Relativity

I'm not sure whether this pickle really is as huge as it appears or whether it just looks that way because that guy is so old that he's shrunken.

I'm also not sure what's going on with his pants.

What Odds the Draw?

My cousin gave birth to a beautiful baby girl last week and she arrived on her due date.

This is the first time I'd heard of this happening so had to investigate what the percentages were and it appears as though it's roughly 5% of all babies that arrive on the due date.

Now, please feel free to insert your own jokes about this percentage being greater than that of the female population arriving on time...

Top Ten Tricks MacGyver Would Be Proud Of - No.10

A new segment and countdown....

Number Ten

MacGyver works hard, no doubt, and likes to enjoy the days and nights off as much as he can. So when professional or consumer-grade cameras threaten to wash out party photos, he's prone to using a converted cigarette pack, reversing the lining foil to channel an SLR flash into a manageable beam. A coffee filter can also work, as can a ripped out piece of tissue or very fine piece of cloth. As a result, you'll never see a red-eyed, washed-out MacGyver flashing a thumbs up in any Flickr stream.



courtesy the lovely people at lifehacker.com

Sunday Arvo at the Labour in Vain

I managed to spend an enjoyable part of my Sunday arvo this weekend enjoying a pint of Guinness at the Labour in Vain Hotel in Fitzroy. It was a brilliant way to kill a bit of the day and the feeling of inner city Melbourne permeated the place and made me feel quite content.

I'm not sure exactly what it was that gave the place that vibe, but it probably started with a random collection of Melbourne's miscellaneous odds and sods rushing inside wearing a collection of the pubs own footy jumpers, assorted beards, beanies and ruby red lipstick to escape the miserable cold and wet weather outside. To be then greeted by the sounds of Melbourne rock icon Spencer P. Jones playing a warm up solo set, before the full band were set to join him later onstage.... or in the corner as it was!

Tommy Emmanuel in full length country styled denim overalls propped up one end of the bar as Spencer repeatedly threatened that he was "coming to get him".

While two kids playing the Simpsons pinball machine in the corner as their old man drank with other members of the Pain's football club reminded me of one of my earliest memories of Melbourne: playing the Adams Family pinball machine and drinking pub squash as my Dad and Uncle Kev enjoyed a couple of quiet ales.

Another Friday Flim Cilp

this one is for those outside of Australia who are missing the fun...

152 years history + the second eldest of three sons + black & white = brilliance!