Monthly Archives: June 2009

>We’re in the money

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Victor

>I just heard some University statistician say on radio that if you spent $54,000,000 buying every possible combination of numbers in tonight’s record Lotto draw you’d be guaranteed the first prize of $90,000,000. She didn’t point out that should even … Continue reading →

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>As the world turns…

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Victor

>…quickly around me. Apologies for the lack of blogging activity, including not keeping up to date with my extensive blog list. This condition of disequilibrium is most disconcerting and I am spending a lot of my time resting. Hence there … Continue reading →

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>An unexpected turn

Posted on June 27, 2009 by Victor

>It appears I picked up a middle ear problem on my flight back from Brisbane. I developed a terrible sense of instability and felt as though the room was rolling around me and that I was tumbling over. I called … Continue reading →

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>The Brisbane birthday weekend – Part 2

Posted on June 25, 2009 by Victor

>Saturday: A lunch cruise on the river. It sounds a cheesy thing to do but we enjoyed it. Although rain was forecast, the weather remained fine making for a pleasant trip up and down the river. The food was reasonable … Continue reading →

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>The Brisbane birthday weekend

Posted on June 24, 2009 by Victor

>(Image from Tracey Moffat’s video ‘Heaven‘) Thursday: The flight up was uneventful and arrived on time. After dropping my bag off at the hotel I stepped out to purchase birthday gifts for Ll and Fd whose birthdays were also being … Continue reading →

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>We apologise for this interruption to our service…

Posted on June 23, 2009 by Victor

>OK. I was over confident about resuming posts this afternoon. There were more emails, bills and other correspondence banked up for me on my return than I bargained for and a few other unexpected hurdles to boot. No more hasty … Continue reading →

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>Normal service resumes shortly

Posted on June 23, 2009 by Victor

>I’m in the Qantas lounge at Brisbane Airport awaiting my return flight to Sydney and will resume normal blogging services this afternoon. I have a backlog of reading to do too, catching up on everyone else’s activity.

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>Today I am a senior citizen

Posted on June 20, 2009 by Victor

>(Actually posted June 23 although it should have appeared on June 20 but for some reason did not.)

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>And on the first day…it rained

Posted on June 18, 2009 by Victor

>So it was off to the airport this morning and my first decision was whether to call for a taxi or walk down to the railway station and take the two trains to the airport. It has been raining on … Continue reading →

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>No connection

Posted on June 17, 2009 by Victor

>I raced home this afternoon and logged on to the computer to pay some bills over the internet and clear up other correspondence before flying to Brisbane tomorrow and losing regular internet access for the following six days. Naturally, just … Continue reading →

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