Will we all look like this next year? Google is now showing off the augmented reality glasses project, "Project Glass" The glasses have some sort of connection by wireless, you can stay online, wired in all day, if you want to chat to people as you go about your … [Read more...] about Give me Google Glasses
National Photographic Portrait Prize
If a picture can speak a thousand words, some faces tell a thousand stories - like the face of Jack Charles. Jack Charles is a member of the stolen generation, taken from his mother in 1943 when he was four months old and raised in the Box Hill Boys School, growing … [Read more...] about National Photographic Portrait Prize
Vale Margaret Whitlam
She was a Great Australian Every other wife of a Prime Minister was a housewife, a woman who looked after the house and the kiddies and made it comfy for when Hubbie came home from work. Just like every other housewife in Australia. Just like you and me really. Mind … [Read more...] about Vale Margaret Whitlam
Another Corpse at the Queen’s back door
It's way past time that the Queen's gardeners did a thorough clean up of the undergrowth around her backyard. In this case, the foliage around her weekend retreat at Sandringham. Sadly, the body of a teenage girl was found in an area popular for Royal pheasant and … [Read more...] about Another Corpse at the Queen’s back door
Samoa loses 30 December
How can you lose a whole day? Easy when your government decides to change the dates. I lose track of time occasionally, but the Samoans beat me hands down, they will lose an entire day and celebrate the new year early. Samoa will set its date forward on 30 … [Read more...] about Samoa loses 30 December
There’s Nothing Better than Real Homemade Jam
By pure luck I found this incredible stall in Queens Parade, Clifton Hill. It was late in the evening and the last bus home was due, so I couldn't hang around long. Apparently, the Jam Lady from Healesville, sells her produce from a little homewares shop in the … [Read more...] about There’s Nothing Better than Real Homemade Jam