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Category: LifeAugust 14, 2011Technical difficultiesOK, so I bought this really expensive PC because the salesman assured me that his company only used the best quality components and it came with a great warranty. Most expensive upgrade EVER and the ONLY one that has ever... MoreJuly 3, 2011Next chapterWell, I've been absent from this blog for far too long. What I've been doing, however, has (hopefully) set up the next chapter of my life, which will see a lot more action around here. At long last, the PhD... MoreHow to succeed at anything"Champions just work harder, practice longer; they are tougher, more resilient and more focused than the average performers; and they are relentless in pursuing their dreams." - Phil "Gus" Gould. Taken from this article about Darren Lockyer. He's talking about... MoreOctober 14, 2010Who was that masked surgeon?This Dr is part of the team that saved my father's life from a malicious and malignant tumour. This incident and interview are further evidence of her composure and unassuming nature. Possibly the greatest tribute a surgeon can be given... More Posted by Hughie at 9:24 AM | Comments
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October 13, 2009The nature of loveGreat quote from an interview with my buddy Derek Sivers: If you think love needs to look like “Romeo and Juliet”, you’ll overlook a great relationship that grows slowly. This is so true, and particularly pertinent to my own recent... MoreOctober 2, 2009This space left deliberately blank ...... for the victims of the Samoan tsunami and their families. And for those affected by the earthquakes in Sumatra.... More Posted by Hughie at 12:50 PM | Comments
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June 22, 2009Goal 1 down. Goal 2 just beginning ...Well, last weekend I played touch for NTRA QLD over-35s against NSW in Coffs Harbour. This was the achievement of the first physical goal I set myself at the start of the year. Actually, we smashed NSW in both games:... MoreMarch 31, 2009Accurate sarcasm ...Just read this little snippet from Techdirt, which notes that since the German School shooting a lot of people, including a Police Chief, have called for a ban on violent video games - citing a link between them and school... More Posted by Hughie at 1:53 PM | Comments
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February 9, 2009This space left deliberately blank ...... for the victims of the bushfires in Victoria and their families.... More Posted by Hughie at 9:28 AM | Comments
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February 5, 2009Another one downI have just submitted my third article to First Monday for review. This gives me three submissions, which is the minimum for my PhD. My first has been accepted and is due for publication in the middle of this year;... More Posted by Hughie at 10:46 AM | Comments
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January 11, 2009Understanding women"Hellboy: When a woman’s mad about something but she’s really mad about something else – you can’t ask because then they get angry 'cause you had to ask." I watched Hellboy II last night and this quote is particularly pertinent... More Posted by Hughie at 8:04 AM | Comments
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December 21, 200810,000 hours = 3 years?Chris Anderson, always a guy who can be counted on for an interesting thought, has just suggested people need to change jobs every 3 years. He then equates this, through some fairly tendentious maths, to Malcolm Gladwell's "it takes 10,000... MoreSeptember 16, 2008OK, So I've been missing a lot recently ...That's for a bunch of reasons, mostly to do with the end of my marriage and resulting stresses on my family, but also to do with my PhD (lack of progress) and other work things. I'll save the details for... More Posted by Hughie at 2:33 PM | Comments
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May 14, 2008This space left deliberately blank ...... for the victims of the earthquake in China.... More Posted by Hughie at 9:10 PM | Comments
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May 7, 2008This space deliberately left blank ...For the victims of Cyclone Nargis.... More Posted by Hughie at 11:20 AM | Comments
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May 6, 2008This space deliberately left blank ...For the victims of Cyclone Nargis.... More Posted by Hughie at 9:20 PM | Comments
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November 20, 2007This space left deliberately blank ...for the victims of the Bangladesh cyclonic floods, their families and their communities.... More Posted by Hughie at 5:12 PM | Comments
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November 9, 2007What we'd be like if we were monkeysMy darling showed me this really cool video. I think it needs no comment. Pretty much says it all. Well said, Ernest Klein!... More Posted by Hughie at 12:45 PM | Comments
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October 18, 2007The murky aspects of life ...Last night I caught an episode of House and then half of Life on Channel 10. I love House because most of the time it deals with those murky areas of life where what is good and pure and right... More Posted by Hughie at 9:18 AM | Comments
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September 10, 2007This space left blank ...for Hannah Ethel Bonfield and Lydia Mae McLeish-Edwards who were victims of a house fire last night. And for their parents, Claire and Chard, who are shattered. Such beautiful children, close friends, lost so tragically. But for the grace of... More Posted by Hughie at 4:56 AM | Comments
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September 6, 2007Now in CanadaSince I last posted I have had my mind blown by the IMC at Philly, been driven to New York (unexpectedly) by Mike "Lapdance" Lapke (thanks, maaate) and am now at Ottawa International Airport, Canada. This trip has been a... More Posted by Hughie at 2:51 AM | Comments
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September 1, 2007Greatly relievedPopped the cherry last night at the IMC07 peer-assessment show. I was on very late and very tired, but the crowd seemed appreciative and I got some valuable feedback. This conference is great value and I'm learning a lot and... More Posted by Hughie at 3:30 AM | Comments
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August 27, 2007I'm in L.A.!Over here for a series of interviews with prominent and not-so-prominent independent musicians. Just one night here (hoping to catch up with Winjow) and then off to Nashville for two days and then Philadelphia for the IMC07 ... Stay tuned... More Posted by Hughie at 10:46 AM | Comments
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August 9, 2007BTW - all clearGot the results of my mole scan yesterday and all's well. No cancer in the bit they cut out ... next checkup in about a year ...... More Posted by Hughie at 9:06 PM | Comments
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July 24, 2007Sensational weekend ...Last weekend I went away for our 10th wedding anniversary to Treehouses of Montville. We had the most wonderful, indulgent weekend we could have asked for ... Totally recommend them to anyone who wants to get away from the rat... More Posted by Hughie at 12:40 PM | Comments
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July 15, 2007Vale, Mark GillettGot the saddest news yesterday. My good friend Mark Gillett, writer of Dancing With the Stones and many other great tunes, died last April of cancer. He is sorely missed in the folk music community of the Sunshine Coast hinterland.... More Posted by Hughie at 1:32 PM | Comments
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June 29, 2007Great advice, BrianJust got Brian Austin Whitney's latest e-newsletter, and it's a beaut! Personally, I've gone through some pretty life-changing stuff lately and it can be very intimidating at times so it's great to get some sage advice from a guy who's... More Posted by Hughie at 9:56 AM | Comments
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June 13, 2007My studioThought I'd take some pics of the studio to show you ... it's pretty primitive. Here's the mixing setup, which is what I'm doing most the time at them moment: It's in one half of my garage ... and cannot... More Posted by Hughie at 10:05 AM | Comments
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May 30, 2007Keeping it all in perspectiveI've had quite a frustrating and disappointing week but it has all been brought into stark relief this morning with the news that my kids' school's Deputy Principal, Monica Reid, died last night. Only a few weeks ago she was... More Posted by Hughie at 9:58 AM | Comments
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May 18, 2007Predictable dreamsSometimes my brain works in such predictable ways. Had a shocking case of insomnia last night following the dream that always haunts periods of near-achievement. In this case, I dreamt I was called in to play bass for the Police... More Posted by Huge at 10:25 AM | Comments
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March 28, 2007Haaapyyy birth-day to meeeee ...I was hoping that if I ignored this day it would be cancelled but apparently that's not gonna happen. My lovely family gave me an Aretha Franklin 3-CD set (yaaaay!), a pair of Homer Simpson PJ pants ("You'll have to... More Posted by Hughie at 9:52 AM | Comments
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July 26, 2006Kerry Stokes, you good thingGreat to hear that Kerry Stokes has bought and donated a Victoria Cross back to the War Memorial. That kind of history belongs to the mythology opf the people and should never be allowed to fall into the hands of... More Posted by Hughie at 11:02 AM | Comments
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May 23, 2006RecoveryThe shoulder is recovering slowly. My physio, the wonderful Alison, has told me to take it out of the sling most of the time and has strapped it up tight. This is great as it's reduced the pain involved in... More Posted by Hughie at 2:01 PM | Comments
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May 19, 2006Missing shouldersWhat's the most annoying thing about having a sore shoulder? I have been pondering this point for a while now. There are plenty of candidates. For example, I have learned that these simple operations rely on the unimpaired use of... More Posted by Hughie at 10:27 AM | Comments
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March 28, 2006Haaappy birthday ...tooo meeeee .... Had a great return to park-lvel football last night at Unitouch, where we stared the season with a 13-0 whitewash of "Chargers". They had plenty of speed and skill but no real structure or discipline. Next time... More Posted by Hughie at 3:06 PM | Comments
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March 8, 2006The wages of stressJust had a period of a couple of days in which stress got the better of me and not much has happened - cerainly nothing much musically. Got some issues with money (obviously), children, house maintenance, etc and it's got... More Posted by Hughie at 8:13 AM | Comments
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November 23, 2005Another excuse gone ...Excellent to read about Angus Young winning "greatest short dude" in America's Maxim magazine. That's one less excuse for me to not get anywhere! I'm the same height as Kurt Cobain and US basketball star Spud Webb (5' 7"), and... More Posted by Hughie at 5:20 PM | Comments
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October 9, 2005This space left blank ...for the victims of the Guatemalan mudslide.... More Posted by Huge at 5:11 PM | Comments
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This space left blank ...for the victims of the earthquake in the Pakistan region.... More Posted by Huge at 9:05 AM | Comments
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October 3, 2005This space left blank ...for the victims of the second Bali Bombing.... More Posted by Huge at 2:34 PM | Comments
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September 8, 2005How is that possibleI dunno, some of this media commentary just doesn't make sense. In the wake of Hurricane Katrina,plenty of pundits were forcasting its dire consequences for the US economy. Some even suggested that it might knock the whole thing over. But,... More Posted by Hughie at 9:15 AM | Comments
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July 8, 2005Again[This space left blank for the victims of the London bombiings and their families]... More Posted by Hughie at 7:31 AM | Comments
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June 8, 2005Finished part 1I've finally finished marking my first-year assignments! At last. Now all I have to do is mark the second-year assignments and set up their exam - then I'll be clear to do lots of music stuff for a while!.. Yayyy!!... More Posted by Hughie at 4:45 PM | Comments
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November 9, 2004Latest EventsOK, well, footy season got off to a winning start. We've decided to change to two mixed teams and no men's, which is fine by me. I don't feel fit enough to play two games, anyway. In other news, I... More Posted by Hughie at 9:32 AM | Comments
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July 29, 2004A new job ...Well, I'm sitting at the School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Qld and wondering how this happened. This morning I gave my first lecture in "Multimedia Journalism" - scary stuff. I have had to slow down a... More Posted by Hughie at 4:03 PM | Comments
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April 12, 2004Being a fatherI don't go along with the line that we need to increase our population just for the sake of economic growth. There are already more than enough human souls on this planet - what we need to work on is improving the quality of life of the ones who are here. There's plenty of possibilities for economic growth in pursuing that mission. More Posted by Huge at 12:25 PM | Comments
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