Archive for December, 2010

Potholes in Paradise

Tuesday, December 28th, 2010

…and that’s SURFERS PARADISE down on the sunny GOLD COAST… in QLD, AUSTRALIA.

Potholes in Paradise
Potholes in Paradise

It’s an absolute circus… a bit of rain and ta da… potholes everywhere!

You couldn’t write a better comedy script even if you tried. The City Councillors (bless their souls) are always looking for ways to save money and not paying for proper roads seems to be one way to do it..!

It’s not rocket science but when contractors can bulldoze down a few trees in your neighbourhood one day and you’ll be driving on a brand spanking new tarmac road the next… something has to be amiss.

In other countries it takes a fair few weeks to lay a new road but not in Paradise, we do it in a matter of days. To the naked eye it looks the same, feels the same when you drive on it and hey… it even costs the same.

So why the potholes?

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When It Rains – It Pours

Tuesday, December 21st, 2010
When It Rains - It Pours

When It Rains - It Pours

When It Rains – It Pours

…some days you just wake up and it all goes to pot

So the baby decides to up chuck the moment you put her down for her nights sleep and you have to suddenly change the bedding.

You then try to put her down but she decides a nappy change is required, even though you changed it only 20 minutes prior.

3rd attempt at getting her to sleep is met with wide awake eyes and a desire for play time – after all the stimulation of the past half hour, would you expect anything less?

Finally worn out and ready for bed but alas, she is now over tired and restless and won’t settle. Never fear its almost feeding time again so lets do it all over again…

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WikiLeaks, the Governments Big Brother

Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

WikiLeaks
Hey.. Mr Government,

BIG BROTHER

is watching YOU!

How does it feel now, with the shoe on the other foot…?

Well, it feels just great from where I’m sitting down here as Mr Joe Blow public.

It’s about time somebody stood up and began holding the worlds governments accountable and today that somebody is Julian Assange and WikiLeaks.

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