When you are four years old, it is important that you learn safe habits such as wearing a helmet when you are riding your bike. When you are tiny (not yet two), you learn by copying your elders. Head protection is essential when taking your dolly for a walk in the stroller because big sister wears a helmet to more ...

You know what really grinds my gears - Technology Luddites! People who don't own a computer (or any other technical device) and loudly proclaim it to everyone as if it were a badge of honour! They just make themselves look stupid and they make it harder for everyone else! We had an occasion recently where we more ...

At one of the places where we stopped to take photos in Kenya, we came across these two fellows who were taking extremely close up photos of lions. They weren't crazy; they were using self made device that they call the BeetleCam. Today, I found their website. We had wondered how their photos may have turned more ...

Norfolk Island is a quiet, peaceful and scenic place. Would we return some day? Probably, not for a long time. Perhaps our opinion is coloured by the fact that we chose to spend seven days here, when four or five would have been quite ample for us. We are people who, while in our sixties are very active and l more ...

Today was the coldest and wettest Anzac Day in Melbourne for many years. I started by attending the dawn service at our local Doncaster RSL and then went on to the Anzac Day March in the city. During the dawn service it was pouring, while during the march itself, we had a few showers but not continuous rain. more ...