Interesting post (posts plural, if you follow the linky) from Conrebel on slave-free chocolate available in Australia ( Read more... )

Still smoky outside; can barely see the road this morning :(

This.

An unusual take on piercing

No radio for the best part of a year, no TV reception since August, and my laptop chooses THIS Election Day to die/overheat/fail-reboot during a virus removal :). ( If I ever shoot hubby, it will be for his habit of turning fans off on EVERY computer whether they belong to him or not. Ditto ZoneAlarm )

A wealthy Los Angeles-born IT entrepreneur turned organic farmer could be the next mayor of Palerang Council, promising to bring economic credibility and creativity to the role.Ehehehe. It was certainly a slick campaign - omnipresent and glossy. Dad said last week that anyone prepared to spend (by implication) that much time, money and energy ( Read more... )

Rain, rain, lovely rain. Now taking bets on Bungendore Miasma given it's been nice and warm.

Dear flist: whoever it was who mentioned Middleman in passing (on your LJ) a few days ago, thank you. Enjoying what I've seen so far ( Read more... )

Palerang results so far - progressively updating

Iiiiiiiiiiinteresting. Ungrouped independents doing well, and the only grouped candidate (so far) to get heaps of individual votes is a Known Greenie (and doing by far the best of the incumbents). Watch this space :)

Interesting election result there folks :) Can't say I'm inspired by Labour's lineup in any way shape or form (and frankly I'd not have minded a bit more win from the Greens and Indies), but from a social equity/half-assed libertarian with nannystatetendencies point of view it's - on balance - welcome ( Read more... )

NSW state election today: this should be fun. Editorials pretty consistent across the board, saying: "The incumbents are sclerotic and corrupt and spending our tax money on mudchuck ads; the opposition is factionalised, incompetent and in hock to Christian fundies ( Read more... )