The poor man’s Mooloolaba

by John on December 25, 2009
in Lifestyle

According to journalist, Natascha Mirosch, who writes for the ‘Bites‘ column in the Courier-Mail,  Caloundra used to be considered the poor man’s Mooloolaba!?! However, both the skyline and streetscape of Bulcock Beach have changed following an $8.5 million facelift. Read more..

Odd news

by John on November 23, 2009
in That's life

Every day we read odd news in the daily newspaper, or hear weird stuff sprouted by our concientious newsreaders and presenters on television and radio. When I say “odd” and “weird” I mean stuff that doesn’t make much sense, news items that will have little or no effect on our daily lives, or news that has no intelligent outcome. Read more..

Installing a shelf

by John on June 8, 2009
in Handyman

One of the simplest jobs a man (or lady) can do around the house is to install a  shelf. Almost every home owner lives within a short drive of a Bunnings Hardware, so it’s simply a matter of purchasing everything for the job under one roof. Read more..

Cupcake capers

by John on May 15, 2009
in Lifestyle

For anyone around my vintage (sixty-something) cupcakes used to be patty cakes in an earlier life. That was until some cretin decided the American cupcake sounded better. But isn’t that the norm now? You need to travel out past Mt Isa to hear a fair dinkum Aussie accent nowadays. Anyway, I’m wandering a bit here, let’s get back to the patty cupcakes. (I’ve added some comments of my own). Read more..