Author Archives: Leefe
Darkness and Light
Walking to Marrickville Metro just after 8pm last night, Monday 3 March 2008, and all the street lights went out. Houses too. Well most of them as, interestingly, the odd house’s lights stayed on. Must have been on a different … Continue reading
It’s not easy being green
In the world of the eco friendly do you find that it isn’t easy being green? Are there too many rules to remember? The theme of round 2 of he Iron Webmaster competition is ‘Go Green‘. With a push for … Continue reading
Juxtaposition of architecture
It is interesting to see some of the juxtaposition of architecture around inner city Sydney. Like this nice terrace of Federation houses just off King St in Newtown, with the big ugly Telstra building sitting in their backyards.
England reclaims America
Do you find programs with English dictionaries where all the spelling is actually in U.S. English annoying? Or that a ‘World series’ doesn’t include people outside America? I found a funny take on this in John Cleese’s “Letter to Americaâ€. … Continue reading
Choosing Valentine’s flowers
Man standing outside shop pondering flowers. Took this shot last night and thought it was an appropriate one for Valentine’s day.
Iron-on Webmaster
As a promotional device WebRing has decided to run a Iron Webmaster competition. Intended to be like the Iron Chef TV show, contestants are given a series of specifications and asked to whip up a website in a number of … Continue reading
Playground for little kids or big kids?
Camperdown Memorial park children’s playground is in disrepair. From the pile of empty bottles outside the playground it looks as if there was a party in the playground. And a rowdy one at that. The lock on the gate is … Continue reading
Moved blog to new url…
Just moved my blog to a new domain, Leefe.RatesTheWorld.com.au. I think this will work better in the long run, but is a pain in the short run. All the things you have to do when moving sites. You have to … Continue reading
Odd Spot #538: Christmas crackers every month
Around 50% of the population may already know this. But for the other 50% here is a weird fact I just learnt. Women using Fleur sanitary pads get Christmas crackers every month. You see, not only do you get a … Continue reading
Lambenting about Australia Day
Watching tennis this week I think I’ve had enough of the serve by Sam Kekovich. All that lambenting about Australia Day. In past years vegetarians and Cronulla rioters copped the flank. This year Sam racked up some more insulted parties, … Continue reading