You’ve heard it before (excuse the pun)… “you hear but don’t listen…” but is that not the same thing? The two words are almost interchangeable so whats the difference? The english language being what it is, is a complex beast and yes the two words can be quite similar in meaning yet also quite distinct.
Architects + Engineers + Contractors
April 6th, 2009An architect is said to be a man who knows very little about a great deal and keeps knowing less and less about more and more until he knows practically nothing about everything, whereas an engineer is a man who knows a great deal about very little and who goes along knowing more and more about less and less until finally he knows practically everything about nothing. A contractor starts out knowing practically everything about everything, but ends up by knowing nothing about anything, due to his association with architects and engineers.
at last QLD gets Daylight Saving!
April 1st, 2009
After the very successful running of the second Earth Hour last week, the QLD government has hit on a novel way of appeasing all parties in the debate over Daylight Saving in the state.
putting the Cart before the Horse
March 19th, 2009
...have I got ahead of myself?
Do you find yourself one step ahead of yourself…?
Do you get things ‘arse about tit’?
Are you too quick for your own good?
If you answered ‘Yes’ to any of the above then you should read on.
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Valentines Day
February 11th, 2009
Well, what can one say… arguable one of the most commercial days on the calender.
The History of Valentines Day is more ledgend than fact and depending on your persuasion, it can have either Christian or Roman origins. That aside, why do we pour millions into the day each year?
Pulling up the Pile
January 30th, 2009Pulling up the Pile – Is it really that interesting or important?
vacuum cleaner 'pulling up the pile'
Its a simple enough thought or question and does not require much in the way of an answer, yet for some it can be a matter of ‘life and death’…
The Male / Female Communication Impass
January 12th, 2009
What is it that causes the misunderstanding between the sexes?
Well its a known sociological fact that when men talk, they look at the person they are speaking too. When men listen, they stop what they are doing and look at the person speaking to them. Women on the other hand, do not necessarily look at the person they are speaking to nor do they as a rule look at the person they are listening too.
It is also widely recognised that men listen to the entire point and then may utter a single sound in acknowledgement of receipt of that point. Women on the other hand offer constant acknowledgement whilst listening using either body language or complex utterances.
an Umbrella or a Tree ?
January 6th, 2009
…so what’s better, an umbrella or a tree..?
They both give you shade and that’s about where the similarities end. But it is exactly that similarity that I wish to resolve, is the shade from a tree better than the shade from an umbrella?
Ants, Ants, Ants…
December 1st, 2008
We’ve all got them but do we want them..?
Yes there are those amongst us who would go to great lengths I’m sure, to protect the ants but I’m not one of them [and I suspect neither are the vast majority of us].
Ants, ants, ants ...
So try as I may, I seem unable to get rid of them and its not just ONE hive of ants I’m dealing with here but FOUR… and its not just ONE species of ant but again FOUR different types of ant..!
Forgive me Father…
November 20th, 2008
Forgive me Father for I have sinned. It has been 8 long weeks since my last post…!
FATHER: Well, I’m sure there is a very good explanation for your lapse in whining. Care to share that with us?
ED: Err, too busy with other things..? can’t be arsed..? generally just been lazy..?
..This is not doing it for you, is it?
How ’bout this then…