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This was originally a cat, a playful cat - you can read about it here but it is also a 3 in one set so there are 2 more official builds t...

A grey day and rainy to start. Always a risk on these days that depression creeps up on me. I know what to do - get some wins in place an...

Notes I'm not sure anyone ever expected this space to be something, someone was interested in, but I find it fascinating, the way the li...

Blackbutt parkrun is held in the Richley Recreation Reserve, New Lambton, New South Wales. The course is run on a mixture of bitumen path...

A wet day to end the weekend. Finished off my blog review post and headed out after lunch time for an umbrella walk. Thinking to walk two...

Hello there! Having completed my earlier travel posts on several interesting countries and regions, including Japan, Maldives, Indonesia...

Was a late night and and early watch the markets session. Chose not to do much in ugly markets. Has been a tough week in a week markets w...

The peeling sign - sun damaged and not really keeping it together. But certainly doing better than the imprisoned sign, although maybe t...

The heavyweight division is in absolute shambles in UFC at the moment. We have a champion who has only somewhat defending his belt one ...

Another hot day on the way. Meeting with a friend for coffee and half a breakfast. I had the half my wife did not eat. Was a good chance ...

A hot day cooking up. We have a different day lined up. Train up the Central Coast for a lunch with a bunch of my wife's former colleague...

Yarrabilba parkrun is one of the fastest courses in our area. Three and a half laps of the Darlington Parklands, I get dizzy just thinkin...

Been a while. Did get the bike out of the garage. Been there since the back wheel was replaced in November. Not really prepared - did hav...

There is a lot of street art in Melbourne, not all of it is great but you can still find some pretty amazing pieces, I generally like th...

A frustrating day unfolding. Tried to build a bonus page for a product I am promoting. Using a tool I have used a lot - did nit work the ...

Notes How is somewhere that I'm used to seeing so deserted? Where are all the people that are normally pushing a standing and staring, w...

Start the day wrestling the start of a cold. My wife has been sick a few days though she did go to work this morning. Got in the car to t...

Ah... we do love going to Jervis Bay for a little bit of a family (no extended family...) recharge time. It is almost becoming a yearly ...

We have been to Ipswich parkrun twice. The first time I walked carrying a bit of an injury back in 2019, the second time I ran. I remembe...

Another hot day cooking up. My wife is sick as a dog - cannot move. Was feeling like a nowhere day. Spent some writing up investing accou...

What a match though right? The oldest player in the tournament vs one of the youngest in the tournament in the final of a Slam which is...

So today my mate and I made the pilgrimage from Brisbane to Sydney to watch Australia's famous YouTube chef defend the welterweight strap...

Another hot day. My wife is still sick. She was OK for me to go the birthday party for our friend's daughter alone. Just as well - got po...

Notes There is something about the darkness of the city and the light that finds it's way in SettingsF10, 1/250, 500ISO, 15mm (35mm Equi...

Feels a bit like struggle street. Cannot get motivated to do stuff. Was up early to get to shops to buy pork ribs for birthday lunch with...

I have a great deal of respect for Novak Djokovic for a lot of reasons. At 38 years old he is defying all the odds by not just remaining...

2Got a different day lining up. Meeting a friend to talk investing ideas. She runs an antique jewellery store in one of the old Sydney ar...

Hello there! Having completed my earlier travel posts on several interesting countries and regions, including Japan, Maldives, Indonesia...

I suppose we should have seen this coming. Paramount my actually flood the market with even more events than UFC did before the $7.7 bil...

We have done Mitchelton parkrun twice and it is only about ten kilometres northwest of Brisbane but that is a long way for us living righ...