Saturday 6 October 2007
Happy Tenth Birthday! rainton.com is ten years old today! For almost all of that time the same page generation system has been running flawlessly - testimony to the fact if you do something right the first time it won't need changing for a long, long time! 
Thursday 7 June 2007
It's not like I've not been doing anything to write about. Maybe that's the problem. Am rather embarrassed that the pictures from Ski/Tour Japan, Jan/Feb '07 have been there for a while but haven't rated a mention on the front page 'til now. That is a crying shame, 'cos think they are nice pictures and had a great time there.
Really must make more of an effort between bike rides 
Erm... yeah... been bike riding a bit
Friday 19 January 2007
Does it still count?! Happy New Year!... and all that. Better late than never, eh? But there were all these photos from the recent trip to Perth & WA to sort out first. Sleeply little place, the pick of which had to be Freemantle, which of course included the obligatory visit to Little Creatures Brewery - Cheers indeed!
Oh - and the rest of this corner of WA turned out to be not bad either - take a look at the pics and see for yourself.
Not that things are every given away in advance here, but hopefully there will be more cool shots to share in the not too distant future. You never know
Saturday 7 October 2006
So... what was I saying about culture? And then the very next post am here to report roughing it in a tent for 3 nights down at Jervis Bay. Doh! Well - very nice that trip was last weekend (for the Labour Day holiday) where many sites were taken in, and many Km travelled by car & cycle.
As for that culture stuff happening before - well, not quiet the Opera House, but we've recently also enjoyed 'Drum Tao' at the Enmore Theatre and taken in a performance of 'Varekai' from Cirque Du Soleil - amazing stuff that, but really, if they left the mimes at home next time don't think they'd be missed here.
Thursday 7 September 2006
Oh poor old rainton.com... how you've been neglected OK, OK - a bit dramatic, but sorry to say have been a little busy on my other site (well, it's not all mine per se, but have been doing a lot on there). Besides, there's not been much going on, aside from the obligatory MTB adventures (again, check NoBMoB or my MB digest, which is a blog, for them). The next few weeks though shall be a little busier and there's some varied stuff coming. Kicking off last night was trip to Ben Folds at the Opera House, complete with the Sydney Symphony - very good, and let me tell you, the acoustics in the concert hall take crowd participation to a whole new level (even with a rather subdued crowd, "...does he really want the opera house audience to sing!?" There's more culture coming over the next few weeks, so rest assumed - there will be more updates (yeah, right!) and life, of course, is gooooood in Sydney!
Wednesday 5 July 2006
You know, this site is not a blog. It has a section that used to be updated regularly (daily - back in 1998) but right now it just gets updates once in a while when I feel there hasn't been anything said for too long a period, or hopefully there is actually some 'news' to spill. Sadly (or not really) this is one of those former updates.
It's kindof tempting to bring back the more regular updates with random waffle, but I dunno - it's all a bit too popular now
FWIW - personal life is thankfully good, but there are many disturbing issues around the world. One wonders if we are really living in a democracy when a high percentage of people worry about climate change, the war in Iraq and actually want action taken to stop both - and yet it seems both will be a huge problem for years to come. On that second point - there was a particularly disturbing piece in the news last night - literally thousands of ex-combatants struggling in physio and rehabilitation to overcome horrendous injuries, injuries that would have lead to death in any previous (less technological?) war. I just watched and shook my head - will they (the 'powers' that be) ever learn?
Wednesday 26 April 2006
Was that Easter weekend? Not last (no, that was known Anzac weekend here in Aus) but the one before that which seemed to pass by in a blaze? Took a trip up to the Blue Mountains, and very nice it was too. Having considered changing the car for a while was very thankful not to have done so on this trip. Probably close to 300Km of driving on dirt roads to visit suck marvels as Kanangra-Boyd National Park and Yerranderie.
There's a few pictures of it all here.
Sunday 9 April 2006
Here are some random Monday morning ramblings a'la Dan, concerning the last couple of days. Saturday evening we went to a very nice Japanese restaurant, Suminoya. If you like meat, and lots of it, go there and try the buffet (which isn't really at all - they bring the meat to your table where you BBQ over hot coals to your liking).
On Sunday we (a different 'we' to the previous night) took a rather long bike ride in the Blue Mountains. Afterwards I was planning on sitting in the Jacuzzi downstairs for a while, but the jets weren't working so took a hot bath at home instead. This isn't really noteworthy, aside from it's the first time since I moved, and only the second time since returning to Australia (Aug '04) that I've done this (lazed in a bath). Make of this what you will - but it's to do with water conservation, lack of time, or fear of drowning in one's sleep. Well, 2 of them at least.
Wednesday 15 March 2006
I read articles like this on a daily basis: "Tower of London on climate list"; and feel very sad. However, this one is particularly sickening as the 'US' (whoever they are) still believe climate change, "... is an unproven theory". Give me a break, some people really need to wake up and make some changes! <sigh>
I know, I know... this isn't really my news, and apologise for the rant, but this is becoming a serious worry don't you think?
Saturday 11 March 2006
Time for a quarterly update? Well, although have just returned from a couple of weeks in Canda to ski and do a little sightseeing (pics) that kills three weekends really which is almost a month, no? So I have a vague excuse is the point!
Either way, Canada was great. Well, aside from the number of American Idiots there - case in point, four rooms of them who were thrown out of our hotel! Nice to get home to sunny Sydney though - how very lucky one is to live here