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Tasmania is cold
But I’m loving it! Though obviously this means no time (nor net connection) to update AHW, so the world will have to wait ’til Sunday evening at the earliest for their daily/weekly/monthly dose of AHW goodness (in light of recent events, the latter is probably the most accurate). I’m hoping to get back home and [...]
From Boom town to Broome Town
Chunks of the last two weeks were spent in the coastal town of Broome in Western Australia’s northwest. For the first two days of our stay, the town had been issued with a category blue cyclone warning (it’s the wet season up north) but Cyclone Nicholas ended up turning tail and heading back out to [...]
A new post, a new Year
Last night, Marie and I had our best New Year’s Eve together when we joined two other couples (all great friends of ours) and celebrated the end of ’07 by drinking Champagne and sparkling in a spa ’til about half one in the morning. Quiet, low-key, surrounded only by good friends and good wine: the [...]
And we’re back!
Sorry if you’ve tried to check out AHW over the last couple of days only to find that the account’s been suspended – that’ll happen when you don’t get an invoice but all’s good and you’re stranded with AHW for another 12 months – my Christmas gift to the world.
Go the Green Machine!
After Danny Green – www.dannygreen.com.au – lost last year’s much-hyped bout with rival Anthony Mundine, I was devastated and close to tears. But last night after a long and largely beneath-the-radar comeback, the son of a hamburger chef has vindicated himself and sitting on top of the boxing world, albeit after a fairly underwhelming bout [...]
AceHighWine downtime
Just a quick notice, I’ve been told by my web provider that some server upgrades will be taking place this weekend and that AHW will be down as a result of it. I hope you enjoy the wonders of the intra-web without the threat of accidentally clicking through to AHW-ville!