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Underwater exploration with new hi-tech equipment
For my birthday I got a GoPro 3+ Black camera. It’s a tiny POV (point-of-view) camera with a wide-angle lens designed for adventure sports lovers like myself. I want it mainly to shoot videos from inside the glider but it will … Continue reading
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Call that old? THIS is old!
Yes, I’m an old-age pensioner. Today was my 65th birthday and I’m getting a (very small) pension from England. Despite my 35 years away from the UK, I qualify for a pension because I paid my (quaintly-named) National Insurance contributions … Continue reading
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Brush with fame, and chips
Today we ventured to Woollahra for lunch at the Bistro Moncur. It’s a famous one-hat restaurant, but they were doing lunch specials as part of the Sydney Morning Herald‘s Good Food Month at a bargain (for Sydney!) $38 for a … Continue reading
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The other side of Miss Silvia
A letter appeared in the Herald today replying to my article about the coffee machine. It’s good to know people are reading this stuff! It reads: Silvia’s other side not so smooth, dark and spicy Oh, John Sharpe! (”Silvia keeps me frothing”, … Continue reading
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Cold steel and hot coffee
I wrote a story about my love for my Rancilio Silvia coffee machine and the Sydney Morning Herald has just published it on the Saturday edition opinion page. The piece was inspired by all the advice on the internet on … Continue reading
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