Monthly Archives: April 2011

>Mind the bouquet

Posted on April 30, 2011 by Victor

>Hn and I took Ae to collect her new car this morning; a Mazda 3. By coincidence today’s Sydney Morning Herald carried a report comparing five brands of car in a particular price range and which concluded that the Mazda 3 … Continue reading →

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>Gee, Britain does weddings and funerals well

Posted on April 30, 2011 by Victor

> Prince William speaks to his bride, Catherine Middleton as she holds the hand of her father Michael Middleton at Westminster Abbey on April 29, 2011 in London. Picture: Dominic Lipinski – WPA Pool/Getty Images Photo: AP Photo: Reuters

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>Return folding trays and seat backs to the upright position

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Victor

> The New Yorker 2 May 2011 Hopefully this won’t be the case when I travel next month.

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>Banned!

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Victor

>This morning we colonials are hot under the collar about an ABC television program being banned by those traditional imperialists in what once was referred to as the ‘home country’. At least that banning constitutes acknowledgement that the proposed program amounted to one … Continue reading →

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>Don’t believe everything you hear….

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Victor

>The redoubtable Andrew has posted a cautionary tale about placing trust in what you hear on the radio. It is a valid point. I’ve long realised that not everything stated on the radio is correct especially (and I suppose obviously) on those … Continue reading →

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>Brighton Rock

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Victor

> Continuing the British theme of recent posts. ‘Brighton Rock’ is a new film version of Graham Greene’s novel. The earlier film version was made in 1947. In this version the events are updated to 1964 when Mods and Rockers are flexing … Continue reading →

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>Pick me! Pick me! Pick me!

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Victor

> Have you ever wondered whether you are in the line of succession to the throne of any country? No? Neither have I. I stumbled across a Wikipedia entry for the line of succession to the British throne. As we know … Continue reading →

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>’Being a princess isn’t all it’s cracked up to be’*

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Victor

>(* Diana, Princess of Wales) The New Yorker 2 May 2011 This magazine cover amuses me. Voyeurism is all the go at the moment with the wedding this Friday of a certain Miss Catherine Elizabeth Middleton to His Royal Highness Prince … Continue reading →

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>Lest We Forget

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Victor

> Anzac Day

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>How good was Friday?

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Victor

>Too often in my memory Sydney has endured wet Easters. And I mean really wet. I still remember Easter 1988 when it rained for the entire four day weekend…non stop. Mt stayed with me for that weekend and we visited … Continue reading →

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