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Sysadmin, developer, web dude in a science research organisation. WordPress, Japan, planes, trains, Arduino, Raspberry Pi/Pico, puns, dad jokes, etc

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  • Saying goodbye is sad

    “Daddy I missed you. I was crying.” Saying goodbye is so hard. I feel like crying too. Then a train approaches on the opposite line and sounds its horn as it arrives Wolli Creek Station. Alex hears my surprise and giggles, pretending to scare me with more horn sounds over the phone. Suddenly we both…

  • Old and new: Sydney to Canberra for a day

    Yesterday was a pretty momentous day in Canberra with various politicians, including a couple of the independents who hold the balance of power, announcing that they were retiring at the next election. And we got a new PM as well. I swear that, despite being in Canberra yesterday, I had nothing to do with it.…

  • Last ride on the monorail

    It’s less than a week now until Sydney’s monorail makes its last circuit to nowhere. After 25 years of service it will be shutdown for good on June 30. It might be largely unwanted and unloved by Sydneysiders, but I like it nonetheless. Last Friday evening after work I gave Alex, who is a bit…

  • And the winner is…

    Jetstar recently ran a 9th birthday Instagram competition for photos that best represented the entrant’s favourite place to travel with the airline. I submitted quite a few and was fortunate to be nominated as one of the winners. Yes, that means that we are currently planning the next trip (just waiting for Jetstar to send the…

  • Vivid Sydney

    Vivid Sydney is an annual festival of lights, music and ideas running for around a couple of weeks. What motivated us to attend this year was a Doctor Who 50th Anniversary light show on Customs House at Circular Quay. It was a wet and crowded night and the sound was too low, but the event…

  • Photo Fun

    In the course of my travels I’ve taken many thousands of photos. Some are good, some not so great. One day I hope to pick out the best ones. In the meantime I’ve been playing with Instagram, which is quite a lot of fun. You can take a look at my Instagram album, or see…

  • Lonely land

    Lonely train through a quiet place Take your time, no need to race! Wind whispering through the reeds Bending to its silent needs Along the fields made of dust Past the towns becoming rust Platforms devoid of people now Nobody around to tell you how The trains came to take them away Children left to…

  • Holidays with young kids in Japan

    Japan is a fantastic destination for a family with young kids. It’s safe, clean, easy to get around and full of interesting activities for all ages. Let me say first up that I am not an expert on travelling with kids. All I can do is to relate what we’ve learned from trips to our…

  • Qantas – Emirates Gala Dinner

    On Thursday night I was fortunate enough to attend a gala dinner celebrating the Qantas – Emirates partnership thanks to the kind folk at Qantas’ Digital Communication Team. I’ve never been to a black tie dinner before, so this was a very new experience for me and only the second time in my life that…

  • Last Qantas to the Continent

    Today marks the last flights of Qantas to continental Europe with the cessation of their QF5/6 flights to Frankfurt via Singapore. I’ve never done the flight to Frankfurt, only taking QF5 as far as Singapore, though I’ve flown to London with them, which is now their only European destination and via Dubai. Much as I…