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Marriage, whether in holy matrimony or in a commitment ceremony, is considered, to those who wish to take these vows, a sacred and long lived tradition. It is a tradition in any culture to bring two people together in love and, for all intents and purposes, also until their dying day.
How seriously one takes those vows at the time of this ceremony or months, years or decades later is a personal choice and part and parcel of life as humans. Nothing is truly sacred, nothing is set in stone and we are in fact mere mortals, after all.
Continue reading IS IT JUST A PIECE OF PAPER? I THINK NOT …
Well do you remember where you were six years ago on Anzac Day? I am struggling to remember but I know I would have been thinking about the many men and women who over many years have fought for their country and lost their lives. Feeling very proud and nostalgic – my parents having both been in the forces.
Then can you remember where you were or who you were with when you first heard about the three men trapped, one kilometre underground, in a Gold mine in Tasmania? I don’t remember those finer details but I do remember watching the news each day living in hope for the men and their families.
Continue reading BEACONSFIELD & ANZAC DAY …. PUTTING LIFE IN PERSPECTIVE
Although I have not hit that half century yet (but I am looking down the barrel of that daunting number), I am in fact currently unemployed.
It’s a topic for discussion and I thought perhaps someone might like to enlighten me as to the ‘cons’ of employing a responsible, worldly experienced male or female who would choose to work for the benefit of their livelihood and retirement. With these two entities alone, brings a very strong commitment to their job role.
Continue reading UNEMPLOYED @ 50 ….
Melbourne
Christmas day in Melbourne this year (2011) was a typical Melbourne affair. It was overcast in the morning. In the middle of the day it got hot and sunny and later on the heavens opened and we had rain like you wouldn’t believe, with golf-ball-sized hail stones thrown in to give us the “white Christmas” usually associated with European destinations.
As Melbourne’s only 24-hour snake catcher, I had the usual calls to catch snakes over Christmas. Continue reading Melbourne
Avid gamers may have noticed a slight change to the gaming landscape recently. Like the movie world, the flavour of the day usually dictates what genres and titles we see being presented to us by game developers. Over recent years, that genre has largely been First Person Shooters, and has presented us with titles such as Call of Duty and Battlefield. Even though those franchises are still dominating the industry – indeed, both have new titles out this Christmas – we are now seeing other genres appearing on the best sellers lists. Continue reading Are Open World the Games of the Future?
In what is proving to be very exciting news for Android phone users, Google have announced the unveiling of their new OS for Android, the Android 4.0, or better known as the Ice Cream Sandwich.
A new OS (or operating system) for the Android is exciting for several reasons. Firstly, because it brings with it many exciting enhancements to the previous system, but also because it turns an old phone into what feels like a whole new phone, similar to when you upgrade windows on your PC. And according to those that have been fortunate enough to get their hands on the new system to test it, the enhancements are many. Continue reading New Ice Cream Sandwich for Android Users
Hands-on childrens reptile parties are back in Melbourne!
For those who haven’t been following Snakebusters, Australia’s best reptiles, you may not know that for the last two years we have been fighting criminal charges brought on us by our main commercial competitors via the regulator, who happen to be the same entity. Yes, those who compete against us, also regulate us! Continue reading childrens reptile parties hold animals is back!
Mobile snake displays
In recent years a new form of entertainment and education has emerged. It’s called the mobile reptile and snake show.
Yes, for decades there have been snake handler types travelling the agricultural show circuits and the like. But these were a different kind of animal.
These snake displays invariably had a man in a circular “pit” or defined area, handling deadly venomous snakes to the crowd’s amazement. In more recent years, there has been a greater emphasis on education, but when it’s all said and done, the public came to see the deadly snakes being handled at close range and in the hope that the handler may cop a bite. Continue reading snake displays
Reptile parties
Most children like wildlife and animals and reptiles are always among the more popular at parties.
While a small number have a fear of snakes and lizards, these days most are aware of the difference between the safe and unsafe kinds and in a party environment are more than happy to take
Continue reading kids reptile parties
Snakes run hot today – Monday 19 September 2011.
Today, Snakebusters have had call outs to catch venomous snakes at Preston, Eltham (twice), Warrandyte, Research, Sommerville and Donvale. The Donvale call-out at Tindalls Road, was for an adult female Brown Snake sitting in the middle of the lounge room of the family home.
Yesterday we had call outs at Bacchus Marsh, Eltham and elsewhere.
In the last 24 hours the Victorian Ambulance service has reported two adults being bitten by snakes and carted to hospital. One bite was at Warburton and the other at Sunbury.
The snake man Raymond Hoser has issued a warning in the wake of these bites and wrong advice given out by others. Continue reading Hot weather brings snakes out early!
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