When I am at the salesdesk at work my view of life...

Amazing week in Canberra, just south of the city a bushfire continued to burn in freezing weather, as sleet snow and rain failed to extinguish it, due to the ultra-dry conditions of the Aussie 'bush'. Meanwhile in the city the Coronial Inquiry into the Jan 18th 2003 fires that killed 5 and destroyed over 500 homes has been hearing evidence from the people whose homes were devastated. The euphemisms used by the press in reporting the stories of destruction have been interesting to say the least. We are losing the ability to call a stone a stone!

no bonfires this year to celebrate the Queens Birthday

fluff:

Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like
wrapping a present and not giving it.
William Arthur Ward.

When the tide of life turns against you and the current
upsets your boat, don't waste your tears on what might
have been, just turn on your back and float."
Anonymous

He, who loses money, loses much;
He, who loses a friend, loses much more;
He, who loses faith, loses all.
Anonymous

Never seem more learned than the people you are with. Wear
your learning like a pocket watch and keep it hidden. Do
not pull it out to count the hours, but give the time when
you are asked.

-- Lord Chesterfield