Learning new things … like what an allen key screw looks like
My handle and throttle is fixed! I rang Electro Bikes and the fella there talked it through with me over the phone (which is wonderful because I now don’t have to goRead More…
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Sticky tape may very well work afterall … a day on the bike will tell.
It disables the throttle in the process, but that’s a luxury not an essential. A handle that doesn’t slip off is kind of essential to the whole bike riding thing! http://www.allurecosmetics.com.ua retail.ua/
Sans handle, toothpaste, gaffa tape, practical bone in body = Days like this I wish I had a car.
Was riding home tonight and Sheldon’s right hand fell off. Yes, that’s right. The right handle – the throttle handle – rotated its little bot bot right off the metal bit. GRAHHHH!!Read More…
5 days, 5 magpies, a lizard, my e-office and IMOH
Managed to cycle to and from work from Monday to Friday last week AND still drag my sorry arse off to a party Saturday night (looking much more glamourous than my dailyRead More…
We’re fully charged and ready. Magpies be damned!
My lovely Dad picked me up from home Saturday morning. We bundled Sheldon into the big boot and took him off to Electro Bikes for some TLC. They replaced the battery. ThisRead More…
Joy turned to woe in one foul battery
Saturday was a glorious day! Insanely windy and I MEAN INSANELY! But gloriously sunny nonetheless. A not-quite-perfect day for a bike ride. I gave Sheldon a good test run. I needed toRead More…
I cycled to work and back today and this is what I saw
Cycling or ‘cruising’ – a more fitting descriptor for what one does on an e-bike – gives me the opportunity to observe my surroundings. It’s better than a car because you don’tRead More…
Sheldon goes for a ride in a ute
Soooo. Day 1 of e-bike blog should dictate that nothing out of the ordinary happens. Wrong! This morning I cycled to the station to pop my e-bike in the locker and hopRead More…
Sheldon’s birth
My electric bicycle is pure genius. Good looking in a bit of a nerdy kind of way. A bit annoying at times. Can’t always count on him. But essentially of good character.Read More…
Save Our Marine Life releases The Economics of Marine Protected Areas
FROM SAVE OUR MARINE LIFE CAMPAIGN Isn’t it great when something good for our marine life also makes economic sense as well? A landmark study by the Allen Consulting Group released todayRead More…
Help support the 2 million children in East Africa who are dying of hunger
A philanthropist was telling me the other day that if you earn $150K a year or more, you are in the top 1% of the world’s most wealthiest people. If you earnRead More…
Thanks Julia! Thanks Bob! Thanks Australian people! Thanks for nothing Tony. :/
THANKS JULIA! THANKS BOB! http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/07/10/3265820.htm http://greens.org.au/content/carbon-price-agreement-supports-and-protects-our-most-vulnerable THANKS AUSTRALIA! THANKS FOR NOTHING TONY! http://allurecosmetics.com.ua/ http://www.rondell.kiev.ua/
Support democracy? Syria: stand with the protesters
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Brilliant minds for brilliant times: where green ideas connect
DAY ONE: MULTI-PARTY GOVERNMENT PUBLIC FORUM Over the last few days, I have been working and playing alongside some of Australia’s most brilliant minds. The Green Institute hosted two events in Canberra.Read More…
Let’s just ship those pesky refugees off to Darwin!
Hmmm. Just remembered a blog entry from 2004 where I asked Lisa Newman (Campbell Newman’s wife) if funding would continue to support children who are seeking asylum and living in Brisbane. SheRead More…
Two days, two events, one extraordinary host.
The Green Institute is doing some extraordinary work. I’m so proud to be involved. This is the stuff that gets me out of bed in the morning. We have two upcoming nationalRead More…
The Empathic Civilisation by Jeremy Rifkin
A friend of mine thought of me when she saw this presentation. Nawww. From empathy for family, religion, nation state to empathy for global humanity, creatures and the planet. I gotta sayRead More…
Caught up tonight with Mathiaparanan Abraham Sumanthiran MP, from the Tamil National Alliance, Sri Lanka to learn more about the Tamil situation in Sri Lanka. Suma is a human rights lawyer and memberRead More…
Fundraising screening of Gasland film, Gold Coast
Gas wells 80 kilometres from Surfers Paradise? Gecko – Gold Coast & Hinterland Environment Council is hosting the screening of Gasland – an important film which explores the issues around coal seamRead More…
Playing politics with the planet
This whole carbon tax thing has got me in a bit of a fluster. I was reading the Curious Snail this morning (a requirement of my job) and it turns out thatRead More…