War Wounds from Failed Flying

Did you read how I failed miserably at flying? Well, here is a photograph of my face a day after the incident: That is my face one-day after I face-planted the bitumen during a night-walk. The side of my face is all swollen, plus there are several abrasion points between my eye and jawline, down... Continue Reading →

My Thoughts on ‘Red Tails’

‪Red Tails Trailer 2012 HD This movie I will enjoy watching, least alone for the CGI ! The storyline is one that more Americans need to remember, and an ongoing issue throughout the world:  Courage, dedication, loyalty and survival have no colour. When it reaches the Australian cinema I will endeavor to view it on... Continue Reading →

How to Fail Miserably at Flying

Let me first premise this article with the dialogue from which the title was born: There is an art, it says, or rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. … Clearly, it is this second part, the missing, which presents the difficulties. ~... Continue Reading →

Wanna buy a Baseball Cap?

Do you like baseball caps? I do! For the past 15years I have been collecting baseball caps from souvenir stalls in every town I've visited between Auckland and Adelaide. Plus I have acquired a lot from people who knew I liked them. But times change. I now wear a kangaroo-skin wide-brimmed hat. Why? Because [1]... Continue Reading →

Making a Delicious Smoothie

This is my favourite home-made smoothie from my wife's collection of concoctions. This drink is pure fruit, but as friends have said - yoghurt and cinnamon are optional extras. [NOTE: The wife has since said that a slice of lemon would have given the drink extra punch!] INGREDIENTS:Juice of 1 Coconut2 x whole bananas100grams of... Continue Reading →

Listening to a Beautiful Voice

I've been a fan of Adele for about six months. I caught her voice quite by accident on a Saturday morning, singing 'Rolling in the Deep'. Her distinct style of singing with that interesting video clip had me entranced until the end. So then I had to find Adele on Youtube to find out why... Continue Reading →

Re-Entering the Web Arena

I have held back for far too long in my self-learning of web design. Whilst I established my ability at coding HTML and CSS as early as 2002, I've not spent a lot of time since then expanding my knowledge. But now that I want to re-design my website to bring into the latest arena,... Continue Reading →

Building Apps for Android Smart-Phones

With the amazing array of smart-phones on the market, it's no surprise to find websites that focus on enabling programmers to build and design apps for Android smart-phones. Whilst the Android operating system is still considered the world's best-selling Smartphone platform, it makes me very glad I have chosen a SAMSUNG Galaxy S for my first smart-phone ever... Continue Reading →

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