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Monthly Archives: February, 2008

What a Drudge for Prince Harry

Poor Prince Harry. He made it more than clear that he intended to quit his army service unless he was allowed to be deployed with his soldiers on active service – he wanted to do his bit and be treated exactly the same as his men. Secretly, ten weeks ago, he got his dearest wish.
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What’s the best way to ruin paradise?

Of course the answer is simple…tell the whole world about it! Let everyone in on the secret of your Utopia and every man and his dog will want a piece as well. And it is not often that the English like to share a nice piece of someone elses country that they have effectively colonised [...]

Fish – if you can’t catch them then buy them.

One of the many things my Dad was good at was not fishing…and all the worse because my Mum comes from a long line of women who loved nothing better than to stand with a fishing line on some pretty spot along Sydney Harbour, or The Spit at Mosman. My Nan was a champion at [...]