tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017286.comments2023-07-21T18:52:54.494+10:00dataphage:blogTom Cardinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00241993060644607353noreply@blogger.comBlogger399125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017286.post-1441519607139648892013-03-19T07:14:27.585+11:002013-03-19T07:14:27.585+11:00Writing is, as you (almost) say, rather like drivi...Writing is, as you (almost) say, rather like driving an elderly MkII Jaguar with a busted headlight: it weaves all over the place, never goes fast enough, you can never see where you're going, and it never gets you exactly where you want to be. Best to concentrate on living instead. XNickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112462990202280587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017286.post-35310299824683467552013-01-16T04:56:57.264+11:002013-01-16T04:56:57.264+11:00"Good isn't it?" Yes, it is; out of ..."Good isn't it?" Yes, it is; out of nothing comes everything.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112462990202280587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017286.post-77047162361644924182012-09-09T16:36:41.592+10:002012-09-09T16:36:41.592+10:00Life on a Thursday could be worse I guess.Life on a Thursday could be worse I guess.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112462990202280587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017286.post-22421782497962983472012-04-27T09:06:47.148+10:002012-04-27T09:06:47.148+10:00Isn't it just. It did cost me few brownie poin...Isn't it just. It did cost me few brownie points to go on this trip though...Tom Cardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00241993060644607353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017286.post-35267410812816564202012-04-26T18:43:14.450+10:002012-04-26T18:43:14.450+10:00It's a tough life you lead.It's a tough life you lead.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112462990202280587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017286.post-38124823832980441242011-07-09T17:03:13.412+10:002011-07-09T17:03:13.412+10:00Disney? DISNEY owns the Muppets? Oh dear!Disney? DISNEY owns the Muppets? Oh dear!Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112462990202280587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017286.post-49954878753074534682011-04-25T07:23:43.021+10:002011-04-25T07:23:43.021+10:00Fair enough. Had there been anything in the local ...Fair enough. Had there been anything in the local aboriginal dialect I'd have given it a try. There really wasn't anything other than the usual acknowledgement of country.<br /><br />Politics really is a bit like children's hour, particularly NSW politics (but I was just writing for my own amusement more than anything).Tom Cardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00241993060644607353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017286.post-72501071894565567812011-04-24T17:36:23.459+10:002011-04-24T17:36:23.459+10:00Are Aborigines entitled to the same bullshit.
Aust...Are Aborigines entitled to the same bullshit.<br />Australian in this context, therefore means white European settler.<br />And you sang that crap?<br />Well, one can blame colonial immigration.<br />Its all down to a sausage sandwich then.Its like children's hour.<br />Sad,political horse manure.<br />From an Australian who just happened to be born in Van Dieman's Land.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017286.post-69923489523110202432011-04-06T11:21:48.368+10:002011-04-06T11:21:48.368+10:00We have dual nationality. Still Brits, it just mea...We have dual nationality. Still Brits, it just means we're guaranteed a win at the Ashes. We wouldn't give up an EU passport in a hurry.Tom Cardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00241993060644607353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017286.post-8802132285760802652011-04-05T23:03:25.312+10:002011-04-05T23:03:25.312+10:00Does this mean you have dual nationality, or are y...Does this mean you have dual nationality, or are you no longer a Brit?Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112462990202280587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017286.post-6829857952833042012011-03-03T00:31:50.947+11:002011-03-03T00:31:50.947+11:00Don't get burned!Don't get burned!Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112462990202280587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017286.post-86921424554725284822011-01-14T08:59:15.930+11:002011-01-14T08:59:15.930+11:00Um, no. But doing DIY let's you buy lots of ne...Um, no. But doing DIY let's you buy lots of new toys that give you another excuse to hang around in the garage making loud noises and swearing. It's great!Tom Cardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00241993060644607353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017286.post-86353362839883427572011-01-11T01:55:22.214+11:002011-01-11T01:55:22.214+11:00Very impressive. You wouldn't care to come acr...Very impressive. You wouldn't care to come across to NL and spend a couple of months sorting our house out, would you? I've been promising to do it for 14 years now and Vesna's beginning to get a bit restive about it. (Can't think why.)Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112462990202280587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017286.post-55227366169213184572010-11-05T11:27:46.126+11:002010-11-05T11:27:46.126+11:00And were you able to resist the urge to tweak?!And were you able to resist the urge to tweak?!Tom Cardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00241993060644607353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017286.post-63184788293603776632010-11-03T02:57:52.140+11:002010-11-03T02:57:52.140+11:00Obsolete? Yeah, happens to a lot of us (even those...Obsolete? Yeah, happens to a lot of us (even those who were once good pieces of technology - or thought we were).Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112462990202280587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017286.post-43816841687881267312010-11-01T22:34:25.968+11:002010-11-01T22:34:25.968+11:00Ah yes, I remember her well!Ah yes, I remember her well!Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112462990202280587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017286.post-81785126009552357322010-10-10T07:52:18.163+11:002010-10-10T07:52:18.163+11:00That should do itThat should do itTom Cardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00241993060644607353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017286.post-31552538436556907622010-10-10T07:31:14.536+11:002010-10-10T07:31:14.536+11:00Ah yes I was trying to be a bit too clever - more...Ah yes I was trying to be a bit too clever - more to come when I've got it figured out...Tom Cardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00241993060644607353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017286.post-67367784506570811312010-10-10T03:33:43.890+11:002010-10-10T03:33:43.890+11:00For some reason this link won't work for me. B...For some reason this link won't work for me. But what the hell, I was there anyway, I saw it then. (A highlight in my life.)Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112462990202280587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017286.post-43034132135942045522010-03-18T11:26:17.040+11:002010-03-18T11:26:17.040+11:00I can definitely recommend Japan, the people are g...I can definitely recommend Japan, the people are great, the food was amazing, and the countryside is beautiful. <br /><br />The snow was brilliant too so snowboarding was a good part of the trip.Tom Cardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00241993060644607353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017286.post-36507822882786268192010-03-17T22:35:37.383+11:002010-03-17T22:35:37.383+11:00Beautiful, in a slightly austere kind of way. I...Beautiful, in a slightly austere kind of way. I'd forgotten you were going to Japan. Was it good? (I'm envious.)Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112462990202280587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017286.post-18979346071784339382010-02-10T00:38:46.530+11:002010-02-10T00:38:46.530+11:00Yes, very short. The barrels are in place in the c...Yes, very short. The barrels are in place in the cellar under the house; all I have to do is (re)learn the winemaking process. Between 500 and 900 litres a year is the production estimate - enough, certainly, to ensure that after a short while I too will have no idea how I got there. Roll on retirement!Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112462990202280587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017286.post-25904431683323054492010-02-07T09:39:15.368+11:002010-02-07T09:39:15.368+11:00You have a smallholding with vines on it - short h...You have a smallholding with vines on it - short hop to a vinyard?!<br /><br />Apologies for moderated comments by the way. Currently dealing with a <a rel="nofollow">troll</a> who, not unjustifiably but certainly unwisely, I aggravated.dataphagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507733077072722957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017286.post-17833973460173341572010-02-02T21:59:13.151+11:002010-02-02T21:59:13.151+11:00Certainly it could be worse; you could end up with...Certainly it could be worse; you could end up with no craft brewery, no money and no idea how you got there (a bit like your father in fact).Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112462990202280587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017286.post-71549079985415679742010-01-27T07:35:40.213+11:002010-01-27T07:35:40.213+11:00This comment has been hidden from the blog.Tom Cardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00241993060644607353noreply@blogger.com