Monthly Archives: November 2010

>At fourteen…

Posted on November 28, 2010 by Victor

>…I knew that I was gay but there ends any similarity at that age with this confident, precocious young man interviewed by Ellen DeGeneres.

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>Where there’s smoke….

Posted on November 27, 2010 by Victor

>Looking west a few minutes ago I noticed what I thought to be smoke from a fire but I can’t see any apparent source unless it is behind Ranelagh, the apartment tower, mid-pic. At the same time looking east there are no … Continue reading →

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>Ocean glimpses

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Victor

> (Click to enlarge) Gaerloch Street, Tamarama A motorcyclist heads down the hill, walkers and joggers on the Bondi Beach to Tamarama Beach coastal path, pleasure seekers and surfers gambol on and near the rocks, sun seekers on the sand … Continue reading →

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>Fair Game

Posted on November 25, 2010 by Victor

> When the United States was looking for retribution for the events of 11 September 2001 one of it’s targets was Iraq and that country’s alleged weapons of mass destruction. That was the rationale for an act of ‘shock and … Continue reading →

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>Bondi Beach Bungalows

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Victor

> Dudley Street, Bondi Beach

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>Uncle Vanya

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Victor

> The second last play in this year’s Sydney Theatre Company’s subscription series is Anton Chekov’s ‘Uncle Vanya’. It is the first time I have seen this renowned play and I suppose it is a reflection of the philistine in … Continue reading →

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>Still more Jacarandas

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Victor

> Hopewell Street, Paddington Victoria Barracks, Paddington

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>E-waste

Posted on November 21, 2010 by Victor

> The council has an E-waste drop off today for unwanted computers, mobile phones, electrical items, cords and the like. I’m surprised at the the number of old mobile phones and chargers I have squirelled away in various drawers.

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>A cut out of the ordinary

Posted on November 20, 2010 by Victor

>When I buy meat I usually go to the butcher in my nearby shopping centre at Edgecliff. It is part of a chain of butchers where meat is on display in long counters with the customer on one side of the … Continue reading →

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>Wild Target

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Victor

> A hitman is engaged to kill a female art swindler but the two end up teaming together with a young bystander to battle a motley group of hoodlums and standover merchants. The befuddled assassins of ‘Wild Target’ are a very different kettle … Continue reading →

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