seems you really do have to look after them after all
Beavers blamed for train derailment
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Friday, June 5, 2009
time goes by
i wrote the following a couple of months ago when my life was on the cusp of change;
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i now live with a sense that the days will look after themselves without too much interference from me and we will be OK or better (in a relative sense)
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quite frankly i am not sure that i havent interfered too much but life has certainly changed and it has more change to go. one can only tell if my musing at the time will become reality for all concerned.
whatever happens i think we will all be OK or better (in a relative sense) but like any journey in life - if you dont like the ride - you might simply have to choose to get off the "train".
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i now live with a sense that the days will look after themselves without too much interference from me and we will be OK or better (in a relative sense)
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quite frankly i am not sure that i havent interfered too much but life has certainly changed and it has more change to go. one can only tell if my musing at the time will become reality for all concerned.
whatever happens i think we will all be OK or better (in a relative sense) but like any journey in life - if you dont like the ride - you might simply have to choose to get off the "train".
Friday, May 22, 2009
apologies
this blog is neglected i know, but one has been busy. its strange but it seems that the lives of all the people close to me (and me) are interesting at the moment. there are dramas (some of them serious but generally not "major") but all of them together make life just a little bit interesting.
in some instances the parts do not know the whole so my apologies for being distracted/aloof/distant. i think of you all often i promise even if it is only fleetingly.
so what is actually happening in Dullsville:
- grandad is back in hospital (nothing serious it seems). he was struggling to get around - then he gets admitted to hospital and it now appears he is doing laps (go figure)
- nanna is getting better (but she will need some pretty major back surgery sooner or later
- georgia is being repatriated back to Australia. it sometimes happens when all monetary reserves run out
- nan and pop seem to be going ok (she has 300+ cds, a buddha, a couple of metal dogs and some more freebies on the way, he has steroids)
- maggie (a real dog) passed away today
- fi and Kee are battling on in Melbourne (one of Kee's cousins has terminal cancer - ps girls get a pap smear done regularly)
= sue and jeff are still trying to work out how to manage the transition to London (and the WA Govt arent really that helpful - frankly i am being kind. maybe one day i will actually tell the story to inside cover)
- jeff has stopped working in the BWS and has cut back his hours to 3 days to help the company he is working for weather the global economic storm
other than all that things are damn rosy. so please forgive me if i leave you out. i care for you all and i will be back
in some instances the parts do not know the whole so my apologies for being distracted/aloof/distant. i think of you all often i promise even if it is only fleetingly.
so what is actually happening in Dullsville:
- grandad is back in hospital (nothing serious it seems). he was struggling to get around - then he gets admitted to hospital and it now appears he is doing laps (go figure)
- nanna is getting better (but she will need some pretty major back surgery sooner or later
- georgia is being repatriated back to Australia. it sometimes happens when all monetary reserves run out
- nan and pop seem to be going ok (she has 300+ cds, a buddha, a couple of metal dogs and some more freebies on the way, he has steroids)
- maggie (a real dog) passed away today
- fi and Kee are battling on in Melbourne (one of Kee's cousins has terminal cancer - ps girls get a pap smear done regularly)
= sue and jeff are still trying to work out how to manage the transition to London (and the WA Govt arent really that helpful - frankly i am being kind. maybe one day i will actually tell the story to inside cover)
- jeff has stopped working in the BWS and has cut back his hours to 3 days to help the company he is working for weather the global economic storm
other than all that things are damn rosy. so please forgive me if i leave you out. i care for you all and i will be back
Thursday, May 14, 2009
life she is a changing again
the past few months have been busier (at least in a structured way) than those n the recent past before them and things are going to change over the coming months:
- nanna has had her ops and is getting better and Grandad went home (tuesday) after spending his time in respite care for ~2 months. as with every situation there is always good and bad. while it was necessary it was "awful" (and i am sure i will never go here - the smell alone affected me everytime). however, it provided the opportunity for us to spend more time together than would have been likely otherwise. i really enjoyed these times - even when we sat and said nothing!!
- i am giving up the bottleshop (i like it but it was getting to be too hard) but
- i am changing my consulting arrangement as well (moving from 5 days to 3) so while the money might go down again for a while i will have some freer (or certainly less structured) time over the next couple of months which might come in handy.
- we are going to London for sure
- nan/pop are kicking arse (no kidding) - give me some of their drugs
one thing which isnt changing - i am still not sleeping well!!
- nanna has had her ops and is getting better and Grandad went home (tuesday) after spending his time in respite care for ~2 months. as with every situation there is always good and bad. while it was necessary it was "awful" (and i am sure i will never go here - the smell alone affected me everytime). however, it provided the opportunity for us to spend more time together than would have been likely otherwise. i really enjoyed these times - even when we sat and said nothing!!
- i am giving up the bottleshop (i like it but it was getting to be too hard) but
- i am changing my consulting arrangement as well (moving from 5 days to 3) so while the money might go down again for a while i will have some freer (or certainly less structured) time over the next couple of months which might come in handy.
- we are going to London for sure
- nan/pop are kicking arse (no kidding) - give me some of their drugs
one thing which isnt changing - i am still not sleeping well!!
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
life in the faster lane
life above ground generally speaking is a good thing, but i suspect for many it is actually a chore.
i reckon the past 18 months have made me a more grounded and in my own mind a better (but still no way close to a perfect)person.
Philosophically, i have reached the "tipping" point where one says one should have a good life (rather than simply have a long life) and frankly i personally will not grow old (and be infirm) for the sake of it.
my attitude to what looks like success and especially to money/property has changed drastically i think (but if i had none i might not be so philosophical about it) to one where i now think money/property is simply a means to an end rather than an end (or symbol) in itself. having said that clearly we do not live yet (i will win lotto one day) in a world where money is no object.
however, that is not my key thought (well nearly its not). having spent some time on the bench (as a "redundant person") and more recently having spent some time in the "faster" lane i have come to have a different view or it.
the world is simply a network of maybe faster lanes -like highways next to freeways or Autobahns.
if you are in any one of these lanes on a busy day it can look like an autobahn (bit like some women/men look better/bigger after a skin full of your favourite alcohol). but in reality life is sometimes not an autobhahn but simply just a fast highway lane turning into a country lane if something doesnt change soon.
rushing around like an "idiot" in a small car on a small highway will never solve the problem.
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its related i think
a man goes to see a hooker and he says "honey do you take american express." she retorts - "honey you pay your money you can go as fast as you like".
the question here is - was he driving on a country road or an autobahn?? the size of the tunnels may not be relevant.
maybe he will never know unless he stops (at some point) and looks around.
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the more time i now spend in the faster lane the less enamoured i am to it overall. there seem to me to be too many "idiots" running around madly "shouting" at people.
but that might just be a symptom of my age or experiences.
maybe my lotto ticket will save me and allow me to get out onto the bikepaths of life.
i reckon the past 18 months have made me a more grounded and in my own mind a better (but still no way close to a perfect)person.
Philosophically, i have reached the "tipping" point where one says one should have a good life (rather than simply have a long life) and frankly i personally will not grow old (and be infirm) for the sake of it.
my attitude to what looks like success and especially to money/property has changed drastically i think (but if i had none i might not be so philosophical about it) to one where i now think money/property is simply a means to an end rather than an end (or symbol) in itself. having said that clearly we do not live yet (i will win lotto one day) in a world where money is no object.
however, that is not my key thought (well nearly its not). having spent some time on the bench (as a "redundant person") and more recently having spent some time in the "faster" lane i have come to have a different view or it.
the world is simply a network of maybe faster lanes -like highways next to freeways or Autobahns.
if you are in any one of these lanes on a busy day it can look like an autobahn (bit like some women/men look better/bigger after a skin full of your favourite alcohol). but in reality life is sometimes not an autobhahn but simply just a fast highway lane turning into a country lane if something doesnt change soon.
rushing around like an "idiot" in a small car on a small highway will never solve the problem.
__________________________________
its related i think
a man goes to see a hooker and he says "honey do you take american express." she retorts - "honey you pay your money you can go as fast as you like".
the question here is - was he driving on a country road or an autobahn?? the size of the tunnels may not be relevant.
maybe he will never know unless he stops (at some point) and looks around.
_________________________________
the more time i now spend in the faster lane the less enamoured i am to it overall. there seem to me to be too many "idiots" running around madly "shouting" at people.
but that might just be a symptom of my age or experiences.
maybe my lotto ticket will save me and allow me to get out onto the bikepaths of life.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
humourous
things have been a bit hectic over the past few weeks and i havent had the time or the inclination to blog. However, i could not let the opportunity to post this joke/story sent to me today (thank you Sue) go by. I laughed but i guess i have this kind of sense of humour.
The Meaty Bites Diet
I've got 2 dogs. I bought a large bag of Meaty Bites at Big W and was standing in line at the check-out.
A woman behind me asked if I had a dog.
On impulse, I told her that no, I was starting The Meaty Bites Diet again, although I probably shouldn't because I'd ended up in the hospital last time, but that I'd lost 25 kgs before I woke in an intensive care ward with tubes coming out of most of my orifices and IV's in both arms.
I told her that it was essentially a perfect diet and that the way that it works is to load your pants pockets with Meaty Bites and simply eat one or two every time you feel hungry & that the food is nutritionally complete so I was going to try it again.
I have to mention here that practically everyone in the line was by now enthralled with my story, particularly a guy who was behind her.
Horrified, she asked if I'd ended up in the hospital in that condition because I had been poisoned by the food. I told her no, it was because I'd been sitting in the middle of the road licking my d… and a car hit me.
I thought one guy was going to have a heart attack he was laughing so hard as he staggered out the door.
Stupid bitch...why else would I buy dog food??
The Meaty Bites Diet
I've got 2 dogs. I bought a large bag of Meaty Bites at Big W and was standing in line at the check-out.
A woman behind me asked if I had a dog.
On impulse, I told her that no, I was starting The Meaty Bites Diet again, although I probably shouldn't because I'd ended up in the hospital last time, but that I'd lost 25 kgs before I woke in an intensive care ward with tubes coming out of most of my orifices and IV's in both arms.
I told her that it was essentially a perfect diet and that the way that it works is to load your pants pockets with Meaty Bites and simply eat one or two every time you feel hungry & that the food is nutritionally complete so I was going to try it again.
I have to mention here that practically everyone in the line was by now enthralled with my story, particularly a guy who was behind her.
Horrified, she asked if I'd ended up in the hospital in that condition because I had been poisoned by the food. I told her no, it was because I'd been sitting in the middle of the road licking my d… and a car hit me.
I thought one guy was going to have a heart attack he was laughing so hard as he staggered out the door.
Stupid bitch...why else would I buy dog food??
Sunday, April 19, 2009
melbourne - great place to visit
i quite like melbourne as a city to visit. it is people friendly (as a tourist). the food is cheap, the public transport is good (at least when we travelled on it) and the choices of settings (mountains/snow, beaches/surf, cafes, restaurants and great food which is cheap by comparison to perth) are all available in easy reach of the city (3-4 hours drive).
the weather is sometimes a bit iffy (4 seasons in 1 day) and in comparison to Perth the locals are less concerned about their environment (there is way too much rubbish and crap graffiti. My only other gripe is smoking - the sooner they stop it at restaurants and cafes the better (my view) as it detracts from what would otherwise be fantastic street eating.
overall we had a great time in Melbourne due largely to family and friends but it is a city well worth visiting for the sport, arts, scenery and food/wine. I'd go back.
some photos (not all from the same trip to prove my point):
the weather is sometimes a bit iffy (4 seasons in 1 day) and in comparison to Perth the locals are less concerned about their environment (there is way too much rubbish and crap graffiti. My only other gripe is smoking - the sooner they stop it at restaurants and cafes the better (my view) as it detracts from what would otherwise be fantastic street eating.
overall we had a great time in Melbourne due largely to family and friends but it is a city well worth visiting for the sport, arts, scenery and food/wine. I'd go back.
some photos (not all from the same trip to prove my point):
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