Cheap Therapy

You are now reading this care of WordPress 2.0

Comes standard with an anti-spam and backup plug-in. Yay!

However I think the DHTML/AJAX stuff might require my server to be a bit more responsive.

As I was re-registering a domain recently I did some research. Note that you should check if your existing registrar will price-match any of these, mine did!

Prices are in Australian dollars.

Drama at UWA today as someone’s car caught fire. Only took a few minutes to turn into a fireball. Click for movie.

“A ute without a dog is like a root without a sheila” - On the back of a ute (looked like it had actually been used on a farm). Parked at Ikea, no less.

“Good cowgirls keep their calves together” - On the back of another ute.

“I want to buy the new model Ferrari. So I have to make more money now.” - Schapell Corby’s Jakarta lawyer, Hotman Paris Hutapea, as he quit her case (from The West. But, Paris?).

“It’s sort of like a choice between a struggle between a cigar store Indian and a fruit bat.” - Kim Beazley on whether he’d prefer to contest an election against Peter Costello or John Howard (from The West)

“At least I know where my bloody kids are, even if they are in jail.” - Schapelle Corby’s mother Rosleigh Rose (from The West)

“My coach will be watching. I will be sleeping with my girlfriend.” - Cypriot tennis sensation Marcos Baghdatis, asked whether he would be watching a potential opponent in the Australian open. (from The West)

“Beer is proof that God loves us, and wants us to be happy” - Benjamin Franklin (as seen on Freo Beer festival poster)

Given how Steve Jobs got Apple to take over NeXT so he could stage a reverse takeover and assume control of Apple, I’m guessing the same might be possible for Disney

Indeed, Slashdot has just reported the cancellation of Toy Story, sequel 2, a sign that maybe they’ve managed to stop Disney milking the cash cow (deer?) to death.

“Computer, set my default preferences for ‘Tea’ to Tea, Earl Grey, Hot”.

“Acknowledged”.

“Computer, Tea”

To quote the American investor on the ABC doco “The Men Who Would Conquer China”

“I can’t understand why people don’t like America, it’s the greatest place on Earth”

Was chatting with my barber today, he said he’d just renewed the lease on his shop after 20 years (I’ve been going to him since his shop was in a different location). He’s been cutting hair for 37 years now. His dad was a barber. He said he’s cut the hair of a grandchild of a client whom he originally gave their first haircut. He’s trained around 25 apprentices. His barbershop used to be a hotbed of gossip and stockmarket tips (some more reliable than others) and still is to some degree, I’m sure, but not on a weekend.

I also realise that my haircuts usually coincide with job interviews or releases of software I’m working on

Also, the Digilife store on the Murray St. Mall side of City Arcade seems to have closed. Pizza shop coming soon. Now if only they’d combined the two!

Oh, to be a newspaper punster:

Friends said it was seen as an appropriate end to a unique and fruitful life.

Thanks to the great folks at Epicurious in Subiaco (08 9380 4799) who when I rang to ask them about Elderflower cordial said it was available from, of all places, Ikea (even more conveniently located than going to Subi Sure enough, they have Elderberry flower cordial (and ligonberry or lingonberry cordial as well).