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Category Archives: Life
Retrenchment
Being overlooked and discarded is a tough blow, especially just before Christmas. It feels like an added insult during what’s supposed to be a time of joy and reflection. It’s been years since I last faced retrenchment, and I’d almost … Continue reading
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Brands
As time goes on, I’m realizing that I’m no longer in my 30s, and I’m definitely getting set in my ways. But when it comes to certain brands, I’m okay with that. Here are some of my go-to choices: Sidchrome … Continue reading
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Whistleblower?
Our Australian culture does not really support Whistleblowers. Nice quote here… The former NSW Police Commissioner Tony Lauer summed up official government and police attitudes as: “Nobody in Australia much likes whistleblowers, particularly in an organization like the police or … Continue reading
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$5,000 for a hours work?
We have all seen those Citibank ads that show the beautiful people enjoying life with credit cards, implying that swap you credit card for a CitiBank card, transfer the balance and life is great. Finder.com.au has a similar story. So … Continue reading
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Crazy Australian Politics
The Australian political scene is negative and toxic. I usually keep my political comments to myself as everyone has an opinion and some can be very forceful in proving their point. But 2 issues have really pissed me off ( … Continue reading
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Windows Mac Battle
Well another week as rolled by, political turmoil here in Australia, no changes there. I started a new job selling cloud computing, and horror, they gave me a iPhone and a Mac Book Pro. I send a photo to my … Continue reading
Money?
I get an allowance for travel from my employer, I can do it monthly or weekly. Which would you choose? Weekly increases my cashflow, but monthly is likely to be almost $1k so I could get lump sum? What to do?
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Car Insurance….
I have never used the comparison websites for Car Insurance before I did this week and saved $160 annually for my car insurance… thats a lot of $$ almost enough for a Aerosmith Ticket…mmmm
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The gambler?
Every one knows the song by Kenny Rogers. It is a classic. But is it about cards or life, I think both, you need to understand your surroundings and who the players are to make a good call. Everyone has … Continue reading
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I’m Back
Hey, did you miss me, i have come back to my first Blogsite.. I hope to post here every few days!
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Inspirational Photo of the week
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The Clock never stops
No matter what changes one constant is time. There is never enough time and it rolls in incessantly.
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When the weight of the world get you down..
Sometimes life can get you down, harsh things are said that become difficult to take back… Photography has become an escape from the stress of life for me… I don’t tend to get messages or calls at 5am.. it’s just … Continue reading
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Walking Day 1
I decided to get fitter and walking is the start. Just came back from a 45 minute walk. I will drive it today and tell you how far I walked! I felt a bit like this…. but you gotta … Continue reading
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Big Challenge
I have been wanting to find a way to grow my photography and stretch me as a photographer. I have been playing with an ebook of my images with quotes but that didn’t quite work as I expected. Then I thought of … Continue reading
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Rain, Rain go away!
School holidays here, and once again it rained, not many successful sunrises. The kids were going a little crazy being cooped up in the house so I decided to take some of them to Somersby Falls for an outing. … Continue reading
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Reduce your Carbon footprint?
Over the last 2 weeks I have been on a number of trains. I have been to Kiama, almost 4 hours from home, Sydney CBD a number of times, Hurstville. Saved $$$ not having to park the car and I … Continue reading
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Belated Birthday Present
My birthday present finally arrived… order last month from www.froknowsphoto.com Bright orange T shirt. The really cool thing was the stickers and hair comb. I love it!
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A lesson in customer service
I went to Bunnings yesterday (the wallmart of hardware) to buy a sensor light, I was in a hurry and got the wrong one. Today I returned it. At the returns counter, I spoke to Amy and she started the … Continue reading
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Damn it's cold
Is it me or has winter come to Sydney. Today was freezing.. I think around 11C or it felt like it. Time to read a good book with the electric blanket on. Right now I’m reading Anointed for Business: How … Continue reading
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Simple Accounts
I used to chase the “best” deal, but I have found that administering all the accounts is a nightmare. So my beloved had a mobile on one supplier, I had another, our home phone was with another. 3 bills, 3 … Continue reading
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What WWE has taught me about life
Here are some things I have seen that apply to life. Don’t take the applause before the fight is finished. Often one wrestler will be winning and as his opponent is down on the mat, he runs around as though … Continue reading
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What WWE has taught me about life
Here are some things I have seen that apply to life. Don’t take the applause before the fight is finished. Often one wrestler will be winning and as his opponent is down on the mat, he runs around as though … Continue reading
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