Pentax 10-17mm fisheye lens
Posted on April 24, 2008 - Filed Under General, News, Personal, Technology | 1 Comment
lets see if i can remember how to do this blog thing
its been a while
just updating you on my camera stuff
i went out and bought a Pentax 10-17mm fisheye lens (or is it fish eye ?) the other weekend
i had been tossing up between that and the Sigma 10-20mm wide angle lens
it was [...]
Peter Frampton
Posted on March 8, 2008 - Filed Under General | Leave a Comment
It really kinda grates on my nerves to see one of my favorite singing stars when growing up using his musical talents for a Geico commercial…
Then….and now.
Super Mario on Guitar!
Posted on January 13, 2008 - Filed Under General | Leave a Comment
Hey Oz!
I can’t imagine how this fellow does this on two guitars!
Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed
Posted on November 27, 2007 - Filed Under General | 1 Comment
Oz
Here is a new movie about intelligent design soon to be out in February.
The more I thought about this situation, the more I wondered why we tolerate free speech in every other area of this society, but not here.
What makes this situation so different? In my experience, people who are confident in [...]
Red Bull Air Race, Perth 2007
Posted on November 7, 2007 - Filed Under General, News | Leave a Comment
Dont ask me who won
Dont even ask me who was in it
but it was a great opportunity to get out and take some different photos
with planes taking off and landing just metres from the city centre
They used Langley Park, which used to be the airport at one time (before my time though)
It was a beautifully [...]
Hot rod and street machine spectacular
Posted on October 29, 2007 - Filed Under General, News, Personal, Technology | Leave a Comment
Burswood Dome, Western Australia
i spent a good few hours there on Saturdey
and went back Sunday to look around the car park too
(they evem let me p[ark my EH in rith all the hot rods )
i took a few photos
some of which i have put up
and the rest willbe up as soon as i can [...]
Spring is sprung
Posted on September 11, 2007 - Filed Under Environmentalism, General, Personal | 1 Comment
well sort of
its still raining
but the Kings Park wildflower festival has started, in fact it started the first weekend in September
we do spring from the first of September
so i trundled along, with my dad, Iris and my sister and tried to make a nice day of it
the weather wasnt brilliant for flower photography, [...]
g’day
Posted on August 2, 2007 - Filed Under General | 1 Comment
yous all
how y goin
wanna come over for a barbie and a kick of the footy, a couple of beers and a spin in my Holden?
its byo though
no worries
she’ll be right
mate
my last post
Posted on August 1, 2007 - Filed Under General | 1 Comment
as an Englishman
Seeing as i have lived here for nearly 40 years
i figured i should become an Aussie
so i am off to be naturalised
wish me luck
i hate hospitals lol
and i will see you all soon
Mate
its raining again
Posted on July 7, 2007 - Filed Under Environmentalism, General, Humor, News, Personal | 1 Comment
g’day Boz
this is the second Sunday in a row its rained
i dont know who organised the weather this year but they sure mucked up the weekends
its only supposed to rain when i am at work or asleep
anyway i took advantage of it to do some stuff on my site and to write this post [...]
Beatles Lyrics: UE Challenge
Posted on July 7, 2007 - Filed Under General, Personal | 1 Comment
This week at the Unique Weekend Challenge is Beatles Lyrics. I went way out on a limb I think with this one:
“Carousel” from Sun King
Here comes the sun king
Here comes the sun king
Everybody’s laughing
Everybody’s happy
Here comes the sun king
Quando paramucho mi amore de felice carathon
Mundo paparazzi mi amore cicce verdi parasol
Questo abrigado [...]
mate, really?
Posted on July 3, 2007 - Filed Under General, Humor, News | 1 Comment
something i havent gotten the hang of yet (its only been 40 years) is the calling of any male “mate”
and i do mean any male
it could be a neighbour, a work collegue, a stranger on the bus, the guy you just bumped into cos you wernt looking where you were going “sorry mate”
but the oddest [...]
UE Photo Challenge: Going Up the Country
Posted on June 30, 2007 - Filed Under General, Personal | 1 Comment
This weekend at Unique Exposures, the week-end theme challenge is Going Up the Country.
I chose this rural area in Harford County taken my favorite time of year.
How to embed You Tube
Posted on June 25, 2007 - Filed Under General | Leave a Comment
To my ozzie partner,
I didn’t use You Tube much in my other blog, but I didn’t realize you were going to find it so difficult. So I thought you might need this little tutorial on how to embed a You Tube console into this Word Press Blog.
It really is rather easy. You don’t [...]
double sigh
Posted on June 24, 2007 - Filed Under General | 1 Comment
ok Boz
i know i am not stupid ( i think)
but i was going to follow your lead here and add a funny youtube video
so
i go to youtube
search for a suitable video
find the right one after much searching (youtube is bad news when i get on there)
i click the link post video (seems the right one [...]
sigh
Posted on June 24, 2007 - Filed Under General | Leave a Comment
g’day Boz
well my holiday is at an end
not that i went away anywhere
i did go on a “tourist” type bus tour
this one to be exact
www.citsightseeingperth.com
i went round twice the first time and then did it again the next day
trying to test my new K10D of course
i have edited the photos, but i have to [...]
Suppress Carnal Urges
Posted on June 3, 2007 - Filed Under General | 1 Comment
Oz!
I can’t believe you didn’t know what Graham Crackers are! But when you asked me what exactly they were made of, I couldn’t answer you!
Anyway, I looked it up and learned a lot about them myself. First of all, I learned that that the creator, Rev. Sylvester Graham, made them soley with “graham flour”, that [...]
John and Barb have been having cultural exchanges over tea for nearly 10 years. Now they're going public. :)
