Tag Archives: Australia

Getting wrangled

Back to writing, in collaboration with my Brisbane friend Sian and the assistance of author wrangler Rachel & author wrangler assistant Cuinn Cattledog. And, oh yeah, I’m blogging again too, did you notice? Continue reading

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An Americano in Australia

The difference between interstellar space and a good cup of joe.

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OzDust

We saw this license plate outside Sugarspoon when we went out writing on Tuesday.  I have no idea what the car owner intended with this vanity plate, but for me it’s a reminder to upload more of my Australia photos … Continue reading

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What leadership looks like

The difference between Pres. Obama & Sarah Palin yesterday: obvious, & much commented upon. Queensland Premier Anna Bligh presents another example of what leadership really looks like. And what ex-Governor Palin never gave us.

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The Daily Tweets 2011-01-12: Brisbane floods 2

The above photo I took on a sunny Brisbane day in December, about a week into my visit to Australia, from just outside the State Library of Queensland on the South Bank. In contrast, this video of kayakers in the … Continue reading

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The Daily Tweets 2011-01-11: Brisbane floods 1

Most of my tweets today are retweets of sources close to the flooding in Brisbane & nearby areas in Queensland.  @couriermail is a Brisbane newspaper; @QPSmedia is the Queenland Police Service. Note that this post is dated 11 January, but … Continue reading

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Queensland floods

While the big story dominating news in the U.S. right now is the mass shooting in Tuscon last Saturday, the news that’s biggest in my mind right now is the catastrophic flooding in Queensland, which is now affecting people I know & places I’ve very recently been.

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Return from Oz

I’m back from Australia, but my photos & blog posts from Australia are backed up. Here’s my plans for catching up interested readers on all I did & saw in the Great Southern Land.

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The Daily Tweets 2011-01-09: Home. Yeah.

Home. Yeah. #oztrip #fb # @Inked_Tigress Thanks for your tweets. Some of the best thought out I’ve seen in reply to Inked_Tigress # My cat is in “why were you gone so long but I an SOOOO happy you’re back” … Continue reading

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The Daily Tweets 2011-01-08: Saturday twice over

These tweets recount (in part) my epic journey home from Australia, wherein due to the time travel characteristics of flying westbound across the International Date Line I got to experience Saturday the 8th of January twice, & arrived at LAX … Continue reading

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