HOSPITALity

Hospitals are odd!  You don't want to be there but you go anyway. On this occasion blood is taken at regular intervals, as well as peeing in a bottle not to mention the biopsy chunk out of the back.  No mention of crapping in a beaker so far but I guess they will get around to it.  And all in the quest to discover the source of repeated high temperatures. The scones are good though. I don't think Bali has got anything to do with this problem as our visit there was four months ago, however the first sign of a high temperature was after we got back from there. That place has got issues. 

Friday Nights

Friday on My Mind  has been considered the best Australian song of all time. 

'Wednesday just won't go
Thursday goes too slow
I've got Friday on my mind'

Not Easy to Beat these lyrics.

Its good to sit on the deck watching the bats cross the moon, as surreal a sight as you could find and you still have the rest of the weekend.

EuroSport Biking

The EuroSport channel is starting to broadcast the Road Cycling. There are already some cobblestones being featured as well.  Can't say what the attraction is for riding across those! I have ridden around Lake Geneva and there are not many cobbles along the way there. Each town does have its own Lido though which is good for a cool off.

Long Week End

Spent a warm weekend at the beach. Also checked out a winery cum restaurant at the Bistro on Banks.  The grounds were drier than a Lubra's loincloth. The usual arty exhibits were dotted around and the food was worth the visit. Contrast this with Foxey's on the other side of the bay. All greenery and lushness over there.  Also cooked our tea on the beach. Hostyle barbied up some large salmon chunks and the fisherman nearby were a bit nonplussed. The first catch was a stingray that went back into the water.  However harmony was restored when two snapper were hooked on the same line.

Apple Tax

No not a tax on apples although we are taxing air lately.  I notice the taxman has been looking at companies sending profits overseas. It seems a $1000 IPAD has over $300 of profit going to Ireland. Good thing I bought a Bauhn tablet. Does much the same as an IPAD and only cost $200. I never liked that synching method of file transfer.  Apple are most likely on the slide anyway and there are no JOBS for the Apple boys this time around.

Tulla Train Link

Every few years a train link to Tullamarine gets mentioned. A favourite option is a monorail finishing in the city centre.  A rail link of some sort is certainly needed however the idea may have been jeffed*  because in signing off on the CityLink toll roads there was a clause that said no new public transport for the length of the toll period. There is probably 25 years still to run on that. There is a disused train line which runs close to the southern airport boundary, a ready made corridor.

Jeffed - Adj  to be the subject of a decision made by a certain politician named Jeff

George Bass Coastal Walk

Spent the day around Kilcunda.  It takes between 2 and 3 hours to walk the 8 or 9 km along the George Bass trail.  The walk is mostly cliff top but with at least 2 beaches to walk along.  In Kilcunda you can bring lunch for a barbeque or try the pub or café next door.