Camping, swimming, eating
Our Sony digital camera is on its last legs and hasn’t worked at all since I got to Adelaide, so I’m not sure if I’ll have any pictures of my trip here. I’ve looked for a new one, but electronics are significantly more expensive here than at home in the States. So at the suggestion [...]
Connections
Well, I finally have an apartment that offers a real DSL connection. I’ve spent the last few days trying to get my first apartment complex to live up to their advertised promise of “ADSL internet”. To me, ADSL means “a port in your room that puts you right onto a network and has a reasonably [...]
NWA Strike adventures
Flying with Northwest on day 2 of the mechanics strike was not as eventful as I thought it might, and for that I am glad. However, there were a few wrinkles that probably deserve mentioning. My original flight was scheduled to leave at 5:22 and arrive at 7:40 PM Pacific. Plenty of time for the [...]
Updated World Clock
Those of you who checked in when I was in New Zealand last year might remember that I had a link to a clock that would tell you exactly what time it was in Wellington. I have done a new clock that will show the time difference for Adelaide. Here’s the link: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/personal.html?cities=5,159
Night Vision flavor
Hey everybody, I’ve been seriously awol, but you should be used to it by now. More regular updates will occur as I am going to be in Australia for the next three weeks. So stay tuned for pictures and more from there. Someone who has NOT been awol is Nathan. Still plugging away in Iraq, [...]