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minties float, eclairs sink

Due to an accident where a lolly jar was upended, we have uncovered this important truth. Minties do indeed float. But chocolate eclairs sink. I haven't quite determined the relevance of this information, but I am certain enlightenment will come—as with all good things—in time.

Meanwhile, there are minties floating in the fish tank. It's times like these you need minties. But what to do when you have them, but they are in a fish tank?

• MuzeKez said:

  Oh no! *lol* Who tipped the lollies into the fishtank?!

• Inspiral said:

  And isn't it funny that Bee Bee Magoo is a "Fan Tail".

• Pickwick said:

  LOL! I'm sure that, in the future, the research you are currently engaged in will take on enormous importance. Tell me, which of the two lollies did the fish seem most to prefer?

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3hr lunch break

Well, not really lunch. I went to see the wiggles! They were very cool, and slipped in some funny humour even adults could appreciate——maybe they just have universal appeal——like the poorly mimed ventriloquist, and Captain Feathersword's impressions of Mick Jagger, Cher, Johnny Farnham and Peter Garret!

Then it was back to work——got rained on——to eat and tidy up last minute things. Turn on my out of office and now I'm on holidays. Hooray!

• Pickwick said:

  Hurray indeed!
  
  Tell me, did you have small child in tow for this concert, or did you just take yourself along as some kind of pre-holiday treat?

• Ben said:

  'twas a family event of course. Not that I wouldn't mind seeing the Wiggles for the pure fun of it :)

• MuzeKez said:

  Hehehehehe! I think it's funny that Pickles would even ask such a question. :-)

• Pickwick said:

  There is a small chance I was being facetious...

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iTunes Music Store—now!

You want an iTunes Music Store in Australia? Then sign the petition! Think of all that digital music goodness to be downloaded. Think ninemsn music is enough? Never! We need some decent competition to keep the prices good and the formats open and accessible. Stop reading here and sign the petition, then ring Apple and tell 'em you want an iTunes Music Store for Australia. What's the point of iPods if you can't also get the songs for $1 a pop?

• Inspiral said:

  I'd love to sign it but if they can't spell 'Australian' properly then we are all just going to be adding our names to a list of poorly educated nitwits.
  
  Fix the spelling then I'll be there.

• Joe Nobody said:

  I'm all for iTunes everywhere. You mean to tell me that you can't access iTunes music store at all in Australia? That's bogus! I mean what's the problem (besides violating some length, yet stupid international law)?
  
  Anyway, you're blog rocks. I'm a huge geek too and the fact that you actually linked to a Transformers page ranks you pretty high in my "Geek Check" list.
  
  Can't wait to read more.

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get Daddy, get chicken

is something Daniel says fairly frequently when I hop off the train and into the car and transform from commuter Ben into family Ben. So today we did that, got Daddy and got chicken, and had dinner in the park. Then we saw some Christmas lights and came home. Nice!

• Pickwick said:

  That's very cute. The simple stuff is often the best, is it not?

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