I recently saw the film "the kite runner" and I cannot believe that the Taliban are invading Pakistan. Why isn't something being done to stop this?
Australia and US and others have troops in Afganistan fighting the Taliban but we are doing nothing to stop the spread into Pakistan.
Australia plays cricket with this country!!
Does oil need to be found there?
This is a scarey situation.
I hope Pakistan will be OK.
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Back again
I haven't blogged for more thean a month.
Just haven't got around to it.
But I have just seen something so funny I need to share
it.
http://www.amazon.com/Three-T-Shirt-Available-Various-Sizes/product-reviews/B000NZW3IY/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1
You need to read the reviews/comments about the t shirt.
So funny
Just haven't got around to it.
But I have just seen something so funny I need to share
it.
http://www.amazon.com/Three-T-Shirt-Available-Various-Sizes/product-reviews/B000NZW3IY/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1
You need to read the reviews/comments about the t shirt.
So funny
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Jacko
Sometimes I wish life was like a Michael Jackson song!
It would be a THRILLER!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZI9OYMRwN1Q
or would it just be BAD.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uG5NhkxQJQc
It would be a THRILLER!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZI9OYMRwN1Q
or would it just be BAD.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uG5NhkxQJQc
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
81st Oscar
This is the opening of the Oscars with Hugh Jackman.
I loved it. Hope you do too.
It is so funny.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
da da da da da da da da......
I said.....
da da da da da da da da Today's my birthday!
da da da da da da da da I'm gonna have a good time
Hey I'm gonna have a party party
yse I'n gonna have a party party.
da da da da da da da da Today's my birthday!
da da da da da da da da I'm gonna have a good time
Hey I'm gonna have a party party
yse I'n gonna have a party party.
Monday, January 19, 2009
Catch up
So what have I been doing.
We went on the Bicycle victoria Great Victoria Bike Ride in 2008. 595 kms. A week in another world.
It was a tough ride.
Day 2 was a killer with 88kms of head winds.
150 people were sent home with gastro before the last day.
It was fun with not much to do but cycle.
We went on the Bicycle victoria Great Victoria Bike Ride in 2008. 595 kms. A week in another world.
It was a tough ride.
Day 2 was a killer with 88kms of head winds.
150 people were sent home with gastro before the last day.
It was fun with not much to do but cycle.
Hi Jeanette!
I haven't added to my blog for ages. Jeanette came in to work and asked me to continue my blog.
Here is a photo taken when some Richmond Footballers came to Bass Coast a couple of years ago.
Friday, November 14, 2008
Slog to Sale 2
Mark entered and completed the Slog to Sale. It is 160km which is 100 miles. Pakenham to Sale. He got a flat tyre but arrived about 5 hours after he started.
We stayed over night in a motel in Sale. A very central motel on the highway. Our room was to the rear of the block and I thought great no traffic noise. Unfortunately there was a night club which "dooffed" and woke me up at about 2am and continued "dooffing" until 5am.
Wont be staying there again!
The slog was really well organised by a Pakenham Church with support vehicles every 10-15 kms or so.
They raise money for a local food bank, Helping families and feeding the poor.
They had Slog to Sale Jerseys $20 each. Orange and really good.
Mark is in the blue Basscoast Barracuda top. BCB. in the photo below.
We stayed over night in a motel in Sale. A very central motel on the highway. Our room was to the rear of the block and I thought great no traffic noise. Unfortunately there was a night club which "dooffed" and woke me up at about 2am and continued "dooffing" until 5am.
Wont be staying there again!
The slog was really well organised by a Pakenham Church with support vehicles every 10-15 kms or so.
They raise money for a local food bank, Helping families and feeding the poor.
They had Slog to Sale Jerseys $20 each. Orange and really good.
Mark is in the blue Basscoast Barracuda top. BCB. in the photo below.
Saturday, November 1, 2008
This is NOT a long weekend
Melbourne Cup day is on Tuesday.
Monday is a normal working day.
Our local Primary School children have to go to school on Monday.
Why do people insist on saying that this is a long weekend?
Tradies are probably having RDOs but most businesses will be operating on Monday so go and do some work!
Enjoy your time off if you have it but don't just assume everyone has a long weekend.
How many people actually have a traditional 2 day weekend these days?
Shopping is a 7 day a week business.
Leisure is a 7 day a week business.
We may be relaxing, eating out, having a coffee but others are working so that we can relax. Please be considerate of those who allow us time off.
Monday is a normal working day.
Our local Primary School children have to go to school on Monday.
Why do people insist on saying that this is a long weekend?
Tradies are probably having RDOs but most businesses will be operating on Monday so go and do some work!
Enjoy your time off if you have it but don't just assume everyone has a long weekend.
How many people actually have a traditional 2 day weekend these days?
Shopping is a 7 day a week business.
Leisure is a 7 day a week business.
We may be relaxing, eating out, having a coffee but others are working so that we can relax. Please be considerate of those who allow us time off.
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Back home
Hi everyone,
I am really happy to be working back at my home branch.
I can now walk to work. I can go home for lunch and see my dog.
I went for a 34km cyclethis morning and started work here at 9.30! That is so good.
I am working my first Saturday in 7 months and I was worried that I would be run off my feet but it has been mostly quiet.
I have 3 people here at the moment browsing. I close in 10 minutes!
I am looking forward to lunch.
I am really happy to be working back at my home branch.
I can now walk to work. I can go home for lunch and see my dog.
I went for a 34km cyclethis morning and started work here at 9.30! That is so good.
I am working my first Saturday in 7 months and I was worried that I would be run off my feet but it has been mostly quiet.
I have 3 people here at the moment browsing. I close in 10 minutes!
I am looking forward to lunch.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
I'm back......again
I have finished my 7 month stint as Manager at the Big K. I have had 2 weeks off to recover. I am back to being a normal worker. My hours have gone back to 42 a fortnight. I am cycling again. Daylight saving has kicked in. All is right with the world.
Very happy.
Very happy.
Thursday, July 17, 2008
It's me again
It has again been a long time since I blogged.
I have a quiet 10 minutes before I can go home...so here I am.
Working by myself totally sucks big time. I have no one to talk too!!!
I feel I am going ga ga.
Working by myself in a customer service type job suck even more.
I have to be here to open and be here in case some one comes in so when I need to buy more batteries because the mouses stop working I have to wait until lunch time and use up 20 minutes of my lunch break to buy supplies for work!!!
Then I have to open again on time so that the clients don't get cranky and get their free books somewhere else.
Tired and grumpy!!!
I have a quiet 10 minutes before I can go home...so here I am.
Working by myself totally sucks big time. I have no one to talk too!!!
I feel I am going ga ga.
Working by myself in a customer service type job suck even more.
I have to be here to open and be here in case some one comes in so when I need to buy more batteries because the mouses stop working I have to wait until lunch time and use up 20 minutes of my lunch break to buy supplies for work!!!
Then I have to open again on time so that the clients don't get cranky and get their free books somewhere else.
Tired and grumpy!!!
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Blogging again and biking
It has been awhile since I have added to my blog so I suppose I should not be suprised that no one else has viewed it.
I am working so much that even my cycling is suffering.
I did a nice 50+ kms over the weekend. Very nice.
It is of concern that people I know are having cycling mishaps.
People who have been cycling for years are suddenly breaking thumbs or fracturing pelvises!!
One guy I know who cycled from Adelaide to Gippsland fell off his bike going around a corner in town. He did not break anything but he lost skin.
On the GVBR 2007 many people fell off and broke bits of their body but I put that down to the number of cyclists and the occasional clipping another bike.
There is a need to be very careful when ever you are on the road. What ever you are driving.
I am working so much that even my cycling is suffering.
I did a nice 50+ kms over the weekend. Very nice.
It is of concern that people I know are having cycling mishaps.
People who have been cycling for years are suddenly breaking thumbs or fracturing pelvises!!
One guy I know who cycled from Adelaide to Gippsland fell off his bike going around a corner in town. He did not break anything but he lost skin.
On the GVBR 2007 many people fell off and broke bits of their body but I put that down to the number of cyclists and the occasional clipping another bike.
There is a need to be very careful when ever you are on the road. What ever you are driving.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Wang to Bright Rail Trail
Last week my husband and I took some time off and had a wonderful time cycling the "Murray to Mountains" Rail Trail. We cycled 231kns in 3 days. It was great!!!
We stayed at Myrtleford. At Ardens Caravan park in a cabin. Really nice. They had a BBQ area with seating and groups of "Older cyclists" were staying there and using the facilities and having a good time.
Day 1 we cycled to Beechworth. A big 15kms up hill. But a great time coming back down hill. We had lunch at the Beechworth bakery and I had a really nice Snickadoo with blueberries on it. YUM!! That day I got a puncture on a down hill run from Taylor Gap. And Mark's Greenspeed recumbant tyre got a bulge. 91kms. I was sooooo tired. I was asleep by 9pm.
Day 2. We drove to Wangaratta to Dean Woods cycles to get a 16inch tyre for the trike. Then we cycled to Milawa to taste wines and eat cheese. Then back on the rail trail at Tarrawhingie riding to Wang to collect the car and back to Myrtleford. I think that was about 50kms. A nice cruisie day after the big one the day before.
Day 3 Bright. As we cycled to Bright we could see the land getting greener. Bright is a lovely town. We went through a place called EUROBIN, and Porpuncka (where my sister inlaw comes from). We has morning tea at a lovely bakery in Bright. I had a blackberry slice. YUM.
Then we rode to the Maze. Made a wrong turn. Back to Bright to start again.
We managed to get into and out of the maze and found the 2 rose bushes and the 2 towers. It was great. I got a bit panicky when I seemed to be going around in circles and couldn't find a way out but we got through it. Had a pie at the cafe and an enormous piece of sponge cake! YUMMY!!!
Then we rode back to Myrtleford but stopped at the Bright Berry farm for a berry icecream.
About 80kms.
I was suprised when we got home and I hadn't lost any weight. With all that cycling & fresh air.
The weather was great too. Unlike this week of cold & wet.
We stayed at Myrtleford. At Ardens Caravan park in a cabin. Really nice. They had a BBQ area with seating and groups of "Older cyclists" were staying there and using the facilities and having a good time.
Day 1 we cycled to Beechworth. A big 15kms up hill. But a great time coming back down hill. We had lunch at the Beechworth bakery and I had a really nice Snickadoo with blueberries on it. YUM!! That day I got a puncture on a down hill run from Taylor Gap. And Mark's Greenspeed recumbant tyre got a bulge. 91kms. I was sooooo tired. I was asleep by 9pm.
Day 2. We drove to Wangaratta to Dean Woods cycles to get a 16inch tyre for the trike. Then we cycled to Milawa to taste wines and eat cheese. Then back on the rail trail at Tarrawhingie riding to Wang to collect the car and back to Myrtleford. I think that was about 50kms. A nice cruisie day after the big one the day before.
Day 3 Bright. As we cycled to Bright we could see the land getting greener. Bright is a lovely town. We went through a place called EUROBIN, and Porpuncka (where my sister inlaw comes from). We has morning tea at a lovely bakery in Bright. I had a blackberry slice. YUM.
Then we rode to the Maze. Made a wrong turn. Back to Bright to start again.
We managed to get into and out of the maze and found the 2 rose bushes and the 2 towers. It was great. I got a bit panicky when I seemed to be going around in circles and couldn't find a way out but we got through it. Had a pie at the cafe and an enormous piece of sponge cake! YUMMY!!!
Then we rode back to Myrtleford but stopped at the Bright Berry farm for a berry icecream.
About 80kms.
I was suprised when we got home and I hadn't lost any weight. With all that cycling & fresh air.
The weather was great too. Unlike this week of cold & wet.
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Leaping into leadership
I attended a workshop "Leaping into Leadership" at the SLV last month run by a group of people who have attended the Aurora Leadership training.
It reinforced the attitude that I am trying to live by which is to get out there and do stuff.
Take risks and learn from outcomes, good and bad.
Be couragous. Make things happen.
It was a really good workshop especially for the networking opportunities.
I met some lovely people. I have to contact them soon!!!
The only thing that concerned me was when the guest speakers where having a really big problems at particular workplaces they moved on. This might be OK in the city with other libraries geographically close but in the country it is more difficult to change jobs.
I think it might have been better for me to have had a few weeks being a manager at the Big K and then attend a workshop like this. I would have had better stories to tell.
It reinforced the attitude that I am trying to live by which is to get out there and do stuff.
Take risks and learn from outcomes, good and bad.
Be couragous. Make things happen.
It was a really good workshop especially for the networking opportunities.
I met some lovely people. I have to contact them soon!!!
The only thing that concerned me was when the guest speakers where having a really big problems at particular workplaces they moved on. This might be OK in the city with other libraries geographically close but in the country it is more difficult to change jobs.
I think it might have been better for me to have had a few weeks being a manager at the Big K and then attend a workshop like this. I would have had better stories to tell.
The Big K
I have started being a branch manager at the Big K.
I am currently having a crash course in dealing with staffing and rosters and what happens when people rostered have medical appointments and cannot work and some people want more work and others dont. Misunderstandings and unfortunately I am cannot read minds and have not as yet found time for interpreting subtle hints and comments. I do not know that people are thinking about having holidays/having relative visit from overseas/having family issues unless they tell me. I do not mean to be insensitive to people. I understand that you have been there for XX years and I have just arrived with my fancy ideas and big city ways.
I walked in the door 5 days ago...Give me a break!!
Apart from all that...I think things are going alright at the Big K.
It is and will continue to be a challenge in many ways and yes , that is what I want.
I am currently having a crash course in dealing with staffing and rosters and what happens when people rostered have medical appointments and cannot work and some people want more work and others dont. Misunderstandings and unfortunately I am cannot read minds and have not as yet found time for interpreting subtle hints and comments. I do not know that people are thinking about having holidays/having relative visit from overseas/having family issues unless they tell me. I do not mean to be insensitive to people. I understand that you have been there for XX years and I have just arrived with my fancy ideas and big city ways.
I walked in the door 5 days ago...Give me a break!!
Apart from all that...I think things are going alright at the Big K.
It is and will continue to be a challenge in many ways and yes , that is what I want.
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