Waiting for a Village Smithy

Taken in Canberra, this Chestnut Tree shows that there is at least one position vacant in our nation’s capital.

A House Divided

God and the Ostrich

Reverently burgled from I Am your God

Photo Hunt; Daily

Give us this day, Our daily bread – – -

Die Cyber Hard

xkcd, of course

The Canberra Carillon

The National Carillon, situated on Aspen Island in central Canberra was a gift from the British government to the people of Australia to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the National Capital, Canberra. Queen Elizabeth II officially opened the National Carillon on 26 April 1970. The 50 metre tall National Carillon tower was designed by Western [...]

BBC Quiz of the Week

After a frenetic eleven days of travel, it was almost a relief to return to work in the desert. Back to honest civilised temperatures of mid-40′sC. Last week sandy managed just 2/7 which is the highest hat score for some time. You all did very well. I’m at the lower end of the scale this [...]

It Looms Over Us

Buff and I were walking to the National Art Gallery in Canberra and while not quite getting lost on the shore of Lake Burley Griffen, we were a little unsure of exactly where to go. With no map, street signs were being closely watched. I looked up and was stunned to find that the flag [...]

Sky Watch Friday

I was in Perth for a few days after my return from Canberra. This was one of the skies I saw.

Latest Sarah Palin Speech Opens Sixth Seal

IDAHO FALLS, ID—Speaking unto an audience of anti-immigration advocates, global-warming deniers, and members of the Tea Party Nation, former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin gave forth utterances Monday that reportedly opened the sixth seal of the Book of the Apocalypse. “Wow, it’s good to be here, just shootin’ the breeze with a [...]

Discover Your Inner Web Animal

I’m not sure how I found this (my memory seems to be going) but it is a bit of fun even though you need to register with the BBC and then spend around 20 minutes doing the test which consists of a questionnaire followed by a series of games. I Am a Web Hedgehog Slow-moving [...]

Cthulhu, Ripped

The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. It took an email from a friend to remind me that it has been quite a while since I made mention of any unspeakable horrors or Old Ones or non-Euclidean architecture. Cybe had been [...]

How Skeptical Are You?

You Are Very Skeptical Your personal motto is: “Prove it.” While some ideas, like life after death, may seem nice… You aren’t going to believe them simply because it feels good. You let science and facts be your guide… Even if it means you don’t share the beliefs of those around you. How Skeptical Are [...]

Tuesday Tune

Graffiti