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What leadership looks like

The difference between Pres. Obama & Sarah Palin yesterday: obvious, & much commented upon. Queensland Premier Anna Bligh presents another example of what leadership really looks like. And what ex-Governor Palin never gave us. Continue reading

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The Daily Tweets 2011-01-12: Brisbane floods 2

The above photo I took on a sunny Brisbane day in December, about a week into my visit to Australia, from just outside the State Library of Queensland on the South Bank. In contrast, this video of kayakers in the … Continue reading

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The Daily Tweets 2011-01-11: Brisbane floods 1

Most of my tweets today are retweets of sources close to the flooding in Brisbane & nearby areas in Queensland.  @couriermail is a Brisbane newspaper; @QPSmedia is the Queenland Police Service. Note that this post is dated 11 January, but … Continue reading

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Queensland floods

While the big story dominating news in the U.S. right now is the mass shooting in Tuscon last Saturday, the news that’s biggest in my mind right now is the catastrophic flooding in Queensland, which is now affecting people I know & places I’ve very recently been. Continue reading

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Return from Oz

I’m back from Australia, but my photos & blog posts from Australia are backed up. Here’s my plans for catching up interested readers on all I did & saw in the Great Southern Land. Continue reading

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The Daily Tweets 2011-01-08: Saturday twice over

These tweets recount (in part) my epic journey home from Australia, wherein due to the time travel characteristics of flying westbound across the International Date Line I got to experience Saturday the 8th of January twice, & arrived at LAX … Continue reading

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The Daily Tweets 2011-01-07: Last night in rainy Bris

Normally it’s “sunny Bris” — but as several U.S. correspondents have noted (& certainly Queenslanders have!), there’s been lots of rain in Brisbane & Queensland overall lately, & lots of flooding in some areas of the state. I wasn’t directly … Continue reading

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The Daily Tweets 2011-01-06: Back in the warm sweaty embrace of rainy BrisVegas

Back in the warm sweaty embrace of rainy BrisVegas. Cuinn is excited to see me. And I, her. I like Brisbane. #oztrip #fb # (Thoughts of home…) … hope my DVR remembered to record the last 5 eps of #Caprica … Continue reading

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The Daily Tweets 2010-12-28: Prepping for train

Mostly recovered from case of gastroenteritis that spanned Christmas holiday. Bleh. Prepping for train to Sydney tomorrow AM. #oztrip #fb # Brisbane to Sydney tomorrow, time spent w/ Carole, then to Melbourne w/ return to Bris on 6th, fly back … Continue reading

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The Daily Tweets 2010-12-22: Queensland Museum

Looks like rain here in sunny Briz today. Prob., then, the museum after gym. And cafe writing. #oztrip #fb #

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