Acerebel’s blog

Cold, dead hands

2008-04-06T05:26:32Z

Well, I guess we could get hold of his rifle now. Charlton Heston.

Read and post comments | Send to a friend

Interesting viewpoint

2008-04-01T10:02:09Z

ABC Radio in Australia had an interview with Lee Spiegel, author of Against the Machine: being human in in the age of the electronic mob. I haven't read the book (yet), but the interview is very interesting. I've (so far) found the Internet to be...

Read and post comments | Send to a friend

QotD: Neurotic Behavior

2008-03-28T10:34:23Z

What's the one thing you're most neurotic about? My mental health.

Read and post comments | Send to a friend

Vox Hunt: Today on the Show, We Have...

2008-03-28T10:19:43Z

Show us who you would want as a guest if you were a talk show host. I'm sure this isn't an original choice, and I should probably be choosing someone of much greater gravitas, but ... I've always wanted to meet Dorothy Parker. I reckon she'd be a...

Read and post comments | Send to a friend

Cagle cartoonists' take on Tibet

2008-03-25T22:59:44Z

I subscribe to an ezine from Cagle Cartoons. Today's featured topic is China and Tibet. I think it's worth a look; editorial cartoonists mostly from the US, but not entirely, give their take on the subject.

Read and post comments | Send to a friend

QotD: Stolen Goods

2008-03-24T09:39:14Z

What's the most valuable thing you've ever had stolen? Time.

Read and post comments | Send to a friend

100

2008-03-24T09:02:46Z

An intriguing site that should while away quite a few hours, especially if you right-click and open in new window to see each and every entry! One hundred young photographers posted images they'd taken of those they love - a slice-of-life, slice-o...

Read and post comments | Send to a friend

The things some people say

2008-03-20T23:23:24Z

I'm not quite sure why numbered things interest me. I surely do love a good list, though! And I'm a fan of collections of other people's thoughts. I bought myself a book recently, second-hand, called The Quotable Woman: The First 5000 Years, by E...

Read and post comments | Send to a friend

QotD: A Vox "Bucket List"

2008-03-13T02:22:10Z

If you had one month to live, what five things would you do? Suggested by Acerebel. 1. Stop working and get my lump sum superannuation so that I could do 2 to 5. 2. Spend a week making sure all my affairs were in order, including a) stripping my...

Read and post comments | Send to a friend

Webbing the Islands

2008-03-10T01:43:19Z

Just a quick note to alert you all to an online community and forum(s) that may be of interest to some. My sister, who's Associate Professor and Head of School, School of Geography and Environmental Studies at the University of Tasmania, is invo...

Read and post comments | Send to a friend