Historic Barns of Maryland
Posted on April 28, 2012 - Filed Under General
Oz
You know I’ve been sick.
So, today I spent the day in bed, and this program came on the television. Historic Barns of Maryland- I thought you’d like a preview:
FE – FC T shirt
Posted on March 14, 2012 - Filed Under Inspirational, News, Personal, Technology
HI Boz
thought you might like to see a new t-shirt I designed
my brother has a hand in organising the FE – FC Nationals in West Australia on the Easter weekend
he aims to get as many FE and FC Holdens to Perth as he can
he drives a 1958 FC Station wagon
So, anyway, I was thinking I wonder if I could Knock up a Tee shirt
I found a couple of photos i had taken, played with them a bit and stuck them on a shirt
what do you think
its in my zazzle shop
Photographic T-shirts for sale
Posted on January 23, 2012 - Filed Under General, Humor, Inspirational, News, Personal, Technology
Thanks Boz
for you help in getting the t shirts up and running
as much as Zazzle is easy, I got lost a few times 
and the “shop front” you made is great and has a nice retro touch.
I hope they appeal to some of the photo geeks out there
and I am always open to suggestions
and I know you use a Cannnnn, a Cannnnnnn, a Cannnnnnnn, a different brand to me
wow that was close I missed the r out of shirt in the heading, that may have sent some odd and disappointed people my way
lol
the pictures are in the previous blog
new shirts
Posted on January 19, 2012 - Filed Under General, Humor, Inspirational, News, Technology
Hi Boz
I have been playing around with my graphics programs and came up with some new ideas for T shirts
this time photography based ones, primarily aimed at Pentax users, but can be bought by any photography enthusiast
I even tried a black shirt
this one is a K1000 camera photo, as close as I can get it to life size
it reads 1000 reasons to take photos
Pentax K1000 t shirt
Hyperfocal distance for a white or black tee shirt
11 hyperfocal distance
hyperfocal distance at f11
and a rather simple f stops t-shirt based on a Pentax 50mm f1.2 manual K mount lens, just for the fun of it
f1.2 to f22 or should it be f22 to f1.2
I am sure the last 3 will confuse some people lol
and imagine being able to explain hyperfocal distance, on you T shirt
hmmm seems they arent in the shop yet, I was to quick
I will let you know when they are in there, and post a link
Perth airport viewing platform
Posted on January 13, 2012 - Filed Under General, News, Personal, Technology
Hi Boz
Thinking of going back the airport again tomorrow
especially if it is raining, to try and get some photos in the rain
plus I am hoping the planes will be coming from the South and therefore landing near the viewing platform rather than taking off
I havent got many landing photos, the last time I went we had to evacuate because of the fire
anyway I thought you might like a look where the platform is in relation to the runway
see the map below, its the red X
Top of the picture is North
The yellow road is Dunreath Road
Perth Airport fire 2012
Posted on January 4, 2012 - Filed Under News
Hi Barb
I went back to take more photos of the planes at the airport
I had noticed on the net they were coming in from the opposite end
which meant i could get (hopefully) some photos of them coming in to land
however it didnt eventuate
instead there was a bushfire at the end of the runway with quite thick smoke at times
a couple of planes did manage to land while I was there and i got photos
but the real excitement was watching the helitankers dropping water on it to put it out
I got quiet a few photos and here are a few
I will post more as I do them in my gallery
the helitankers got really low over the flames
you would have to be game to fly them, plus the smoke got so thick that they disappeared in it at times
Perth airport fire 2012
Perth airport fire 2012
Perth airport fire 2012
Perth airport fire 2012
Perth airport fire 2012
We were all told to evacuate the area eventually
and it now sounds the fire got pretty bad
Aeroplane watching: Perth airport viewing platform
Posted on January 2, 2012 - Filed Under General, Inspirational, Personal, Technology
Hi Boz, its been a while since I added anything
either my life is too boring or I have been really really busy
However I did do something interesting the other day (ok I think it was interesting)
I had to go into work during my holidays to make sure the printer still works (thats not the interesting bit)
while it was running through its cycle I read a local paper and came across an article about a new viewing platform at the Perth airport – “the Perth airport viewing platform”
oh I thought that sounds interesting, and seeing as the airport is on my way home
kind of nearly almost
if I go the long way
I decided to take a look
it is on Dunreath road, a road too new for my map book, but easy to find by following the large brown signs
it joins the international and domestic terminal by going around the outside of the runway
unfortunately I didnt have my camera
but I enjoyed watching a few planes come in and land ( I didnt see any take off)
So, to make a long story not quiet as long as it could be
I went back again the other day
camera in hand, with the 300mm lens
this time the runways were operating in the opposite direction (must be something to do with the wind??)
but I did get a few photos of planes taking off, and a number of different types of planes.
so here are a few photos:-
the new Aeroplane viewing platform
a plane taking off
Take off past the control tower
a smaller plane
small plane
I am not that much into planes that I know what is what
but a bit of a search on the net helps me out
first off I found a map that shows incoming and out going flights with some plane information
a link with types of aircraft
and a couple of links with airports Searches and ICAO ID
I have more photos on my web site and hopefully I can get back while I am still on holidays to get more photos
We Set the Date
Posted on December 21, 2011 - Filed Under Inspirational, Personal
February 27th, 2012!
Well handsome, the date is approaching soon. We have our wedding date and are planning the honeymoon.
A friend told me some time ago that what we’re trying to do is a “logistical nightmare.”
Well, it hasn’t been easy.
The courtship has been very non-traditional.
So why have a traditional marriage?
I hope we can be an inspiration to all long distance romances out there.
A Dolphin Tale
Posted on August 30, 2011 - Filed Under General, Inspirational
Hi Oz
Everyone loves a great dolphin story, no?
This movie is based on a true story of a dolphin who hurt its tail and how he survived.
Looking for Something Dumb To Do
Posted on July 23, 2011 - Filed Under General, Personal
Oz
I can’t get it out of my head.
It’s a beautiful night we’re looking for something dumb to do
Hey baby i think i wanna marry you
Is it the look in your eyes or is it this dancing juice
Who cares baby, i think i wanna marry you
Well i know this little chapel on the boulevard
We can go whoa whoa
No one will no whoa
Oh come on girl
Who cares if we’re trashed
Got a pocket full of cash we can blow whoa whoa
Shots of patrol whoa whoa
And guitar girl
Don’t say no no no no no
Just say yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
And we’ll go go go go go
If you’re ready, like i’m ready
Cos it’s a beautiful night we’re looking for something dumb to do
Hey baby i think i wanna marry you
Is it the look in your eyes or is it this dancing juice
Who cares baby, i think i wanna marry you
Oh
I’ll go get the ring
Let the choir bell sing like ooh ooh ooh
So what you wanna do ooh ooh
Lets just run girl
If we wake up and you want to break up
That’s cool ooh ooh
No i won’t blame you ooh ooh
It was fun girl
Don’t say no no no no no
Just say yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
And we’ll go go go go go
If you’re ready, like i’m ready
Cos it’s a beautiful night we’re looking for something dumb to do
Hey baby i think i wanna marry you
Is it the look in your eyes or is it this dancing juice
Who cares baby, i think i wanna marry you
Just say i do ooh ooh ooh
Tell me right now baby
Tell me right now baby, baby
Just say i do ooh ooh ooh
Tell me right now baby
Tell me right now baby, baby
Oh
It’s a beautiful night we’re looking for something dumb to do
Hey baby i think i wanna marry you
Is it the look in your eyes or is it this dancing juice
Who cares baby, i think i wanna marry you
tomorrow the world (evil laughter ha hah haaaa )
Posted on July 23, 2011 - Filed Under Humor, Inspirational, Personal, Technology
As you may know I can be pretty easy going and laid back
but there are a few things that irk me
you know, things like drivers that cut you off then brake and you just about run up their backside
usually it is serious stuff like that that gets my dander up
but now I have solved one of them (on my computer at least, tomorrow maybe the world)
the silly use of 12.00am and 12.00pm, its just wrong
all because some (not as clever as they thought they were) computer geniuses couldnt figure out how to make computers say 12.00 noon, or midnight the world it seems has now accepted the use of 12.00AM (and they capitalised it too on the computer, double grrrr) and PM .
12.00 am and 12.00 pm can not exist (in-spite of how clever computer programmers think they are). I do belive both are oxymorons (derived from two Greek words opposed in meaning, oxus ‘sharp’ and moros ‘dull’)
why??
am comes from antemeridian or before the meridian, pm from postmeridian or after the meridian, so what is the meridian
noon
so if noon is the meridian it can be neither before nor after itself and midnight being the exact opposite can also be neither before nor after
therefore 12.00 am and 12.00 pm can not exist and should cease to be accepted
so in my quest to stamp this practise out, my thin end of the wedge
I have worked out how to make my computer AM and PM free (in Windows 7 at least)
yippeeeeee
I clicked on the time to open up the date and time window. (there is likely a shorter way, maybe through the control panel)
click the change date and time button
click change calender settings (yes calender)
click the time tab
change short time to H:mm (no tt) and change long time to H:mm:ss
this will give you a 24 hour clock with no stupid AM or PM at all
(the capital H gives the 24 hour clock)
now I am a happy camper
tomorrow the world
if i get up in time
It Makes the Indian Cry
Posted on May 17, 2011 - Filed Under Environmentalism, General, Personal
Oz…
Children all across the nation learned not to pollute, in this highly effective ad. I saw this many times growing up and in the evenings on TV, this commercial would show. I thought I’d share with you!
Engaged
Posted on May 6, 2011 - Filed Under Personal
Well Oz,
Who would have thought so many, many, years ago, one gumnut and one xerraire would have actually met in person and then finally taken that companionship to engagement?
We sure have taken our teas and cultural exchanges to a whole other level!
Create your own video slideshow at animoto.com.
Love you, handsome.
Weather For You
Posted on April 8, 2011 - Filed Under Personal
Hi Oz!
Here is the weather forecast I’ve cooked up for you when you get here.
Have a safe trip!
~Boz
the weighest of less
Posted on March 15, 2011 - Filed Under Humor, Inspirational, News, Personal, Technology
ok
I know that this is in reference to suitcases
and that they should be lightweight so you can carry more stuff you need
but is there a particular suitcase that falls in the category of the weighest of less
i did a search, but all i got was the search engine trying to correct “weighest”
i could use a weighest of less suitcase
Big Al’s poker run
Posted on February 16, 2011 - Filed Under Inspirational, Personal, Technology
G’day Boz
I know how much of a car enthusiast you are, especially American muscle cars. I believe you owned a Comaro iroc z (or something like that) or a Cobra II Mustang (or both?). So I thought I would share the photos i took at Big Al’s poker run last weekend. The poker run is a charity event where hot rods, custom, classics and old Australian cars gather near Burswood casino for a few hours (about 5 I guess) before going for a cruise around Perth and its suburbs. The 5 hours gave me heaps of time to wander through the cars, have a really good look and get a few photos (350ish, nowhere near what you would of taken I bet lol ). Some cars were just nice looking classics, there was a beautiful white Riley, some were customised almost beyond recognition or like the jacked up 4WD Austin of England, a bit unbelievable. Of course there were heaps of American cars, as any American car is allowed to enter and heaps of hot rods (including 2 rusty old rat rods). You could say there was a herd of Mustangs. Of course what I was looking for were old Aussie classics in particular the 1964 EH Holden like mine (hoping for inspiration lol, although the stretch limo one was a bit beyond my budget )
Any way, the short story is I have managed to get a few photos on my site and will be adding some every night till they are all up there (thats the plan at least)
the photos are here if you want to see them
plus there are previous years too
Roaches and Valentines
Posted on February 13, 2011 - Filed Under Humor, News, Personal
Hi Oz!
Since I know when you read this it will already be Valentine’s Day where you live, I thought I would share this little tidbit with you from Yahoo News.
In what is described as the perfect Valentine’s Day gift, New York’s Bronx Zoo is offering the chance to name a Madagascar hissing cockroach after that special someone in your life.”Flowers wilt. Chocolates melt. Roaches are forever,” the zoo said on its website about the name a roach gift, which was also billed as a limited Valentine’s Day offer.
More than 1,000 people chose the cockroach option for their Valentine in the first 24 hours of the offer this week, a zoo spokesman said.
The recipient of the present gets a certificate explaining that there is a special insect living at the zoo with his or her name on it.
The $10 (6 pounds) donation for the gift will go to helping preserve wildlife and forests in Madagascar, according to the zoo, which has some 58,000 Madagascar specimens that need names.
The Madagascar is the largest and noisiest variety of cockroach.
Think it’s something Perth Zoo would like to do?
In any case, Happy Valentine’s Day!
New EH Holden design shirts
Posted on January 25, 2011 - Filed Under General, Inspirational, News, Personal
Gday Boz
finally I did another 2 EH designs, one is more a graphic and the other a bit grungy (and just in time for Valentines day too lol). Both are based on the front view of the 1963-64 EH Holden that I drive.
EH holden T shirt graphic
EH Holden T shirt grungy
and both can have text added (it may take some playing though) such as a personalised number plate, a name (Barbs EH) or maybe a slogan “I DO push my Holden rather than drive a Ford”
Hey I could send you one with Happy Valentines which one do you prefer ??
these are now in my EH Gift Shop
thanks again for your help
Maryland Rails to Trails
Posted on December 30, 2010 - Filed Under General, Personal
Hi Oz!
I thought you’d like to see a Maryland Outdoors edition that talks about railroad lines that have been converted to trails!
Man Quits Job, Makes Living Suing E-mail Spammers
Posted on December 27, 2010 - Filed Under General, News, Technology
Hey Oz
You know how much spam I get and how much extra work it makes for me…So this headline from My Way really caught my attention!
keep looking »Daniel Balsam hates spam. Most everybody does, of course. But he has acted on his hate as few have, going far beyond simply hitting the delete button. He sues them.
Eight years ago, Balsam was working as a marketer when he received one too many e-mail pitches to enlarge his breasts.
Enraged, he launched a Web site called Danhatesspam.com, quit a career in marketing to go to law school and is making a decent living suing companies who flood his e-mail inboxes with offers of cheap drugs, free sex and unbelievable vacations.
“I feel like I’m doing a little bit of good cleaning up the Internet,” Balsam said.
From San Francisco Superior Court small claims court to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Balsam, based in San Francisco, has filed many lawsuits, including dozens before he graduated law school in 2008, against e-mail marketers he says violate anti-spamming laws.
His many victories are mere rain drops in the ocean considering that Cisco Systems Inc. estimates that there are 200 billion spam messages circulating a day, accounting for 90 percent of all e-mail.
Still, Balsam settles enough lawsuits and collects enough from judgments to make a living. He has racked up well in excess of $1 million in court judgments and lawsuit settlements with companies accused of sending illegal spam.
