A new look

20 04 2010

I thought I would change the layout of the blog to hopefully make it a bit more readable. I had noticed, with the use of various heading levels I was adding in, it was getting a bit hard to understand.  Hopefully, this will improve things a bit. Comments and feedback are always welcome.

At the moment I am busy studying for a couple of exams coming up at the end of the week and still looking for work. Anyone got any hot leads for an old Information Technology guy turned enviro-activist?? ;-)

So, this will be a short post today with two links.  The first is in the category of Good Stuff that people are doing, reflecting the undercurrents of change in the world. I am referring to the new Movement for Happiness. So what is it about? From the website:

Increasingly people ask, “What is progress?” For fifty years we have aimed at higher incomes – and got them. Yet over the same period there has been no increase in happiness (in Britain or the U.S.), as measured by surveys. And there has been a shocking rise in the number of unhappy and disturbed children. Clearly we have got our priorities wrong and our society needs a radical change of tack

Hmm, could be interesting. It is all very new and they a planning a big launch in September. I’ll keep an eye on it.

The second link is a great video called “Bet against the American Dream“. It is a musical rundown of the whole Goldman Sachs Credit Default Swap debacle, presented in the vein of Mel Brooks’ “The Producers”. Check it out! I love this vid!





Journeying Again

16 01 2009

Tomorrow I am heading of on a different kind of journey. My auntie, who lived in England, passed away and I am heading to the UK for her funeral. My brother, who lives in Australia, will be meeting me at Heathrow on Sunday. It appears that we will be the only family members able to attend, and it will be an honor to do so.

Of course, I will be taking my camera with me. I am interested in developing my story telling with a photojournalistic perspective, and was thinking a bit of family history would be good subject matter. I will be gone for a couple of weeks, so check back in early February for my next posts. Take care everyone!








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