As the last of the recent theme of less funny, more meaningful Wørds of the week. Back to the strange and interesting next week.
Reconcile – n
1. to win over to friendliness; cause to become amicable: to reconcile hostile persons.
2. to compose or settle (a quarrel, dispute, etc.).
3. to bring [...]
Ok, I will admit that one of my reasons for having a blog crush on Bravehound is that he is BLOODY HOT!!
Aside from that, he is that he is a bloody good technology writer and has a serious technology addiction – which I can only commend. Phones, [...]
I have come to the conclusion that I am going to re-enter my self imposed romantic exile. For a while at least, this time however I am keeping the drama to a minimum. This time I might avoid the whole "never going to have sex again" rigmarole – I am just taking a break.
There [...]
Here I am in a cafe on Chapel St enjoying my ongoing itinerant lifestyle. A job prospect blew up this morning and while I am disappointed, I am not devastated. Part of thats going to be that I had moved to being not that fussed about the job, finally having found some peace for myself [...]
I was coming home from the gym today when I found a message on my phone. A message that when I first heard it actually made tears appear. Tears of happiness.
My US Green Card application has failed, for reasons that I am not going into here and I have been left a [...]
Hope n
1. the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best.
2. a particular instance of this feeling: the hope of winning.
3. grounds for this feeling in a particular instance: There is little or no hope of his recovery.
4. a [...]
Cool Britannia is back, and its got its hand in my pocket.
I came across a BBC series, Hustle, the other day and once I watched one episode, I was hooked.
Hustle [...]
I am trying to puzzle out which of the next gen game consoles I am going to purchase – XBox 360 , PS3 or the little talked about (here in Australia) Ninetendo Wii.
I succumbed a while ago and acquired a PSP , but to be honest [...]
A number of people† have asked me why I started blogging. There were a number of reasons, and its changed somewhat over time. Now its more of combination "creative" outlet and opportunity to ramble mentally. Lets face it, I like to tell stories and whether someone is reading [...]
I thought I understood the point of a representative democracy, but a number of recent debates in our parliament have puzzled me. In particular the whooptydo over J’Ho’s recent attempt to legislate for all asylum seekers arriving in Australia by boat to be processed offshore. There has been quite the bitter spitting match between the Liberal politicians supporting the PM’s approach and the ones wanting to coddle the sad little refugees.
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