Wednesday, February 25, 2009

A TURTLE NAMED MYRTLE

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Biomimetic robotics, rolls off the tongue nicely. What it means is observing nature's solution to a problem, distill it to the basic un...
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Tuesday, February 24, 2009

TELSTRA CALLED

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And only two days after I complained about the phone line. As per Murphy's Law, every time I picked up the phone to call in a fault, th...
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Friday, February 20, 2009

NASA IMAGES

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These images are from the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) on NASA's Terra satellite from February...
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Wednesday, February 18, 2009

DE-CLUTTERING

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I've been going through every cupboard and drawer since before Christmas and I've already taken a large box and bag to the op-shop. ...
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Sunday, February 15, 2009

I'VE GOT A FRIEND

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Friend and freeloader. I had my breakfast outside before the smoke haze became too bad and she (that's a he up there) landed on the tab...
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Saturday, February 14, 2009

SEVEN DAYS ON

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The nightmare still continues even without the flames. People were taken back to Marysville in buses today to see the destruction of their t...
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Thursday, February 12, 2009

I HATE FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS

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I never watch the show, it's cruel not funny. They show the event but they never show the yelling in pain after bit. So I was lucky no-...
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Tuesday, February 10, 2009

EVEN FROM SPACE

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This was taken yesterday by MODIS on the NASA Aqua satellite. Kinglake and Marysville were completely wiped out with Marysville being decla...
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I'M NUMB

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I'm still being disconnected frequently but in the wake of what's happened this week, it's not a big deal. On Saturday, I had 15...
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Thursday, February 05, 2009

TELSTRA ARE BASTARDS BUT WE ALL KNOW THAT

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Just putting this up quickly before Telstra decides to disconnect my internet again. It's the phone line that they insist isn't at f...
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Wednesday, February 04, 2009

THE CUTTLEFISH MYSTERY

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The opening of the article on cuttlefish said, “Evolution’s a bitch.” It is if you start out with an outside armoured shell during the Juras...
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Sunday, February 01, 2009

WE'RE HAVING A HEAT WAVE, DAMN IT

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I'm using that heading because it's as far as I got when the internet connection went bust for the fourth time. It was such a fun we...
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Tuesday, January 27, 2009

CONTINUING THE THEME OF THE EVENING

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Sometimes two loves come together in a perfect package (not the tart, the headdress). This is the Snow Queen Tiara by Lorenz Baumer, a final...
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ON A HOT NIGHT

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One's thoughts are easily turned to the delights of Bombay and tonic over ice especially if it comes out of this luscious container, ph...
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THE RUG

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I checked the pattern book and 600 squares is supposed to measure 60 inches by 40 inches. Mine seemed to be a little bit bigger, in fact to...
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Monday, January 26, 2009

ANOTHER YEAR, ANOTHER BLOW-OUT

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That Chilean volcano, Chaiten is still kicking up a storm. On January 19, this year, the dome collapsed in the centre of the volcano blowing...
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Wednesday, January 21, 2009

HO HUM JUST ANOTHER FROCK

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This is one of Her Majesty's big occasion gowns being readied for the Bendigo Exhibition. The photo shows the low satin bow at the back...
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STILL IN BENDIGO

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I took one look at this Jean Desses evening gown of 1953 vintage and could almost see the tall blondness of Princess Diana wearing this in t...
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Tuesday, January 20, 2009

COME UP AND SEE ME SOMETIME

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The doctor's letter said something abnormal showed up in the blood tests but not to worry, it's nothing major, don't hurry down,...
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Monday, January 19, 2009

BENDIGO FROCKBLOG

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This evening dress was such a joy to stand and stare at which is what Antikva and I did at the Bendigo Art Gallery yesterday, frequently bac...
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