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To mark the occasion of the Matildas arriving in Germany for the Womens World Cup which starts on the 26th June, I thought I’d have a football themed video for the day.  This is a penalty shootout between Italian football clubs Termeno and Dro and involves a premature celebration from a goalkeeper.  It’s a rather incredible goal. Have a good ...

This is an apple sitting on my desk at work.  I bought it from Coles in January and it’s been sitting there, out in the open, for six months.  In that time, its lost none of its colour or its firmness.  It has the same resiliency to decomposition as food from McDonalds. I wonder what preservatives they put in the ...

They say that dreams are a window into a person’s soul.  In the same way, I think Words With Friends can sometimes offer an insight into a person’s psyche, their innermost thoughts and desires. See if you can guess what was on Pat’s mind today. Also, if you haven’t done so already, download Hanging With Friends on the iPhone and ...

The annual Electronic Entertainment Expo is often described as a Christmas time for gamers.  It’s where new consoles and video games are often unveiled for the first time and each major hardware company unveils their vision for the year ahead.  The 2011 edition was expected to be a biggie.  Both Sony and Nintendo had new hardware to reveal which is ...

In the 2011 edition of the Queensland Food and Wine Guide, there was just a single restaurant given their coveted three star rating – Ortiga in Fortitude Valley.  Owned by Simon Hill, who ran the acclaimed Isis restaurant for twelve years, Ortiga is a Spanish restaurant that houses both a tapas bar on its ground floor as well as a ...

Paul, the story of two British nerds in America who stumble upon a fugitive alien who is trying to return to his home planet is a lovingly written homage to nerd culture by Simon Pegg and Nick Frost who are both giant nerds.  As you’d expect then, the jokes, references, novetly t-shirts and cameos from sci-fi actors all hit the ...

On Friday, we had dinner at Park Road in Milton for our friend Chrystal’s birthday. I love Park Road.  It’s the same street I used to work on when I managed the Service Centre and it is basically an extensive strip of cafes, bars and restaurants.  Like Lygon St in Melbourne but about 1/500th of the size. Allegria Bar & ...

I can’t believe it’s Friday already.  It’s a long weekend for the Queen’s Birthday! I enjoyed this clip on Youtube.  Its an advertisement for the Alama Drafthouse, a movie theatre in America that actually enforces its rules regarding mobile phone usage.  Apparently after they kicked out a girl for constantly texting, she left them a voicemail message which they now ...

DISTILLERY Jura ALCOHOL 41.% REGION Isle of Jura COLOR Dark amber NOSE Smokey, hints of ginger and pine. PALATE Has a bite to it, like a grapefruit.  It’s got a spicy quality to it which blends with the smokiness from the peat.  Very tasty.  You could have this with your cornflakes for breakfast. FINISH Lovely drawn out finish.  It’s the ...

I’ve worked at the same company for seven years now and one of the things that never gets old is the occasional opportunity that pops up to do something out of the ordinary.  I’ve been set on fire at a stunt school, had a chance to mingle with Formula One drivers, worked out with a trainer from The Biggest Loser ...