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So, I’ve decided to do some exercise, and this time I might actually go ahead with it. This jogging thing isn’t terrible, and I’ve got a goal.  The Old Cleveland -> Creek -> Stanley loop is my current one, and being able to do it at a slow jog without having to stop is the aim.

I bought a pair of shoes, Mizuno Wave Inspire 8′s, in a size 15. Quite comfy actually. I went for a jog, and when I had them done up too tight I got the terrible foot pain issues I’ve had in the past.

The next part of the shopping journey was to get my glasses prescription. Unfortunately they wouldn’t give it to me without re-testing my eyes, so I got them re-tested. It seems they’re still OK, woot.

I’ve been eyeing off a smallish frypan so I can have bacon and eggs for breakfasts. Shiny and PTFE-free. Baccarat Ceramix frypans look fairly cool, and I got the 20cm one for only $10 more than the 30cm one!

I got myself a cookbook which looks pretty freakin’ cool. 35% off was even better, so it was only $35 or so for a hefty book full of italian food The recipes are well laid out and have many photographs.

Oblivion does not like two displays when it auto-detects and configures video settings on the initial game run.

1. Go to My Documents – My Games – Oblivion and delete the file named Oblivion
2. Disable the display that the game is not running off (In windows, not the monitors power button)
3. Run Oblivion and it shouldn’t crash (for this specific problem)
4. Exit Oblivion and turn on the second display.

When you load Oblivion again, it should start fine whether you have one or multiple displays active. It seems to be an issue with the way it detects multiple screens – I’ve seen mention that they try to use both screens in a weird multi-monitor see-everything mode.

It probably speaks volumes about me that I’m looking at all these flood discount posts on Facebook and thinking “who do I know that can get me paperwork to get all these great deals?”

So yeah, there has been lots of flooding in Queensland, people lost their stuff and in some cases their lives, but as usual I’m sitting here experiencing it digitally. 9/11 was the televised disaster of the first world, and this time it’s via the internet. Facebook became a great outage-proof communication method for people and the authorities alike, with the Queensland Police, Energex and Brisbane City Council being shining examples of how to get information quickly to the most amount of people.

Facebook and Twitter were alive with posts of pictures, “I’m OK”‘s and all sorts of posts of thanks to deities and rescue workers alike. I was included in that – the real ones, not the anthromorphic ones – I’m amazed at the skill and endless energy that these people show in saving the unlucky and fucking stupid alike.

Now, I’ve been saving for a house deposit for a long time, and now there’s a going to be a glut of riverside properties ready for the renovating. Who doesn’t love a parking fairy?

So.. hi.

Fuck explaining why I haven’t posted for a long time, just post it yale.

OK. So I went to the Powderfinger Sunsets Tour concert on 05/09/10 at the Brisbane Riverstage. It was amazing. It was emotional, I cried, I got soaked with rain, and I had a lot of fun seeing a band that I’d always enjoyed and I never thought I’d have a chance to see again – seeing as they are doing their farewell tour.

Another thing happened that night, my faithful wallet of the last couple of years got utterly soaked. I hate looking for wallets, they’re horribly personal things that are hard to find replacements for because you get used to the bumps and curves of the one you have.

Since it was a black leather wallet it was pretty much destroyed by getting soaked, so I ended up going hobo-chic style for a few weeks. This was done by grabbing only the bare minimum of cards and my usual amount of notes and sticking it in a bulldog clip. Problem solved! It was minimalist and easy to use.

I finally found a new wallet after giving up and trying an Oakley store of all places. Hugo Boss had a nice one, but for $300 they can stick it up their ass.

Link to the new one here.

Yes, I gave up on this post half way through. Fuck off.

“Saratoga Springs school district prohibits kids from biking to school, but a mom and her son defied the law. A state trooper was there to greet them.”

I’m completely and utterly gobsmacked at the nanny-state behaviour that’s happening more and more in today’s society. If a kid wants to ride or walk to school along a designated bike path with their parent supervising them no less, when does is it become the school’s choice to ban them from doing so?

I have to ask how the “State Troopers and an unhappy group of administrators” became involved, other than the fact that they had been pre warned or something else had happened to spark it.

One section of the school policy states: “The Board of Education forbids the riding of bicycles by students to and from Maple Avenue Middle School.” Another section also prohibits riding to elementary schools.

Why would they do this? What is the justification? There is mention that it has something to do with the bicycles being on the property – possibly sparked by parents making it the fault of the school for bikes being stolen in the past.

There’s a reader comment (that seems to have been written by someone with the spelling ability of a bucket of sand) which complains that if a child got injured, the town and school district would be sued.
The concept that a parent would sue the school or the town for a child’s injury caused by a motorist is nothing less than disgusting.

They go on to say that the mother is setting a bad example by teaching their child to break the rules. While I agree that while it’s bad for them to break the rules, being taught to question political decisions and perform peaceful protests isn’t such a bad idea. This is especially true in the face of a generation of children that will likely be buried by their parents because of their terrible nutrition and weight problems, poisoned by the culture that they want so badly.

I hope I’m not one of them – I am trying to cut back on the garbage and get a bit healthier these days. If at all possible my kids will walk or ride to school with me, reinforcing the message that it’s good fun to be outside and getting some road sense.

What do (or will) your children do?

Saratogian via Mother Nature Network