Blog Australia - An Article Site for Aussies

IS IT JUST A PIECE OF PAPER? I THINK NOT …

ChrystalBall — Tue, 01 May 2012 06:52:37 +0000

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

Continue reading IS IT JUST A PIECE OF PAPER? I THINK NOT …

“An Epiphany” … Have You Ever Had One?

ChrystalBall — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:54:39 +0000

Taken directly from Wikipedia – EPIPHANY (feeling) – An epiphany (from the ancient Greek ἐπιφάνεια, epiphaneia, “manifestation, striking appearance”) is the sudden realization or comprehension of the (larger) essence or meaning of something. The term is used in either a philosophical or literal sense to signify that the claimant has “found the last piece

Continue reading “An Epiphany” … Have You Ever Had One?

BEACONSFIELD & ANZAC DAY …. PUTTING LIFE IN PERSPECTIVE

ChrystalBall — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:32:07 +0000

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

Continue reading BEACONSFIELD & ANZAC DAY …. PUTTING LIFE IN PERSPECTIVE

OUR MORAL COMPASS … WHAT IS IT? DO WE ALL HAVE ONE?

ChrystalBall — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 02:33:40 +0000

It’s something I have had a lot of time to think about over the last three to five years of my life.

Is a moral compass something we are all born with but don’t necessarily know how to use, gauge or apply?

Is it something that comes with a level of use that cannot

Continue reading OUR MORAL COMPASS … WHAT IS IT? DO WE ALL HAVE ONE?

UNEMPLOYED @ 50 ….

ChrystalBall — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 02:14:51 +0000

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

Continue reading UNEMPLOYED @ 50 ….

Unplug yourself for Earth Hour

sarahhafda — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 07:23:39 +0000

There is something tantalising about the idea of unplugging yourself. From the everyday, from the screens that fill every line of sight, from the noise of modern life, from the omnipresent wireless internet connection. Challenging, yet also tantalising, is the idea of unplugging from the very thing that creates so much of the

Continue reading Unplug yourself for Earth Hour

Street reptile parties Melbourne.

thesnakeman — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 03:04:09 +0000

All smiles here in Melbourne

In Melbourne, February and March are the big months for street festivals and events in the first half of the year. These months, are abutted by the Christmas, January break on one side and the cooler winter months on the other. Organisers of events generally avoid January as

Continue reading Street reptile parties Melbourne.

Does Age Affect Memory?

sarahhafda — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:12:27 +0000

Yes, Generation X potentially have a more restored memory than those from Generation Z. In fact, aging doesn’t necessarily affect ones’ memory; a survey conducted between various age groups quaintly depicted that people aged 31-40 had the preeminent memory. The survey included two investigations: a visual-memory test and a word-memory test.

This is virtuous

Continue reading Does Age Affect Memory?

Reptile shows in the Melbourne Summer

thesnakeman — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:52:51 +0000

Reptile shows Melbourne in Summer January is a strange time of year. In theory it’s quiet, but some years we are flat out at Snakebusters. In the last few years, I’ve made a point of NOT chasing work in early January so that we can get a chance to catch up on all the

Continue reading Reptile shows in the Melbourne Summer

Melbourne

thesnakeman — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 10:58:04 +0000

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

Continue reading Melbourne