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July 29, 2010

Astronauts' Insurance

This is rather interesting.

Hattip to Menzies' House

Posted by Timothy Pollard in on July 29, 2010
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July 13, 2010

Mountain Lions

Look at the cute little Lion; isn't it adorable? :-)

Hattip

Posted by Timothy Pollard in on July 13, 2010
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July 07, 2010

Cardboard Wars

This is pretty cool.

Hattip to TJIC and Tam.

Posted by Timothy Pollard in on July 07, 2010
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June 08, 2010

Damn

Damn:

[T]wo soldiers from the Brisbane-based 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment were serving with the 1st Mentoring Task Force and died as a result of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated yesterday morning, Afghanistan time.

The Australians were just two of a total of ten NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan on Monday. It was the worst single day for the foreign forces operating in Afghanistan in over seven months and tragically, the worst day for Australian troops since Vietnam.

"They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn."

Posted by Timothy Pollard in on June 08, 2010
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June 03, 2010

Ten Things Update Nine

My ten goals, and what progress I've made (I don't think I'll be updating this every week):

  1. Run a half-marathon (21KM) in a decent time (less than 2 hours). Did a little bit of running, but not much.
  2. Achieve a moderate level of strength; 30 pushups, 60 situps, and 10 pullups should do as a start (based on the Australian Army's Commando Physical Fitness Entry Requirements). Checked where I was on this: 30 pushups (yay), 30 situps (booh), and 7 pullups (not great, but OK).
  3. Be at a half-decent martial artist. No Progress.
  4. Shoot a rifle and pistol accurately. Waiting.
  5. Have a decent knowledge of First Aid. Finished reading "Wilderness First Aid Manual" by Dr William W. Forgey.
  6. Be a member of the SES. No Progress.
  7. Have a basic working knowledge of at least one non-English language. No Progress.
  8. Make a decent profit on the share market (better than 5% annually). No Progress.
  9. Publish a short story, at least in one of the online magazines, but print would be better. Spent a little while on a story I started ages ago.
  10. Post regularly here (at least once a week). Several posts a couple of days ago.

Posted by Timothy Pollard in on June 03, 2010
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