Category: Blogging

• Looks like the Mormons are on the prowl in the neighbourhood today. #
• I need peppermints. #
• My new site for The Transplantation Society of Australia and New Zealand : http://t.co/3oGSB4Oj #
• Who is Mary and why do I have a reminder to call her? #
• Peppermints! How I love my wife. #
• Star Wars burlesque. DID THEY READ MY MIND! http://t.co/Knnpemh5 #
• Stupid international restrictions on buying ebooks…. #
• For @danielbowen RT @ClaireSlevin: Blimey 🙁 RT @LDN This is what the Tube map looks like if you can't use stairs http://t.co/b4SDxNJm #
• Dear Fremantle Dockers. You still have the worse song in the league. That is all. #
• Just received an SMS from Houston. That's pretty cool. #
• My happy Tiger girl. @Richmond_FC http://t.co/MgEzrADS #
• Anyone searching Red Fox issue @RedFoxHosting – there's a network problem at @m247 data centre. No eta on a fix. #
• What's the world coming to. My mother in law now has a better Android phone than I do. #
• Haven't listened to any Hip in a long time. Bobcaygeon always makes me smile. #
• Installing Firefox, haven't done that in years. #
• Rainy morning. Mum shopping, Phee working, young ones watching Rio, dad reading paper with coffee and no interruptions. Everybody happy. #
• Took advantage of @crashplan 50% off offer and moved to them for off site back up. Impressed so far, only 20GB of uploads to go… #
• Yum. @raezm just bought a dozen oysters. Mmmmmmmmmm. They didn't last long. #
• "Henry, you get 50 for that." Rae dispenses discipline AFL style at the Malloy household. Not sure how many points were added to his record. #
• Sunny afternoon spent working and ripping movies to the network. #joysobeingyourownboss Did get a nap in though. #sonotsobad #
• Now that's cool, I actually got to use a <hr> tag. And it was used semantically as a content divider, not for presentation. #

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• I just bought: 'Black and Blue: An Inspector Rebus Mystery' by Ian Rankin via @amazonkindle This is one I haven't read. http://t.co/i0CkooNh #
• for Mel http://t.co/ru4cwq69 #Kindle #
• Hey @producteev is there any sign of an Android app? @weloveastrid no longer starts on my phone and I don't want to have to move. #
• Ah, carpal tunnel my old nemesis, it's been a very long time and I can't say I'm glad to see you. #
• No sitter today so I've taken the lappy out on to the deck to get some work while the kids play around me. #thewayworkshouldbe #
• Someone at the BOM needs to give the weather radar a good kick. #
• Read riot act to supplier and, surprise, surprise, a replacement unit just happened to arrive this morning and can be collected tomorrow. #
• Rae is away for work. So the question is – Dinner tonight. Special treat or make them eat their vegies? #
• Lying on the couch listening to Elvis Costello. #
• Looks like Henry has made a new friend at the playground. Pretty impressive for my shy boy. #
• Anything in A2 today? We received two news sections. #
• Cars 2 now screening at Cinema De Malloy. Three very happy young ones. #
• Just realised the nurse who is alleged to have lit the fires was on news last night saying he tried to save residents. Sickening. #
• Goodbye WinFast, hello Hauppauge #
• And a little afternoon nap to top off a perfect Sunday afternoon, #
• Stop what you're doing and go and registry to be an organ donor now. http://t.co/og0p2a6F #

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• It's cheaper for me have a physical copy of the new @billybragg cd sent all the way from the UK than it is to buy it on iTunes. Madness. #
• Prices – physical cd sent airmail from UK $13.50. Download album on Australian ITunes 16.99 – 20% cheaper. #
• My Google account was accessed in Italy a few minutes ago. If you haven't already, turn on two factor authentication for your Google acct #
• Kids were in heaven having two nanas in the house tonight. #
• Oh wow. @BBC6Music playing 'Age Of Consent' by New Order. #
• Dear @6music. After the wonderful music today I'm sorry for flirting with other local DAB stations. From now on I promise to be faithful. #
• Woo Hoo! My photo made it to The Age gallery.
  http://t.co/054d1OJK #
• Street sweeper just gone down the street. That was a lot more exciting when you were a kid. #
• Not that great when @tppwholesale sales enquiry goes through to voicemail. #
• About to watch Blue Velvet for the first time in 20 years. Should look different on Boy Ray in comparison to 4:3 pan and scan vhs. #
• Did I just enter Boy Ray? We're watching it on Bluray. #
• Drinks on the deck until 11:00pm. How civilised. #
• Late comer to Big Bang Theory (the show, not the theory). Enjoying it a lot, may have to go back to the start. #

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• Welcome, my lovely wife @raezm, to the wonderful world of Kindle. #
• Why all HDMI cables are the same http://t.co/tZhYXqqS via @zdnetaustralia JB once tried to sell me a $75 HDMI cable. Couldn't believe it. #
• Not one trick or treater. Well done our little corner of the world. #
• "When all you're looking at is pixels being shunted around a screen by some nerd in post-production, none of it counts."http://goo.gl/FeSnV #
• Like the new Gmail UI – conversation view a lot clearer to follow. #
• Oh no, they've changed the layout of the listings in the @GreenGuideTV. They'll have to double the letters page next week to cope. #
• Looking out that window I can't believe it's going to be low 30s on the weekend. #
• Now it's 1-1 for the @Richmond_FC, slogan is much better than the logo. #
• Ah ha! Thought you had me my old friend but no, I saw enctype="multipart/form-data" lurking there. Now you will submit. #
• Finally watched first episode of The Slap. If we weren't so tired we'd probably watch all of the rest in one go. #
• Sitting outside at our new table, planning what we have to get done today. Hope neighbours are awake 'cause it starts with mowing the lawns. #
• Why would you have a shave in a Maccas carpark? http://t.co/dXtamkC7 #
• I know I know the woman sitting near us tonight, I just have no idea of who she is. #
• Looking outside I'm glad I got the outside stuff done yesterday. #
• To stick with @Carbonite or move to @crashplan, not sure what to do. #
• Three feral children sent to bed. Riot squad sent back to base. #nowImaybeabletogetsomeworkdone #
• Tech Hint #45674 – Turning up the brightness on your laptop screen makes it a lot easier to see. Yep, that's why they pay me the big bucks. #
• 3 new pairs of shorts from Rivers. Bi-annual summer wardrobe update done. #
• Loving our roof on the deck. Can sit outside and work even though it's raining. #

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• A coffee, in the afternoon, and after 3.30!? It's been one of those days. #
• 5 minutes of watching this Celebrity Apprentice and I'm pining for Lord Sugar. Channel 9, you're fired. #
• Hey @mtcopywriting when does Lord Sugar come back? #
• Those few minutes were enough to remind of why we could quite easily remove channel 9 from our telly and not miss a thing. #
• Little bit excited, our new couches have just arrived. #
• I can hear it on a timeless wavelength, never dissipating but giving us strength…. Ah, PSB, I don't listen to you enough. #
• You should come and sit on my new couch, it's so comfy. Seriously #notaeuphamism #
• Bought a new generation Kindle yesterday, love it. Only wish I could be reading on it instead of working to pay for it. #
• Phee home early thanks to hay fever. Pretty bad day out there. #
• Can't believe Qantas fleet grounded. #
• Interesting timing of Qantas announcement – was it to make it harder for unions to reply by 6.00pm news? #
• Qantas still running an ad on their home page 'Book with confidence at http://t.co/TcvnBR0G'. Their web team really need to get moving. #
• Pokin' around CMOS settings on a Sunday morning, such fun. #
• Not sure when/if we'll get our order from @mastersau – staff seemed to have very little idea about what they were doing. Fingers crossed. #
• finished Let It Bleed (Detective John Rebus Novels) by Ian Rankin http://t.co/ufuSxttt #Kindle #

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• Lawns done, back to work #oneofthejoysofworkingforyourselffromhome #
• I would like to think that after the start to today things can only improve. However I know better. #
• Then again, I may be wrong. Bert decided he'd make his own sandwich for school today. #
• And it improves a little more. Gaslight Anthem covering Baba O'Riely. http://t.co/ny8hRHqe (nudge @danielbowen @jentopia) #
• Been listening to Absolute80s all this time but have just discovered the local Mix80s on DAB. Misses a lot of the cool UK tracks though. #
• Hate the new Tigers logo, a huge step backwards. Looks like a rejected idea from the 80s #gotiges #
• I need to plant an orchard in the back yard, our kids can demolish a basket of fruit in seconds. #
• You know what, I've had a few hours now to grow accustomed to the new Tigers logo. I hate it even more. #gotiges #
• On a chicken Twisties high #
• If you live in Derrimut call the EPA and report that smell. 1300 372 842 (1300 EPA VIC) #
• Watched first three episodes of Parks and Recreation. Meh, we both fell asleep. #
• Nice evening to go for a walk with the wife. Lots of fun critiquing front gardens. #

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• Grrrr. The machine that goes ‘ping’ isn’t going ‘ping’ today so have to make another appointment. #
• But more importantly, Bert positively bounced his way in to school this morning. He was ready to go at 7.00am. #
• Asked to look over a site for someone. Found this in the code.
  Not hard to tell it was created offshore. #
• Okay, I’ve had this sore throat now for four days and it’s not going away. How do I get rid of it? #
• Just saw Ruslan @Kogan walk in front of me. He has a nice car. #
• Struggling today but have to go to a meeting. At least I know there will be good coffee there. #
• I actually tried to watch a bit of The One. Those frauds make me so angry I lasted 3 minutes. #
• What’s going on @theage ? One report says Apple wins its law case, another report says it lost. #
• Petrol at Caltex – $1.51. Petrol at Shell five minutes further on, $1.31. #
• ’42 Australians fail dope test’ is the headline on The Age site. Oh, I’m sure it’s a lot more than that. #
• Days like this are a struggle. No sitter, phone won’t stop ringing, projects piling up and two kids who really, really need a sleep. Read some reviews of the best earplugs for sleeping – got inspired. #
• Billy Bragg live on @6Music, making feel all bolshie on a Friday afternoon. @ClaireSlevin #
• My Sharpie says ‘Do Not Shake’. I so desperately want to shake it now. #
• Congratulations to my niece Jess on the arrival of Angus, great piece of news to finish the week on. #
• There’s the next tea towel. Chris Hawkins – Radio Man @clarenasir @BBCChrisHawkins #teatowelclub #
• Single Gun Theory, a soothing and welcome blat from the post. #
• Stalking my wife via Latitude. #
• Hmmm. Movie time for the kids. What’s this one? ‘The Shining’. Oh that sounds nice and bright and happy, I’ll put that on for them. #
• Four kids, eating ice cream to reading quietly in bed in under 20 minutes. I rock. #
• Having only seen it in 4:3 on vhs and dvd I have to say The Shining on bluray is a revelation. #
• The Shining off, Manchurian Candidate is on ABC2 #
• Toto’s Africa twice in one day. Isn’t that one of the signs of the rapture? #

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• Last night I try to (accidentally) burn the house down, this morning I smash my beside light. Just going to sit in a chair and touch nothing #
• Mmmm. Cup of tea in the afternoon with my wife. No, we haven't retired, just enjoying her day off. #
• Had to leave charming company to pick up grumpy teen from work. Sigh. #
• * smug smile of satisfaction as he pats his 18 month old Android that is still better than the latest iPhone * #
• No Rain on @BBC6Music @BBCChrisHawkins , can't help but smile. #
• 6 Music – Sinead O'Connor live with some great tracks, fantastic – thanks @BBCChrisHawkins @ClaireSlevin #
• Coffee break spent setting up a network extender, as you do… #
• Just back from trip to the city to pick up poor, sick wife. Bella not happy to have to give up her bed to Rae. #
• I like minutes from meetings where my name doesn't appear in the Actions box. #
• Now I see it on the webcam I really want one! #teatowelclub #
• What's happened to @eztv_it ? #
• And now Twitter comes back with the tweet it said it couldn't send. Sorry @ClaireSlevin for the double up! #
• You know the computer problems are bad when The Age lies unopened on the table on a Saturday morning… #
• Netgear LAN over powerlines rocks. #
• finished Mortal Causes by Ian Rankin http://t.co/NiGZASri #Kindle #
• Third of the way through my Rebus marathon @Beathhigh , now on to Let It Bleed. #
• Waiting in the car for Phee to finish work. #
• Dear Channel 9, the movie is actually called Misery, not Misey. #epgneedsasubeditor #

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• Have @theage outsourced online sub editing too? "ConnectEast in trading holt" http://t.co/oFAcQl6c Sad to see this at The Age. #
• Working on the lappy in the front yard while the kids barrel up and down the street on their bikes, Absolute 80s playing. Work is good. #
• And now the cat has come to say hello. Where's Norman Rockwell when you need him? #
• That's odd, 2nd post delivery for the day, several hours after the first. #
• Two of the big winners in allocation of new police are Shepparton and Brimbank. Grew up in one, live in the other. Just a coincidence. #
• Amazing what a difference it makes when you remember to forward a port. #
• Lots of sirens going off nearby. #
• Wishing I had hatches to batten down. The weather out there is wild. #
• Another @theage howler "To expensive to play: All Blacks will not compete at 2015 World Cup " http://t.co/93aC3PuL #
• Very. very dark outside now. #
• Very eery out there now – grey, still and quiet. #
• Must be tired. Two rookie mistakes in updating files today, thanks be to @Microsoft for 'Previous Version' #
• For all the build up that wasn't much of a storm. #
• Lots of loud thunder now. #
• Oh how I love you my UPS! I would have lost most of a form I have just coded without you. #
• Okay, it's a proper thunderstorm now. #
• One cat 'rescued'. All it cost was a pair of ruined slippers, a mud covered deck and a saturated husband and wife. #
• Grrrrrr. The cool new Kindles are US only. I'd buy a Kindle Touch and Kindle Fire today if I could. @AmazonKindle #
• Feels odd to be actually watching the GF this year. #
• Channel 10 – you're epg seems to be an hour out. #

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• Woo Hoo, had to go and pick up Bert but looks like my suggestion kicked off Town and Country on the @BBCChrisHawkins show! #teatowelclub #
• They mowed their nature strip yesterday, woman in red blazer taking snaps today. Seems we may be getting new neighbours. #
• One mystery MAC address on my network. Can not, for the life of me, figure out what it is attached to. #
• Canucks pre-season starts today, here we go again… #
• If there was a milk bar opposite Bert's school I'd buy out every lolly they had. #wishfullthinking #sugarcravingsgonemad #
• Star Wars on Bluray was spectacular, the little ones loved it too. #
• I am not a DJ : http://www.djanthonymalloy.com #
• Truck backing up next door – can't tell if it's moving in or moving out though. #damnIneedasidewindow #
• Confirmed – neighbours moving out. #
• Two sleeping adults, 5 kids watching Yogi Bear, time to get some work done. #butit #039;sonly7.15onasundaymorningareyouinsane #
• Never, ever, look at the colour of the water after steam cleaning your carpets. #
• Poor Bert, came off worse in a confrontation with some paving stones yesterday and is a sad and sorry boy still. #

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