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Take it slow. The intersection of Napoleon, Bath and Quayle Streets, the Battery Point and Sandy Bay border. July 2012. As you know, the Internet is a wonderful place filled with the rich and varied treasures of the world holds (and Henry.) The following are some things that I've had a look at in the last week. I call this: a Compendium of Click-throughs for Monday Morning... So just who is your Olympic athlete body match? For the record, I have matched Aussie swimmer Daniel Tranter, who let his country down in both the 200 and 400 metres individual medley. Australian's are bad losers. We need to stop doing that. Still on the Olympics, and in one of the great headlines ever in The Economist : Communism still rules . A really good read here. I like his work, but it is a fair question: does historian Timothy Snyder absolve Eastern Europeans of special complicity in the Holocaust? A nice little piece on the 'shark debate' here in Australia . This comprehen...

A house and a mountain. The view from Bath Street, Battery Point. June 2012. More questions more answers. This week, The Imaginary Meme, Part Five . 81. What’s your favourite action movie? Das Boot . 82. Have (or are) you ever been involved someone much older than you? Not for any more than a few hours. 83. Do you believe in lust at first sight? Isn’t that the very definition of lust? 84. Favourite type of venomous snake? Tiger snake. 85. Do you drink alcohol? Very rarely. 86. If you wanted to talk to someone who'd lift your spirits, who'd you call? Frank Skinner. 87. What do you wear to feel sexy? As little as possible. 88. Do you like to learn? I love to learn. If you’re not learning, you’re dead. 89. Have you ever been hit on by someone who really overestimated their attractiveness? A number of times. When I was a younger fellow I used to take great delight in pointing out that fact to them. Yes, I was a cruel bastard. 90. Where did you last...