Category: Misc

The miscellaneous, the marvellous, and the magnificently uncategorizable.

Blog June

Blog June 2024

For the last 30 days, I’ve been engaged in a communal activity called Blog June. Its purpose is to promote bloggers to post. At least every day, if possible, but it’s not a requirement, just a goal. People are generally time poor and so garnering enough energy to blog can...

A work space. Not me. This is not me either.

Why I’m Risking My Back For My Work

After reading Flexnib’s post about Bibliotheque Bound’s post, I’ve decided to add this post to the posticle about work desks. I have a work desk (or at least part of one). It contains a computer (a laptop) as well as several removable hard-drives, and a multi-functional laser printer.

Singapore at night

Singapore: Fifth Anniversary

Today marks the fifth anniversary of my return to Singapore. A few years ago, I had some medical issues, and I had to return to Australia. It was supposed to be for only a short period, but there were complications with my treatment and I ended up staying there for way too long. So, it was a joy to finally return.

A meeting between the Australian Prime Minister, Queensland Premier, and the Northern Territory Chief Minister.

Changing the Date

As usual for this time of year, there is a lot of discussion about changing the date for Australia Day. There are many reasons for doing so (which I won’t entertain here), but no clear alternative date. Here is a sketch I recently posted to Mastodon about the issues of choosing 9th May as Australia Day.