Monthly Archives: October 2009
Nothing interesting here
There is nothing interesting here today. Please check back tomorrow for more social commentary.
A month by any other name
In Germany they have October Fest, a festival celebrating beer drinking. And around the world people have appropriated October for their own festivals. Below is a list of festivals I though you could have for October. Some are real, and … Continue reading
Meat the new rules, or beef about labelling
An article in the Sydney Morning Herald describes the poor state of beef regulation in supermarkets. And notes we should all pay more attention to the state of beef in supermarkets. According to an existing voluntary agreement by Meat and … Continue reading
Vending machine sign maintenance
Worker fixing the sign mounted atop a ticket vending machine on Town Hall station, Sydney. Apparently the sign is there to spruik the fact the machine also takes Eftpos. Unfortunately this has creating a longer queue in front of the … Continue reading
Now Leasing on George St
Across the pedestrian crossing to the Blacket building on the corner of George and King streets. All the window filled with ‘Now Leasing’ signs. A little hard to see in the small version, but an interesting tile of text in … Continue reading
Hollywood needs a Push
I occasionally peruse the Apple movie trailers or HD Trailers sites to see what movies I can look forward to seeing. At the beginning of the year I remember seeing a trailer for Push. Looked interesting. Start with psychics, mix … Continue reading
New hair cut (shop)
Went though Newtown tonight, and noticed that Daniel Mostyn hair has been replaced. The shop is now labeled Dirty Girl hair. The font of the new title is the same as used for the previous name. I wonder if he … Continue reading
Apple vs Woolworths, the apple of my eye
Would you expect to buy a computer from this retailer? It seems that Apple has taken offence to Woolworths new logo. According to Apple the stylised ‘W’ is too close in look to the Apple logo. And would confuse the … Continue reading
Need to stock more chocolate milk
Visiting the local Coles, or many other supermarkets for that matter, I find them devoid of of Oak chocolate milk. Quite often you will find full rows of strawberry or vanilla, maybe even some iced coffee. But no Oak chocolate … Continue reading
A shorter long weekend
This weekend in New South Wales is a long weekend. Monday is a public holiday, Labour Day. But it is also the start of Daylight saving. So, our long weekend is actually one hour shorter.