The House that Brian and Sally built

A very educative weekend was spent in Wollombi to learn about the science and art of building a mudbrick house. Brian and Sally, pictured here, started this house with friends as a communal house to be shared among them. The original community dispersed and went their own way (including Brian's wife at that time). Brian and Sally stuck on however, true to their principals of living sustainably with a small footprint and built this house over a few years, with their own labour.

World's Greatest Shave- the money shot!

Here are before and after photos for the fund raising effort for the Leukaemia Foundation. Thank you all of you who sponsored me- you know who you are. It will result in at least $1,000 going to the Foundation.

If you'd like to support the foundation at any time- you can always go here to make a donation.

Before:

...and after:

Squash Central - NYC

From thecoolhunter.net

Squash Central - NYC E-mail Wednesday, 06 February 2008 Image If you’re one of the estimated 30,000 passengers who travel to and from Grand Central Station in NYC, or one of the overwhelming half a million people who pass through the terminal each day, chances are the only thing you’re focused on is catching the right train to take you to your destination. Recently, the Bear Sterns Tournament of Champions, the largest professional squash event in North America, was set up in one of the halls of Grand Central. The week-long event attracted 64 players and 4,500 spectators. The glass-enclosed court was surrounded on three sides with bleachers for paying fans, and a VIP lounge was set up on the other side of the hall. And although the train schedule most certainly stayed on track, we wonder how many of the passengers got distracted walking past the pop-up court, and missed their trains. By Andrew J Wiener

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Sam Kekovich says...

As he does every year, Sam has some no-holds-barred advice for all Austraaalians on Austraaaalia day (Jan 26).

Here is a link to his latest exhortation to reduce the population of certain creatures. and 'if your boss won't let you, chuck a week of sickies. What could be more Australian that that?'

We know it makes sense!

Links to to previous speeches by Sam are here.

Earlier post last year.

Important Warning and Welcome Asuka II

Aren't you glad we have access to all the wisdom of the world via the internet? How else would I have got this warning, received recently:

I hate email hoax warnings, but this one is important!!!!

Please send this to everyone on your email list.

If a man comes to your front door and says he is conducting a survey and asks you to show him your bum, do not show him your bum.

This is a scam. He only wants to see your bum.

I wish I'd got this yesterday. I feel so cheap and dirty.

Forewarned is forearmed!

On another note, please welcome the good ship Asuka II, the third cruise liner I've seen berthed at the Overseas passenger Terminal at Circular Quay this week. The vessel belongs to the Japanese NYK line and replaces an older vessel called 'Asuka' as you will learn if you follow the link above.