Archive for March, 2007

Thought For The Day

Monday, March 19th, 2007

For those who believe in God, most of the big questions are answered. But for those of us who can’t readily accept the God formula, the big answers don’t remain stone-written. We adjust to new conditions and discoveries. We are pliable. Love need not be a command or faith a dictum. I am my own [...]

A Man Turns 34

Monday, March 19th, 2007

Note: I will deny the entire contents of this post if my daughter ever finds it later in her life and confronts me with it. I expect you all to back me up in those denials.
So, how did I welcome in 34th birthday? Recall that I was spending it in Australia.
Before I get into the [...]

The Top 10 Corporate Moments In Rock

Monday, March 19th, 2007

Let’s start back into this with something easy: a little bit of linkbloggery. I had a few moments of amusement, reading The Top 10 Corporate Moments In Rock at Earvolution the other day. The classic one for me, and also a favourite of my pal Doug, is this one:
3. Geffen Sues Neil Young For [...]

From The Ashes…

Monday, March 19th, 2007

There was a time in my life where if I “disappeared” off the Internet for two weeks, from my birthday through St. Patrick’s Day, it would have meant that I was on some sort of mad road trip across North America, having adventures and probably breaking a law or two.
Not so this year.
While I did [...]

Food Porn From Melbourne

Saturday, March 3rd, 2007

I’m going to interrupt the sight-seeing with some food porn from down under.

I went out Wednesday with Rick, my new boss, for dinner at Pearl, a restaurant more-or-less across the street from the office. And wow, was that some good eating. Easily in the top five meals I’ve had.
Here’s quotes from a review:
“Awarded three hats [...]

Maroondah Reservoir

Thursday, March 1st, 2007

After seeing the animals yesterday, I spent some time at the Maroondah Reservoir park.
It’s a lovely area, and you can climb up to the top of the dam to look out over the Maroondah Reservoir, which provides a lot of the water for Melbourne.

It’s very apparent looking at the state of the reservoid, from atop [...]