Category Archives: from the blogroll

First week nerves

By 6000 | 6000 | January 21, 2012

The first week back at school has gone swimmingly for the boy. But then he finds himself in familiar surroundings surrounded by familiar people. Monday was Scoop’s first day at “big school”. Before and even during arrival at school, she was excited and upbeat. I captured this as she lined up for the first time, [...]

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Winning?

By 6000 | 6000 | November 1, 2011

This is a sticky post. There are other posts below this, but they are less sticky and have already become unstuck. Scroll down to see the pile of other posts which have slipped further down this page. Yes, it’s that time of year again when I ask for your assistance in promoting my blog in [...]

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Times like these…

By 6000 | 6000 | October 1, 2011

Your Quote of the Day comes from Brian Micklethwait who has a dodgy internet connection: My internet connection is doing weird things, going on and off and on again and off again, for no apparent reason.  I fiddle about with the connections, which sometimes seems to work, but this could be coincidence. All of which is of [...]

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History today

By 6000 | 6000 | August 19, 2011

While commenting on this post, I was reminded of History Today – a series of sketches by David Baddiel and Rob Newman of Newman & Baddiel in Pieces and The Mary Whitehouse Experience fame. Brilliant early 90′s “alternative” comedy:   TMWE started out on radio in the late 80′s and I can still remember listening [...]

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Picture admin

By 6000 | 6000 | August 17, 2011

Right, first up, this amazing photo from flickr user assassin00708. I have no idea whether he is actually an assassin, but I did spot this on his photostream and thought it deserved sharing. Which he describes thus: Photograph taken on Signal Hill looking over the CBD. Sun setting behind Lions head and signal hill with the [...]

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