Friday’s Feathers; The Torresian Crow

The not-so-humble crow. Technically the Torresian Crow (corvus onu). The other crow in this desert is the Little Crow (Corvus Mellori).

Sky Watch Friday

I was going to photograph a sunset for this week’s Sky Watch. Then I saw this pair of clouds, one behind the other, both pouring a late afternoon shower onto selected portions of the desert. The rainy season is late this year and we keep hoping one of these will settle down, right above us [...]

Socialism for the rich and Capitalism for the poor

This of course could not possibly refer to American International Group, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, GMH, Ford, Chrysler, Goldman Sachs, Bear Stearns, etc After all, it was published years ago – – - Click on the image to biggen it! I think I found this over at Phil’s

The Piano

xkcd, of course

Food at the Races

The jockey was riding the favourite at a race meeting, and was well ahead of the field. His horse rounded the final corner, when suddenly the jockey was hit on the head by a turkey and a string of sausages. He managed to keep control of his mount and pulled back into the lead, only [...]

A Stray Photograph

I spent some time in Perth during November. I stayed at a run of the mill hotel which, nonetheless, had an impressive entrance. And this.

What Type of Blog Do You Have?

The analysis indicates that the author of http://archiearchive.wordpress.com/ is of the type: ESTP – The Doers The active and playful type. They are especially attuned to people and things around them and often full of energy, talking, joking and engaging in physical out-door activities. The Doers are happiest with action-filled work which craves their full [...]

Going Home

Don’t you just get so angry when your trip home is delayed by an over-abundance of traffic, surplus fog, icy roads, protesters blocking the road, occasional blizzards and general people or weather mayhem. I solved the problem by working from home. If you are a little adventurous, here is another solution.

Tuesday Tune

Many years ago, when the world was younger, it was necessary for a generation to speak out against the leadership of the world. They did it by example and by marching and by disobedience. All done to a tune. And that tune was in the form of many different songs, all with the same message. [...]

For President Obama

Not the greatest version of this song. That was Joan Baez’ version. I love the atmosphere and the honesty of the participants. A reminder that the hopes of the 70′s are still alive.

The Two Bakers

There were once two bakers shops in a small village. They were in fierce competition, with half the village going to one, and the other half shopping at the other. One day, one of the bakers bought himself a new device that he found for sale in the city – it was a bread slicing [...]

Tell My Wife – - -

Odd Shot

Just on dusk one night last week I spotted a row of the beautifully coloured Rainbow Bee Eaters on a wire. In shadow and so their colours were lost but the silhouettes make an interesting black and white image. Especially the menacing sharply pointed beaks. What is odd is that one of them is facing [...]

Artificial Wisdom

The holy grail of computing has always been Artificial Intelligence. Computers which think like people. After surfacing from my books and studies, I actually looked at people and listened to them. No! People-type intelligence did not seem to be a good idea! My new approach was to aim for Artificial Wisdom rather than Intelligence. I [...]

Sunday Morning Live; Series 3 Episode 9

The archive’s Sunday entertainment spot Or Saturday Night Live if you live in the Western Hemisphere Before the Little River Band there were the Twilights. Glenn Shorrock was the link.