Back.....

It has been too long. Partly that is because I have been waiting for the Internet to be restored for four weeks. I just wanted to take the opportunity to express my feelings. What I Have Learned 1) Australians have a short memory when it comes to sporting defeat (Oh Rugby is only our third sport anyway....after losing 10-12 to England). 2) Brisbane has a pretty good integrated public transport network but it could with running a little later. 3) I never knew there were that many South Africans in Brisbane until Monday 22nd October 4) Cats and wives are very hairy and require constant sweeping/ hoovering. 5) BT aren't that bad after all..... 6) Charlotte Towers still have shocking administrative process despite moving to River City 7) Brisbane is hot 8) Murdering large endangered mammals ISN'T scientific research 9) John Howard and David Gray may be related Things I Miss 1) All of my friends - especially their milestone birthdays 2) Rain 3) Warm beer 4) Big brick houses 5) Knowing stuff..... Things I Plan to do as Soon as Possible 1) Help the Mrs find another job (too all employers out there, forcing your staff to take 65% of their annual leave entitlement at Christmas is not a progressive enlightened HR policy....) 2) See some of Australia (FNQ, South Australia, "The Top End" and the "Centre" 3) See some of places near Australia: Fiji, Vanuatu 4) Plan a road trip 5) Start a wine cellar 6) Build my map of wineries and their wines 7) Get hideously drunk Things I am Immediately Excited About 1) The Killers 2) My first test match 3) The Cunliffes at Xmas 4) The prospect of seeing friends "this way" in April 5) India