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There is nothing that so much gratifies an ill tongue as when it finds an angry heart.

Sunset over Bass Strait. Boat Harbour, Tasmania's North West Coast. April 2013. The Big Knockover and Other Stories , Dashiell Hammett: A collection of ten noir stories from the 1920s and 1930s. Uneven, but when he hits, he hits for the fences. C+ . England Made Me , Graham Greene: An early Greene 'entertainment'. A well constructed little morality tale set amongst the world of international finance and based in 1930s Stockholm. C+ .

If you have to keep reminding yourself of a thing, perhaps it isn't so.

The sun retreats behind Mount Wellington. Howrah Beach, March 2012. Sunday Top Five, and in response to the frightfully awful 'holiday' that is Easter Saturday, I present to you My Top Five Holidays That You Should Be Embracing This April Because They Are All Far Far Superior To The Nonsense That Is Easter Saturday! April 7: International Pillow Fight Day . Remember, this is International , so if you happen to see a foreigner, get the bastard! Quick bonus tip, a handy brick inserted into the pillow case gives you that little bit of extra power. April 12: Drop Everything and Read Day . What are you waiting for, get yourself a book and READ ! April 14: National Reach as High as You Can Day . A about setting and celebrating realistic goals. This is something that I can get behind... April 26: Hug an Australian Day . I know a couple of Australians who I might be hugging this day... April 27: Morse Code Day : .-. .. --. .... - --..-- / ... --- / -.-- --- ..- / .... .- ...- . / ... ....

The more you explain it, the more I don't understand it.

Watery Wednesday and I have opted for an afternoon delight ! Because, you know, my motto has always been ‘when it is right, it is right’. Why wait until the middle of a cold, dark night when everything is a little clearer in the light of day? And you know that the night is always going to be there any way. Yes, most of my day-to-day decisions are delegated to the Starland Vocal Band.

It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.

Coming back with crays. On the Derwent, as seen from Long Beach, Sandy Bay. September 2011. The Lucky 33 Meme [part 1]! 1. Can you cook? Absolutely! 2. What was your dream growing up? Lots of beautiful women. 3. What talent do you wish you had? Turning a blind eye. 4. Favourite place? Home. 5. Favourite vegetable The wonderfully durable potato. 6. What was the last book you read. The Appointment by Herta Müller 7. What zodiac sign are you? Taurus. 8. Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Not one. Ever. 9. Worst Habit? Groping my wife. 10. Do you personally know anybody on Blog? Erm... 11. What is your favorite sport? Sychronised jelly tickling. 12. Negative or Optimistic attitude? Realistic. 13. What would you do if you were stuck in an lift with someone of the opposite sex? We would wait. 14. Worst thing to ever happen to you? My children were born very loud. 15. Tell me one weird fact about you: I am nine percent blancmange. 16. Do you have any pets? Only a wife and two children.