For those who don't know, the weather this week in Australia has reached the mid forties. That's 44 degrees Celsius! Each of us know the basics of surviving in this temperature, but few of us actually apply any extra measures to decrease the heat. At a cellular level, our body heats up, causing premature aging... Continue Reading →
Favourite Photo’s of 2008
I had an idea whilst perusing my photography uploaded to Flickr throughout 2008: Upload 1 photograph from each month of 2008 from our own photo-gallery's upon Flickr. Here are my results: January Stichware: None. With a good tripod, a remote, a bit of pre-thought on where the camera would see me and nil flash -... Continue Reading →
Capturing Sunsets on Kangaroo Island
About two weeks ago we went to Kangaroo Island for a three-day holiday. Although it rained 99 percent of the time (thereby preventing me from taking my camera out of the house), I managed to capture the sunset on the return journey upon the SEALINK Ferry back to Cape Jervis. Thanks to flickr and careful... Continue Reading →
Earth Hour Adelaide
In 2007, 2.2 million people and 2,100 businesses around Sydney (Australia) turned off their lights for Earth Hour. This massive collective effort reduced Sydney's energy consumption by 10.2% for one hour, which is the equivalent effect of taking 48,000 cars off the road for a year. Originating in Sydney in 2007, Earth Hour has now... Continue Reading →
Break a Habit and Save a Few Dollars
I was addicted to Cola (in each branded variety) for well over twenty years. When I was a teenager, fizzy drinks were not as accessible as they are now, it was only found at parties and events, so the taste was discovered! Now I am more aware of the impact of carbonated drinks on the... Continue Reading →
5 Days on Kangaroo Island
We've finally returned from five days on Kangaroo Island! From October 1st to 6th 2007, I shot images from Kingscote to Cygnet River. Traveling by Quad-runner (four wheeled motorbike) across the 500-hectare property, I was able to stop and start as new and interesting scenes were found. More photographs re being uploaded to my online... Continue Reading →
A Photographic Journey to Kangaroo Island
If images tell a thousand words, here is a 44,000-word story of our one week on Kangaroo Island in mid July 2007. It's so much easier than typing all the words. To read more, follow the link on each image to read my quick blurb beneath each. For seven days we spent time on Kangaroo... Continue Reading →
I Was Offered Webmaster for Apex SA/NT!
Here is my latest web site design. [Update: Deleted in 20010] The client is the State Board of Apex SA/NT : I am the webmaster1. I was asked if I'd like to take on the challenge of bringing their website into the current century. I reckon it took about three minutes to decide how I... Continue Reading →
Branding the Australian Brain
ACNielsen have determined some amazing facts about Aussie Males, specifically how men manage their appearance. In July this year they managed to convince a few million Australian men to confess their spending habits on clothing, accessories, hair care products, magazines and beer. Amazingly, the report shows nothing about their preference in women or anything about... Continue Reading →
The Entrepreneurial Life of Stephen Mitchell 