is unbelievable. I honestly think that someone has heard something incorrectly and it is all a mistake.

I cannot believe that in this day and age anyone would think this is a reasonable fishing practise. It should be outlawed in all Australian waters.

Australian Marine Conservation Society - Shark Finning More Information: “”

(Via Australian Marine Conservation Society)

ESPN - Central Washington offers the ultimate act of sportsmanship - College Sports

May 2nd, 2008

Every so often there are good stories in the news……

ESPN - Central Washington offers the ultimate act of sportsmanship - College Sports: “”

(Via http://sports.espn.go.com .)

Offline for a while?

April 24th, 2008

I am switching ISPs and it is supposed to take place today, so who knows if I will have internet tonight. May be off line for a few days until the new modem gets here unless I can get the old one to work.

Norway’s Yes vote on OOXML - What really happened

April 21st, 2008

Sigh.

The Norway Vote - What really happened « Topic Maps and All That: “So this one bureaucrat, a man who by his own admission had no understanding of the technical issues, had chosen to ignore the advice of his Chairman, of 80% of his technical experts, and of 100% of the K185 old-timers. For the Chairman, only one course of action was possible. “

(Via Topic Maps and All That.)


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