Comments on: Lazy Sunday! http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/11/23/lazy-sunday-41/ Life, Culture and Politics from BrisVegas Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:53:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Paul Burns http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/11/23/lazy-sunday-41/#comment-207404 Paul Burns Sun, 23 Nov 2008 23:36:28 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/11/23/lazy-sunday-41/#comment-207404 Saturday - mostly quiet - on Internet. Flying e-mails to bookseller in US, some insulting, gave myself a very high anxiety attack, ended sending craven apology. Did some note-taking from John Shy's A People Numerous and Armed. Dipped into Boswell's London Journal, 1762-1763. One day I'll finish it. Thought Mountains on the ABC was boring. Watched The Bill. Switched to Channel 9, watched Arnie in The Sixth Day. Was it a director's cut, or had I just forgotten most of it? Crashed. Sunday: Watched Insiders. Bolt is not good for my mental equilibrium. Commented on LP. Got nice e-mail from US bookseller, teklling me book was being sent airmail, priority post that day. Felt more of a goose than JWH wearing a bullet-proof vest at an anti-gun rally. Waiting impatiently for book from America. The day was so incredibly windy I couldn't walk up to the shop for my Sunday chocolate biscuits because it left me too breathless.Got electricity bill out of letter box. It had been well-eaten by resident snails. Finished note-taking from John Shy. Watched a bit of aftrernoon TV. Decided to give TV a miss. Not in the mood for Little Fishes. Will get it out on DVD one day. Dipped a bit more into Boswell, then started re-reading Higginbotham's The War of American Independence.Crashed again. Saturday – mostly quiet – on Internet. Flying e-mails to bookseller in US, some insulting, gave myself a very high anxiety attack, ended sending craven apology.
Did some note-taking from John Shy’s A People Numerous and Armed. Dipped into Boswell’s London Journal, 1762-1763. One day I’ll finish it. Thought Mountains on the ABC was boring. Watched The Bill. Switched to Channel 9, watched Arnie in The Sixth Day. Was it a director’s cut, or had I just forgotten most of it? Crashed.
Sunday: Watched Insiders. Bolt is not good for my mental equilibrium. Commented on LP. Got nice e-mail from US bookseller, teklling me book was being sent airmail, priority post that day. Felt more of a goose than JWH wearing a bullet-proof vest at an anti-gun rally. Waiting impatiently for book from America. The day was so incredibly windy I couldn’t walk up to the shop for my Sunday chocolate biscuits because it left me too breathless.Got electricity bill out of letter box. It had been well-eaten by resident snails. Finished note-taking from John Shy. Watched a bit of aftrernoon TV. Decided to give TV a miss. Not in the mood for Little Fishes. Will get it out on DVD one day. Dipped a bit more into Boswell, then started re-reading Higginbotham’s The War of American Independence.Crashed again.

]]> By: Helen http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/11/23/lazy-sunday-41/#comment-207403 Helen Sun, 23 Nov 2008 23:04:07 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/11/23/lazy-sunday-41/#comment-207403 Very, verrrrry sloooow ones, Allan. Very, verrrrry sloooow ones, Allan.

]]> By: allan http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/11/23/lazy-sunday-41/#comment-207402 allan Sun, 23 Nov 2008 22:45:27 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/11/23/lazy-sunday-41/#comment-207402 terangeree @8 I am old enough to remember 78 speed records but what sort of records were ever played at 16 speed? terangeree @8

I am old enough to remember 78 speed records but what sort of records were ever played at 16 speed?

]]> By: David Rubie http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/11/23/lazy-sunday-41/#comment-207401 David Rubie Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:51:45 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/11/23/lazy-sunday-41/#comment-207401 Played oneupmanship with her indoors. And won. The conversation went like this: (W = wife, T = Toddler, D = Dave) W: Watch this! What does a cow say? T: MOO! W: (smiles). D: That's nothing. Watch this: KICK IT! D+T: NER NER NER NEEEEER, NER NER NER NEEEEER D: You wake up late for school and ya don't wanna T: GO! D+T: NER NER NER NEEEEER, NER NER NER NEEEEEER D: Ya ask ya mum T: PEAS! D: But she still sez T: NO! D+T: NER NER NER NEEEEER, NUH! D: YOU GOTTA D+T: FIGHT! D: FO YO D+T: RIGHT! D: TO D+T: PAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRTTTAAAAAAAYYYYYY! W: You were the reason DOCS was invented Dave. Parenting doesn't get any better than that. Played oneupmanship with her indoors. And won.

The conversation went like this:
(W = wife, T = Toddler, D = Dave)

W: Watch this! What does a cow say?
T: MOO!
W: (smiles).

D: That’s nothing. Watch this: KICK IT!
D+T: NER NER NER NEEEEER, NER NER NER NEEEEER
D: You wake up late for school and ya don’t wanna
T: GO!
D+T: NER NER NER NEEEEER, NER NER NER NEEEEEER
D: Ya ask ya mum
T: PEAS!
D: But she still sez
T: NO!
D+T: NER NER NER NEEEEER, NUH!
D: YOU GOTTA
D+T: FIGHT!
D: FO YO
D+T: RIGHT!
D: TO
D+T: PAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRTTTAAAAAAAYYYYYY!

W: You were the reason DOCS was invented Dave.

Parenting doesn’t get any better than that.

]]> By: Chookie http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/11/23/lazy-sunday-41/#comment-207400 Chookie Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:21:38 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/11/23/lazy-sunday-41/#comment-207400 Stayed at home and did home maintenance type things. Made bread. Ran through Sunday School play. Think the hyperactive kid has had too many lollies this weekend (well, I think he's hyperactive, but he could be just overindulged). Visited our friends' new arrival. Sweet little boy. Our sons played with other kids, who had brought lightsabres. Watched show on ABC about Isle of Mull. Stayed at home and did home maintenance type things. Made bread. Ran through Sunday School play. Think the hyperactive kid has had too many lollies this weekend (well, I think he’s hyperactive, but he could be just overindulged). Visited our friends’ new arrival. Sweet little boy. Our sons played with other kids, who had brought lightsabres. Watched show on ABC about Isle of Mull.

]]> By: terangeree http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/11/23/lazy-sunday-41/#comment-207399 terangeree Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:20:06 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/11/23/lazy-sunday-41/#comment-207399 ...oh, and started reading <em>The Mystery of a Hansom Cab</em>. …oh, and started reading The Mystery of a Hansom Cab.

]]> By: terangeree http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/11/23/lazy-sunday-41/#comment-207398 terangeree Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:19:07 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/11/23/lazy-sunday-41/#comment-207398 Union meeting in the morning. Mowed the lawn in the afternoon. Got part-way through putting the legs back on a 1972-vintage radiogram (AM radio - calibrated by state and callsign - and 4-speed turntable (16, 33.3, 45 and 78rpm)). Union meeting in the morning. Mowed the lawn in the afternoon. Got part-way through putting the legs back on a 1972-vintage radiogram (AM radio – calibrated by state and callsign – and 4-speed turntable (16, 33.3, 45 and 78rpm)).

]]> By: Robert Merkel http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/11/23/lazy-sunday-41/#comment-207397 Robert Merkel Sun, 23 Nov 2008 10:30:03 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/11/23/lazy-sunday-41/#comment-207397 Jovial Monk: at the risk of breaking the "no politics" rule for these threads, I reckon the hard part for Kev and the Gang starts now. I <a HREF="http://benambra.org/benambra/node/920" rel="nofollow">did the 1 in 20</A>, the well-known climb up Mount Dandenong in Melbourne, ever-so-slightly too slow to earn bragging rights. Jovial Monk: at the risk of breaking the “no politics” rule for these threads, I reckon the hard part for Kev and the Gang starts now.

I did the 1 in 20, the well-known climb up Mount Dandenong in Melbourne, ever-so-slightly too slow to earn bragging rights.

]]> By: Jovial Monk http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/11/23/lazy-sunday-41/#comment-207396 Jovial Monk Sun, 23 Nov 2008 10:06:15 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/11/23/lazy-sunday-41/#comment-207396 Dog was total shit at obedience! Can be unbelievably good. . .and so bad it is embarrassing! Apparently only one terrier, a Jack Russel has got as far as a CDX title (there is CCD, CD and CDX (Companion Dog Excellent) so why am I trying??? Drove to Stirling Market, a nice bustling market of all sorts of things. Bought some sedums to plant in a patch between fruit trees. Had lunch at the Organic Market there (not the same as the Stirling Market) and wasn't that impressed with it (the lunch.) Read a bit re the one year anniversary of election of Rudd Labor govt. Amazing, not a single Minister 'lost' and ratings better than the election results! Go Kevy! Dog was total shit at obedience! Can be unbelievably good. . .and so bad it is embarrassing! Apparently only one terrier, a Jack Russel has got as far as a CDX title (there is CCD, CD and CDX (Companion Dog Excellent) so why am I trying???

Drove to Stirling Market, a nice bustling market of all sorts of things. Bought some sedums to plant in a patch between fruit trees. Had lunch at the Organic Market there (not the same as the Stirling Market) and wasn’t that impressed with it (the lunch.)

Read a bit re the one year anniversary of election of Rudd Labor govt. Amazing, not a single Minister ‘lost’ and ratings better than the election results! Go Kevy!

]]> By: epicene http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/11/23/lazy-sunday-41/#comment-207395 epicene Sun, 23 Nov 2008 08:54:49 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/11/23/lazy-sunday-41/#comment-207395 Bitterly cold westerning winds, bringing sleet, hard rice grains of hails and meagre attempts at snow flakes. Interspersed with blazing blue sky & golden sun. Summer in a week? Bitterly cold westerning winds, bringing sleet, hard rice grains of hails and meagre attempts at snow flakes. Interspersed with blazing blue sky & golden sun. Summer in a week?

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