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Hello all!

Jeez, it's been a while hasn't it?

Lots to tell!

Hmm. Let me see. I have bought a 20 inch flat screen monitor for my PC. $200 on ebay! Since getting Linux up and running, and my lovely big screen, I decided my PC needed a freshen up so I whipped it to bits and spray painted it. So now my tower is metallic dark grey, and nicely matches with my black keyboard and mouse, and my new silver & black monitor, for once my PC looks cohesive again.

Dylan has turned 6. Its been a big year for him. His soccer team finished the season undefeated. I'm not so sure this is a good thing, I dont want him thinking that winning is normal... but it was nice for him. I compiled a CD of photos and distributed it to the parents, they loved that.

Tracy is oh so close to finishing her studies, meaning she will start full time work soon and with any luck we can buy a house! Shes doing so well, getting top marks. We have been watching the property market tentatively, and are leaning towards Junction Hill as potential neighbourhood.

Work is going well, I have finally started my way into Ajax, an emerging web technology which combines browsers and servers to make online web applications which behave more like desktop applications. I am really enjoying it! It opens so many doors, and makes my results heaps better.

I am really keen to make my first electric car! No really, I dream of one day starting a car company. So anyway, for my first project, I am going to make a two seater go-cart for the kids. It will be electric powered, 12V to start with, and as the kids grow I will refine and develop it to get faster and more sophisticated as we go, increasing it to 24V and higher as necessary. I have already come up with the basic idea, although no plans on paper (screen..?) yet. I will start with one speed, one wheel drive, while I get the basics of steering and suspension sorted, after which time I will add another motor and make it 2 wheel drive, and add a speed controller. By the end of the project, I hope to have it 4 wheel independently driven, with traction control, stability control, electrically assisted disc brakes and all the electronic engine controls I can muster, ready to take it to the next level - converting a real car!

Anyway everybody, have fun, hope to see you all soon. If you live in brissy, I am loading the family into the car in a few weeks, and headed up your way!

Take care!

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Read this post
This post was a long time coming
Grafton Web Design
Youtube Bwahahah
New website
CeBit done and dusted!
Transferring files with FAST
Hmmmfff
Politics. Climate Change. Who can we trust?
Kids at Jaca
Jaca Float
Exciting times
The honeymoon is over!
Dual screen OK!
New reality show - action and tears aplenty!
Ubuntu 6.10 Compiz with cheap Nvidia card
Malware Burn removal
ITRiver has moved, and why we all speak Hsilgne (pronounced sil-gon-ee)
The Return of the Paparazzi
Finally footage of the mud volcano in Indonesia
Aren't we little rays of sunshine?
New ideas
The Ring
The Saga of the Ring...
The Ring
Great day at the beach, Manta Ray agrees.
Ahhh! No login screen!
Policies & Disclaimer
The world is amazing sometimes. Parents beware.
What's ITRiver?
Aching and lonely. I should write a country song...
Ecko's the Gecko's echo!
Migrating simplePHPblog to WordPress
About Me
About Me
Wedding plans starting to come together... still no ring though :(
Im getting married!
Im going on a time machine!
Big ideas
Back again!
Soccer Gallery
Happy Birthday to me!
Microsoft free zone!
Slack attack, Sorry!
Happy Birthday baby!
Gunners on fire with carnival clean sweep
Dylan's Soccer Draw
Can't talk now, seeing double!
Read slowly please
Nuts, anybody?
She's mine all mine!
Awww, they are SOOOO CUUUTE!
Off to Brissy
Photos
I've been on the wrong planet!
Baby - It's 3am I must be lonely
Quick call-in.
Distracted...
Long time no blog, again
I am SO slack
Sick, tired and internet crawling. Id rather be fishing.
Sooooozies new blog, with cuuute photos!
No more baby sisters! What a relief!
Pic of the day
Picture of the day
Mt Warning. - Take the name literally. I didn't...
Christmas lights cause traffic mayhem, homeowners honked at
Blog is back!
Indy!
Website wants to stay
Thirsty Merc rocked
Long weekend
Parents Poem
So um, can anyone see which way is east?
Happy Birthday, Chrystal!
Pic of the day
What a weekend
Home again
Sideways glances get you lost!
Thought for the day:
Lonely
Trip to Melbourne
He doesnt live near me, he lives in Melbourne
Business trip to Melbourne
Photo of the day
Photo of the day
Quarter Century
Photo of the day
Uncle Bill's Farm
Finally!
Lily Oh Lily Oh Lily!
Im an Auntie!
Bored.
Tis the colour of the sun, my son!
Fine print is fine, if it's there at all...
New car is en route
Ooooh one day when I'm spoiling myself
Another bloody Camry driver?
The question on everyone's lips - answered!
No beemer this time...
My first BMW, maybe
Nice one, QLDers!
Ah, humour comes in all types, bro. Word ta' ya' motha.
Off to Hard and Soft School...
Yes it's a strange idea...
Headed for the unthinkable - Divorce
Music for the emotions...
Dr_Snapid's Blog is on the wire.
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