My ultimate running goal race is to run a half marathon the year of (or before) my 40th birthday. Running a half marathon is going to be a challenge and will require some specialist running gear, both for the training and the race itself. So I set out to visit each of the three specialist running stores in Brisbane that I know. Yes, there are numerous Sports Power, Rebel Sport, Amart All Sports, etc., … more »
In the last eight or so months, I have got into running. This is a pretty good effort given that at the beginning of the year I could barely walk because of a back injury cause by trying to shift a marble-topped table in a restaurant! 20 years ago I used to do some running, but only as part of triathlons. My preferred sport was cycling. I could just struggle around a 1 … more »
Boreen Point at Lake Cootharaba is an ideal camping ground for families and sailors. Sailors have long frequented the lake because it receives ocean breezes, but has flat water. The Boreen Point camping ground is great for families becuase of its quiet location and shallow lake. Our kids wandered 100 metres off shore and were still only waist deep! Just avoid the camp ground in busy periods, such as Easter. It gets jam-packed … more »
When nine hundred years old you reach, look as good you will not. Wars not make one great. Adventure. Heh! Excitement. Heh! A Jedi craves not these things. You must unlearn what you have learned. Try not. Do. Or do not. There is no try. Luminous begins are we … not this crude matter. That is the way of things … the way of the Force. A Jedi must have the deepest commitment, … more »
The only difference between men and boys is the cost of their toys. So how many expensive toys should a man have? Expressed as an equation, men should — and in fact need — N + 1 expensive toys, where N is the number of toys that they currently own. Too many toys is never enough!
It seems that my family has finally succumbed to the swine flu. With one child in school and the other in child care, it was only a matter of time. While my various members of my family have been sick at different times during the last two weeks, we only pieced it all together this week. On Monday there was a notice on the child care centre door that one of the children had tested … more »
I like to refer to myself as a Taoist, in much the same way that many people call themselves Christians but do not go to church. I am a believer, but not a practicer … yet. I have been saying for many years that Taoism sits with me comfortably (from what I know if it!) and it is something that I would like to explore further. I think that time is here. My current … more »