Monthly Archives: October 2008

Joe the Plumber

Posted on October 29, 2008 by ob1

American politics has reached new levels of total weirdness when Joe the Plumber becomes an icon for the last days of the election, especially when he actually isn’t the guy everyone thought he was… that is, he isn’t a licensed … Continue reading →

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All quiet on the western front

Posted on October 27, 2008 by ob1

My apologies to regular visitors. Things have been quiet on the blog. It’s been a mix of being busy, tired, a bunch of big things in my think space, plus time dabbling with Facebook. Twitter has taken a back seat … Continue reading →

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Quick Updates for 2008-10-22

Posted on October 22, 2008 by ob1

Fatherhood… by the minute… shocking stats http://ping.fm/DBEw5 #

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Banks, shareholders and stakeholders

Posted on October 20, 2008 by ob1

“I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that … Continue reading →

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Quick Updates for 2008-10-17

Posted on October 17, 2008 by ob1

Facebook can kill you… http://ping.fm/IGmWS #

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Cowboys are killing me

Posted on October 13, 2008 by ob1

Anyone who knows me well knows that I am a rabid Dallas Cowboys fan, but it’s starting to feel like I’m a Saints fan all over again… snakes alive! I can only stand one losing team in my life! Cowboys … Continue reading →

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Quick Updates for 2008-10-12

Posted on October 12, 2008 by ob1

Awesome day on the Doulos. Huge crowd from Warnbro to honour the McDonalds. Cool. #

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Quick Updates for 2008-10-10

Posted on October 10, 2008 by ob1

Love museums, so today’s trip up to the Perth Museum with the kids was fun. #

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JWs Ahead of the Tech Curve

Posted on October 9, 2008 by ob1

OK, so this one got me smiling… I discovered the app below for the iPhone, specially designed for those door-knocking folks from the JWs. Asides from being kind of humourous that someone would get something like this up and running … Continue reading →

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Quick Updates for 2008-10-04

Posted on October 4, 2008 by ob1

Wow! This is a really disturbing Palin clip because it’s juat not a complicated question: http://ping.fm/axyLu # @Drew_Adams Awesome news for you re: DTS. You’ll love it. Me=ThM’97. #

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