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In Sydney today. woke up overlooking the bridge and harbour. be a good day I hope.

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It was a raging success. Great for morale, great bonding. We left home 6.30 am Saturday and got back home a 5.00 pm Sunday. In between I had three hours sleep and heaps of drinks. And for the QLD...

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I am taking all my staff to the Gold Coast tomorrow . twenty people travelling 1200 km’s for sun and fun. Its a big trip and as you would guess the staff are very excited. So am I.

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I live alone. Family lives 1200 km away so I go home every third weekend. (3 day weekend) So I have fairly mundane weekends. Today was no different. slept in til 8.30 am. Put on wash and dishwas...

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Here we are, two weeks into spring, and we got the biggest dump of snow in 30 years last night. Six inches. I made a snowman and generally had a ball. I am 900 meters high here.

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I must say the country between Goulburn and Oberon is just magical. Sweeping ranges, knee high thick green grass, fat white sheep and bouncing lambs, small towns, classic farm homesteads and a ro...

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Now, after one week of a rather sore leg its healing nicely (I hope). :) I have been putting a fresh mega-bandaid on twice a day. Its clean and a little itchy, so I reckon my nice two inch incisi...

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Got a mole cut out yesterday at a skin cancer clinic. Bloody sore this morning. I peeked and is a two in ch incision. Precautionary only but still confronting.

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Son and I had five magical days. Two were driving, one was at Defence Force academy in Canberra and two were in snow fields. Stayed at Peppers thru Wotif, and say a movie at the Dendy. He is book...

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Son and I have saturday in Canberra at ADFA and then two days skiing.

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woke up today achingly lonely. morose even. :(

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Sitting in a Victorian (as in era) Railway Station about 2300 feet above sea level, waiting for a train to take me the 40 minutes back to my small country town. Just saw a movie "Calvary' that wa...

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I am furious. While I in no way downplay the pain felt by civilians in GAZA, I am appalled that the same very important people who flooded the streets in anti-Israel protests are not at this very...

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I am struggling to write anything meaningful. work is great, relationship is horrible. Kids are kids.

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Beyond Sad! The incomprehensible stupidity of the idiots manning a SAM post has me both incredibly sad and unimaginably angry. 100 years ago this atrocity would have meant war. Thank god we hav...

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Had the son and wife here for 5 days. Met them at the airport. Did a drive south along the coast, to Woolongong, along the Bridge that sits over the water. Then down to Berri, up via Kangaroo Va...

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I have been back and forth over the last four weeks to Brisbane. Home three times. Some big highlights: 1. Daughter moved out of home into a shared house in South East Brisbane. Doing Uni and Dan...

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The cousin of my best friend from school, who is a young 49, just let me know he has a few days to live. Lymphoma, got him after 10 years. Poor Bastard. I liked his father who, co-incidentally al...

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Went home to Brisbane last weekend. Had four days at home. Its a six hour commute both ways. Tiring, but great to see my kids. Went from 11 degree to 22 degree temps. And now the cold weather is ...

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My work is crazy busy. I love the buzz. Got a few projects that are nearly over the line, but not quite. I am not sure if I am procrastinating or holding my nerve. I am basically still alive.

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I find it difficult to write here. :( But it is as it is. Drove 5 hours for a 3 hour meeting tomorrow. Lovely country green as green. Tomorrow we drive 3 hours back. Saw about 20 roos and 3 foxe...

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We have had snow within 20 km of where I live. In fact, I saw snow on some ferns as I crested an 1100 m hill as I drove north to Mudgee, which is 150 km north of here. It has been bitterly cold h...

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Easter was a nice six day break. Did simple ordinary things, like mow and paint. The boy and I threw the footy around! He is staying in Brisbane! using a mix of persuasion, bribing, ego and desir...

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We are worried about the boy. We both feel he needs his dad. I am crippled with guilt about not being there all the time to guide him. But work is here and they are there. So we are contemplating...

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I am so slack. I am busy , hardly resting and working Saturday and Sunday! Been here for four weeks and going home at Easter! Miss my family and miss speaking to anyone here. Live pretty much al...

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