The following advice about what to do on a hot day, provided by NSW Health, appeared on the Sydney Morning Herald web site today:
“Our tips are that you need to drink more fluids, particularly water.
“Staying indoors in an air-conditioned place is a good idea, having cool showers if needed, wearing lightweight clothing.”
I wish I’d thought [...]
For some time, we’ve subscribed to the BigPond Movies DVD service. $9.95 per month for up to four DVDs sent by post, with up to two DVDs ‘with you’ at any one time. Because we’ve been subscribers for more than a year, we’re no longer under a contract. Good deal, good value. Been very happy.
Yesterday, [...]
I’ve been using a Brother HL-2040 laser printer for the last couple of years. It’s a small, cheap (available these days for under $100 after not too much shopping around) and fast (up to 20ppm) printer that produces good quality. Frankly, I’ve been very happy with it.
The toner cartridges for this printer cost around $75 [...]
Now this is really silly.
A school in Rhode Island (USA, where else?) has banned the Easter Bunny for being ‘too Christian’. They have replaced him/her with ‘Peter Rabbit’.
Maybe I’m missing the point, gentle readers, but it seems to me that the Easter Bunny:
represents a crass commercialisation that adds nothing to the most significant of Christian [...]
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