Some things that tickle me

My other favourites

If you go to the renamed Neil’s Sydney on Blogspot you will find in the sidebar a widget called BlogExplosion – my blogmarks. While surfing via BlogExplosion I sometimes bookmark blogs that attract my attention because of their design or something about the content. Go to that widget and see what I have found.

On Neil’s Sydney photo blog is another set of favourites, this time from City Daily Photo. Here they are

My Favorite City Daily Photo Blogs

• Hangzhou, China by zoe
• Inverness, UK by InvernessDP
• Launceston, Australia by nineteenineteen
• Melbourne, Australia by DelBoy
• Melbourne, Australia by Mblamo
• Melbourne, Australia by australia
• Menton, France by Jilly
• Rollag, Norway by Stormel
• South Shields, UK by Curly
• St. Kilda, Australia
• Sydney, Australia by Sally
• Sydney, Australia by Julie
• Sydney, Australia by Ann
• Sydney, Australia by J Bar

These will give you much pleasure!

And I am sure you are aware of my Google Reader which I update at least once a day.

My daily dose of mindless TV

Yes, when I can, I watch Deal or No Deal at 5.30 on Channel Seven: “The show that pits ordinary Australians against an insidious banker intent on thwarting their chances at walking away with $200000.”

I admire the quiet assumptions the show makes about what an “ordinary Australian” is – no fanfare, no drum roll – and this is a power for good. Last night for example:

And what a character she was! She walked away $100,000 richer. She had hoped for a few thousand to set up an ice-cream van!