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I was going to wait until they all arrived but I’m too impatient.

The Bluetooth USB adaptor arrived last Friday. I experimented all weekend before finally resorting to Google and now I can surf the net from my Ipaq. Experiments this evening show I can surf the net and even stream BBC6 from the comfort of bed, or the couch. I still get ‘wow’ moments from technology every now and then, although they seem less frequent than they once did. Tonight, as I walked around the house watching a streaming video on a computer small enough to fit in my hand was one of those moments.

My Execpack was waiting on the doorstep when I got home too. I feel a lot better now the Ipaq is in a proper metal case; the clear plastic one looked cool but didn’t afford as much protection. Spare styli and a car adaptor will come in very handy too.

Now it’s just the Canucks jacket to come. Hope it makes it before winter ends.

Disgraceful.
Continue reading “One Word Short Of Speechless”

I’ve no real idea why I purchased this today.

The shop I bought it from probably won’t be around for long. It opened a month or so ago and no business seems to last at that address. It sells imported goods, mainly Indian. It’s probably been the dream of the woman sitting huddled over the tiny heater to open such a shop for years and now it’s her chance.

I’ve been looking at this book for a couple of weeks, walking by the window each day on my lunch time walk. I have no idea what I will actually do with it, I’ve never been able to keep a written journal for more than two days, but I felt that I should buy it. That I had to buy it.

Now it is sitting here in all it’s Sanskrit enscibed hand stitched glory, waiting.

My new Canucks jacket. (Canada)
My new Bluetooth USB dongle. (Sydney)
My bonus Execpack from HP. (Sydney)

I am a very impatient man.

A little while ago Beth mentioned she splashed out and spent $5 more on a bottle of red than their normal limit.

I know we have an amount we usually don’t spend over for a bottle.

You tell me yours, I tell you mine.

How much for

a) A bottle to drink at home?
b) A bottle to take to to a friends place?

and, if you want, tell us if it’s going to be red or white.

Currency conversions available at www.xe.net.

Tell me it’s possible to get ahead one day.

For weeks now I’ve been convincing myself that the footy season was over. It got to the stage that Rob and I left at half time when we played Carlton, and l’ve only ever left that early once before.

Then came last night. We lost, and there’s no shame in losing to Brisbane, but weren’t humbled. We played with passion, commitment and will. When challenged the boys didn’t crumble. There was no fade out or stumble; it was as if the first half of the season had never happened.

Now those weekends I’d thought I’d not bother I’ve inked back in. I want to believe we’ve turned the corner. That we have begun the long journey back.

Please Tigers.

I really want to believe.
Continue reading “Just When You Think It’s Time To Give In”

I’ve never participated in a meme before but seeing as how I had a hand in kicking this one off (even making it on to Flickr’s corporate blog) I though I’d join in Daniel’s Here Is My…

Behold, the fridge.
(Click for mouseovers, hosted on flickr)

Any 8 year old kid will tell you the funniest thing in the world is a public fart.

Any wife will tell you the worst thing in the world in the world is a bed fart.

Any guy will tell you the most satsifying thing in the world is a well executed fart.

And now here’s the science of the fart. You can help the world learn more about the fart – don’t let all that gas go to waste – fill out The Great Fart Survey, it’s the least you can do.

One more step until my migration from Palm to Pocket PC is complete.

Today I found a replacement for the, up until now, irreplaceable Blue Moon from Stormgate Communication. (If you’re a Palm user, you must get this program!)

Recordian doesn’t integrate with my task lisk in Outlook, but it does display due tasks on the Today screen which is probably better for me ’cause I tend to ignore my task lisk most days. It has superior grouping capabilities which balances the task issue too.

I’ve tried Microsoft Money and Pocket Money but neither could hold a candle to Splash Money. Now all I need is Splash Data to release it for the PPC (they have told me it’s coming) and my tech, not to mention financial, life will be back on track and Rae gets an upgrade of her Palm.