Word 10 Tables — how to add, multiply and percent

Okay, I’m going to start with the assumption that most people will know how to create a simple table in Microsoft Word 10. I’m further going to assume that most people are like me, and put their headings in the first row — so we know what data…

iVokh and the Poacher’s Knot

My father always secretly longed for a son, but he ended up with just one daughter [me]. However, being a…

“There is no skeptic at the end of a fire hose”

That line, delivered by Peter Marshall, Secretary of the United Firefighters Union [Victoria Branch] made the crowd at the Climate Change Rally roar its approval, and I yelled right along with them.

Diversity and supermarket shelves — or the lack of consumer choice

Must see talking cat video!

Okay, you can blame the Daughter for this! She just introduced me to Sylvester the talking kitty, and I’ve wasted half an hour watching Sylvester and friends on Youtube.

The videos are hilarious, and Sylvester looks just like my Golly. Golly talks too…

Bushfires in Australia — 2013

I had a small epiphany today, and it was this : when fire runs out of fuel, it stops.

Seems so obvious doesn’t it? That simple fact is behind the theory and practice of firebreaks and containment lines; take away the fuel in the path of a fire and it…

My heart will go on — Vittorio Grigolo

Cannelloni with parmesan and cottage cheese

It’s been a while since I wrote a foodie post, despite having promised one, so here is a delicious recipe the Daughter and I discovered just recently. For a change this recipe doesn’t come from my mother, but from a little old Italian cookbook I picked…

Recipe — Glutin Free & Low Carb Hazelnut Cake

My experiments yesterday were a success! The picture is of Hazelnut Cake Mark…