Well, not exactly 'us', more 'me'! I'm planning on just one trip into Brisbane this coming week, on Wednesday, and that's it - no more until the following Monday. Now, when one is a commuter of some length, that IS a vacation, not having to get behind the wheel early in the morning.
Good news! Rene, my partner, doesn't have a hole in his ear drum. Yes, after four visits to a doctor, loads of antibiotics and no real improvement in his ear he got a referral to a specialist, and this surgeon discovered that there is no hole; he needed some treatment to the area and a one off application of some sort of cream, and another visit in three weeks time. Additionally, no more antibiotics, and prevent water from the shower/pool/ocean getting into the ear. He recommended an annual visit to a specialist from here on too. Great news.
Do you ever have trips in the car when you think everyone on the road is out to get you? I had one the other day when a lady overtook me and then turned in to my lane just ahead of me, but very sharply, and I jammed on the brakes. Nobody was behind us and nobody ahead of us. At 100 km/h it is scary. But just 15 minutes later I approached a major split in the road, two lanes turn left onto an arterial road, and the right two lanes continue on. This male driver is in the lane to my left, and as he is going to the left he changes his mind, indicates, crosses a painted island and swerves beside me, and eventually just behind me. I brake, then accelerate, and all this at 100. I get to school and discover the only parking space left is waaay away down the road, I go to turn in only to discover a pram in the middle of the right side of the bay. A mother had put junior in the car and left without the pram.
Starting tomorrow we have visitors for two nights, so the next three days will be busy and above all fun. My brother's family from Toowoomba will be visiting us here for the first time later in the week so that'll be worth looking forward to. Guess what? After many, many days of fine sunny weather (even quite hot days) this week has occasional showers forecast for every day. Must be the holidays here on the Sunshine Coast again.
Our PM is overseas for 17 days and has been to Washington, Brussels, and today London. He made a slight misjudgment in giving President Bush a very little salute across the room in Brussels (he has been set upon by all the notable anti PM folk) but I think it's just a storm in a teacup created by people who have nothing better to do than pick on every action and come out negative. God I loathe the pettiness of Australian politics and politicians. Mr 10% only 10% want him for PM - Brendan Nelson (that's the Leader of the Opposition) who first pounced on this incident concerning Mr 70% Kevin Rudd (PM) needs to continue on his 'Listening Tour' of Australia and hear the silent scream coming from the Right that says, "for Heaven's sake, give us someone from the Right we would actually want to vote for in the next election".
QUOTES
I came across a blog featuring famous quotes, and I chose a few to share with you. A couple you may have to read a couple of times, but worth reflecting upon:
"All living souls welcome whatever they are ready to cope with; all else they ignore, or pronounce to be monstrous and wrong, or deny to be possible."— George Santayana, writer, philosopher (1863-1952)
"I don't wait for moods. You accomplish nothing if you do that. Your mind must know it has got to get down to work."— Pearl S. Buck (1892-1973), novelist, Nobel laureate
"I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by."— Douglas Adams (1952-2001), author
"Procrastination is like masturbation. At first it feels good, but in the end you're only screwing yourself."— Origin unknown
"Habit is habit and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed downstairs a step at a time."— Mark Twain (1835-1910), writer, wit
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