Sal: I'm going to answer your questions one by one. (your points in blue, bold, italics):
... sick with the flu
Hope you're better or getting better!
Am not. Approach with caution. Possibly with a chair and a whip.
yes - i guess PDF would be the format.
PDF will be fine. Suggestion: get used to using your Upper Case at beginning of sentences, and using caps for "I". Reason being not just my natural pedantry, but if you want to publish, it reads much better with standard punctuation, and if you continue with all lower caps, you're ("we're"?) going to have to go back and change all those: major hassle at the time; minor hassle now....
OK OK OK. Though you know I don't want to. Lower case is my signature.
Also: please DO put a headline for each blog post. That makes it easier to search later. Just try to think of something that summarises your post... (otherwise, the default of the program is to take a piece of your first sentence as the post heading, which may or not be relevant to the whole post...
OK but assume you mean new posts only? These comments don't need headings.
And now how do we know this is coming from me, not you?
my photos are all currently stored in iPhoto on my mac. that is the same as on my hard-drive, right, and not on a site - as you say?
Yes, that's fine to have them on iPhoto. What you do is to drag to desktop the photos you want to upload, then click on the "insert image" icon above (when you are in "posting" mode), and then click "upload photo" and choose the ones on the desktop you want to upload. You can choose multiple photos to upload in one go: on Apple machine, hold down the "Command" key to do that.
If you scan photos, they can be in any program on your computer or iPhoto, doesn't matter. Wherever they are, just drag them to the Desktop. (you can delete them from the Desktop once you have uploaded them).
When you upload a photo make the standard size "Large". Then add a "Caption" (ie, don't write below or above the photo; the "caption" will always stay with the photo wherever you move it to).
OK - know how to drag photos.
lala so i can see her also - you would know she has been ill?
Yes, I knew she'd been ill. Please pass on my best wishes to her when you see her. Ditto Teik. I often think of him and wonder how he's doing after the break-up. From what I heard, he was pretty shaken by the whole thing.... Didn't he also get rather taken to the cleaners?
I HATE IT WHEN MEN SAY OTHER MEN HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO THE CLEANERS.
The family court is clear on this - 50/50 unless dependent children - and men who say they have been taken to the cleaners won't recognise the law on this.
Yay for Justice whoever he was - you know - that ugly one.
Teik is hurt/angry/bitter/unresolved. Might be a bit more over it when I get there.
dottie from hydra turned up.
Don't recall her, though a photo might refresh the memory....
Actually don't think you met her - only on Hydra and Athens before you met me is Suisse.
when did you arrive back in canberra from SA -
I was in SA just after school, which I graduated in 1967. So, 1968 in South Efrika, and then back to Oz in early 1969. I remember meeting you first at the Deakin Inn, one Friday night drinks at the pub, you were a young thing.... I rather took to you....
And I to you. Polyester safari suit and long socks not withstanding.
was i at school then, or working for PS or nursing?
I can't recall, though I think it was pretty much in the interchange between PS and nursing. For sure, for most of the time you were nursing..
did you go straight to uni and john's?
Yes, I went straight to Uni and John XXIII. The second year, I moved to Elder St, with Oz and Tony. It was there that my Dad visited us once and was so shocked by our living conditions that he said we were a "Filth Cult". Do you remember that? My Mum, who's been with us for the last few weeks and just returned to Australian last night, remembers....
Got to be a headline. Filth cult. Love it.
Sergeant Sardoni, the old military man, didn't think the house-keeping was up to scratch. I do recall it could have been improved upon.
oz, ace, little pete, rottie, dick ellis, barry faux, ray pollard - were they all at uni? know ray was a mechanic.
Oz and Tony were at Uni, with me, though doing different courses. Little Pete didn't do Uni, as I recall. Rottie did, he was in Law, stayed in law all his life and still is, as far as I know. Barry went straight into business and still is, in Fox Antiques.... Ray never went to Uni. He was in Tommy Tortoise removals for some time, became quite senior if not a part owner as I recall. He was also involved in the magazine Matilda for some time. He was also a talented mechanic, working eventually for the Alfa Romeo Race team. Then he got went overseas, like all of us, and when back in Oz got into home renovation business ("Changing Places" being his company). He's in Amsterdam now, still married to Melinda and with two just grown boys. I got back in touch with ray in the late 90's and early 2000s. Can write more about that later, if we wish. Also Ray seems to have a pretty good memory, and of course was on our epic Wrangle car trip, so we should get in touch with him again at some stage.
Little Pete was in the PS all his life, never left Oz. Retired at Pambula Beach, where he has a garage band. I can give you the link if you like. His daughter Holly is in Accra where she has a foundation to help kids get to school. I recently donated to it.
Barry passes through Hong Kong from time to time, mainly on his way to/fro France, where he buys antiques. We did a week-long cruise with him and his new lady Thereisa, a couple of years back. He's still running Fox Antiques.
Rottie still lawyering in Canberra.
Big Pete still doing art-teaching in Newcastle. Still with Jill, as far as I know, and with a couple of daughters, one of whom he brought along to our get-together in Amalfi in 2005.
Oz came through here with Alison in November 2009. They live in Jindabyne and do the looking after of chalets in winter, still, as far as I know. Only hear from him from time to time.
You must remember the bike ride that you and I and he and Jenny did. Must've been around 1973, on my new BMW. Think he had a Honda....
Of course - that is to go in the UK segment.
And, as I recall, it was OUR BMW?
No news all these years of Tony Peppercorn... Still with Pattie last I heard.
were you guys in the draw for national service (nasho? how do you spell that?)
Yes, we were all in the draw for "nasho" (I also don't know how to spell it). I'd decided that If I'd been chosen, I'd go. But didn't get chosen, none of us..
Wow - ruined so many lives. Is still ruining. You came so close to having your life upended.
how long were you at john's and when did you move into elder st?
Was there for just one year. Then moved to Elder St. Those seemed to be easy days to do that. I was on a Teacher's Scholarship, but seemed to have enough money to get by, pay rent, buy wine, etc. Occasionally we'd work a bit for extra cash. And Oz & Tony both worked as Cab drivers for some time. I did a stint carting wheat in summer and once (for a day) as a labourer pulling down the old Parliament House roof. I couldn't hack it. Too hard. I also sold chicken shit (aka "manure") door-to-door for a while, good business in the new suburbs.... $5/bag or $12 for three. When I got back from England, you may remember I was a telegram delivery boy for a while -- nearly sacked for crashing their Honda Step-thru (50cc) too often. That's also where I got Burma that cat. But that's another story.
A dog I remember from our Elder St days is Fish, the black Lab-mix. Remember him?
Remember both Burma and Fish.
And BB latterly, but that was in 1976.
who moved in firstly and did that change over the years.
Don't recall who first moved in, I think it was just in the Gestalt that we should get a joint house and we looked around for a bit and found Elder St pretty quickly. We stayed the same -- Oz, Forse and Tony -- for all three years. Elder St, as you may recall, became a bit of a "go-to" place over those years, always someone there, always cars and bikes all round the place. Always some "greasy Louie" burger and chips on offer. Always some dope.....
All fabulous info. And photos will enhance.
can we work this so you write on this post in a different font following comments of mine with additions from you?
Woops, only saw this now. But in fact, the way above is probably better, cause then you just pick out the questions, and answer them, as above, otherwise we end up with lots of editing in one post. Also, in time, I think we might get onto writing longer bits about here and there, and they'll stand as separate posts. I'm also thinking that if you eventually want to "publish" this in some form, the more it can be in a final form, the easier the editing of the final thing will be.
BTW: I note that your post is labelled as being written by "Forse". Not sure why that is. I think because you used the password and username I sent you. Perhaps try using your own Google address and your own password and see if that works. If not, no worry. We can just put our name in brackets as I've done above and for the first posts here.
Later: just had a look: you have to answer the invitation that I sent to you (via Google), then you will be an "Author" and it'll be in your name. Use your Google account for that.
I did, so why isn't it working?
I hate blogging.
... sick with the flu
Hope you're better or getting better!
Am not. Approach with caution. Possibly with a chair and a whip.
yes - i guess PDF would be the format.
PDF will be fine. Suggestion: get used to using your Upper Case at beginning of sentences, and using caps for "I". Reason being not just my natural pedantry, but if you want to publish, it reads much better with standard punctuation, and if you continue with all lower caps, you're ("we're"?) going to have to go back and change all those: major hassle at the time; minor hassle now....
OK OK OK. Though you know I don't want to. Lower case is my signature.
Also: please DO put a headline for each blog post. That makes it easier to search later. Just try to think of something that summarises your post... (otherwise, the default of the program is to take a piece of your first sentence as the post heading, which may or not be relevant to the whole post...
OK but assume you mean new posts only? These comments don't need headings.
And now how do we know this is coming from me, not you?
my photos are all currently stored in iPhoto on my mac. that is the same as on my hard-drive, right, and not on a site - as you say?
Yes, that's fine to have them on iPhoto. What you do is to drag to desktop the photos you want to upload, then click on the "insert image" icon above (when you are in "posting" mode), and then click "upload photo" and choose the ones on the desktop you want to upload. You can choose multiple photos to upload in one go: on Apple machine, hold down the "Command" key to do that.
If you scan photos, they can be in any program on your computer or iPhoto, doesn't matter. Wherever they are, just drag them to the Desktop. (you can delete them from the Desktop once you have uploaded them).
When you upload a photo make the standard size "Large". Then add a "Caption" (ie, don't write below or above the photo; the "caption" will always stay with the photo wherever you move it to).
OK - know how to drag photos.
lala so i can see her also - you would know she has been ill?
Yes, I knew she'd been ill. Please pass on my best wishes to her when you see her. Ditto Teik. I often think of him and wonder how he's doing after the break-up. From what I heard, he was pretty shaken by the whole thing.... Didn't he also get rather taken to the cleaners?
I HATE IT WHEN MEN SAY OTHER MEN HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO THE CLEANERS.
The family court is clear on this - 50/50 unless dependent children - and men who say they have been taken to the cleaners won't recognise the law on this.
Yay for Justice whoever he was - you know - that ugly one.
Teik is hurt/angry/bitter/unresolved. Might be a bit more over it when I get there.
dottie from hydra turned up.
Don't recall her, though a photo might refresh the memory....
Actually don't think you met her - only on Hydra and Athens before you met me is Suisse.
when did you arrive back in canberra from SA -
I was in SA just after school, which I graduated in 1967. So, 1968 in South Efrika, and then back to Oz in early 1969. I remember meeting you first at the Deakin Inn, one Friday night drinks at the pub, you were a young thing.... I rather took to you....
And I to you. Polyester safari suit and long socks not withstanding.
was i at school then, or working for PS or nursing?
I can't recall, though I think it was pretty much in the interchange between PS and nursing. For sure, for most of the time you were nursing..
did you go straight to uni and john's?
Yes, I went straight to Uni and John XXIII. The second year, I moved to Elder St, with Oz and Tony. It was there that my Dad visited us once and was so shocked by our living conditions that he said we were a "Filth Cult". Do you remember that? My Mum, who's been with us for the last few weeks and just returned to Australian last night, remembers....
Got to be a headline. Filth cult. Love it.
Sergeant Sardoni, the old military man, didn't think the house-keeping was up to scratch. I do recall it could have been improved upon.
oz, ace, little pete, rottie, dick ellis, barry faux, ray pollard - were they all at uni? know ray was a mechanic.
Oz and Tony were at Uni, with me, though doing different courses. Little Pete didn't do Uni, as I recall. Rottie did, he was in Law, stayed in law all his life and still is, as far as I know. Barry went straight into business and still is, in Fox Antiques.... Ray never went to Uni. He was in Tommy Tortoise removals for some time, became quite senior if not a part owner as I recall. He was also involved in the magazine Matilda for some time. He was also a talented mechanic, working eventually for the Alfa Romeo Race team. Then he got went overseas, like all of us, and when back in Oz got into home renovation business ("Changing Places" being his company). He's in Amsterdam now, still married to Melinda and with two just grown boys. I got back in touch with ray in the late 90's and early 2000s. Can write more about that later, if we wish. Also Ray seems to have a pretty good memory, and of course was on our epic Wrangle car trip, so we should get in touch with him again at some stage.
Little Pete was in the PS all his life, never left Oz. Retired at Pambula Beach, where he has a garage band. I can give you the link if you like. His daughter Holly is in Accra where she has a foundation to help kids get to school. I recently donated to it.
Barry passes through Hong Kong from time to time, mainly on his way to/fro France, where he buys antiques. We did a week-long cruise with him and his new lady Thereisa, a couple of years back. He's still running Fox Antiques.
Rottie still lawyering in Canberra.
Big Pete still doing art-teaching in Newcastle. Still with Jill, as far as I know, and with a couple of daughters, one of whom he brought along to our get-together in Amalfi in 2005.
Oz came through here with Alison in November 2009. They live in Jindabyne and do the looking after of chalets in winter, still, as far as I know. Only hear from him from time to time.
You must remember the bike ride that you and I and he and Jenny did. Must've been around 1973, on my new BMW. Think he had a Honda....
Of course - that is to go in the UK segment.
And, as I recall, it was OUR BMW?
No news all these years of Tony Peppercorn... Still with Pattie last I heard.
were you guys in the draw for national service (nasho? how do you spell that?)
Yes, we were all in the draw for "nasho" (I also don't know how to spell it). I'd decided that If I'd been chosen, I'd go. But didn't get chosen, none of us..
Wow - ruined so many lives. Is still ruining. You came so close to having your life upended.
how long were you at john's and when did you move into elder st?
Was there for just one year. Then moved to Elder St. Those seemed to be easy days to do that. I was on a Teacher's Scholarship, but seemed to have enough money to get by, pay rent, buy wine, etc. Occasionally we'd work a bit for extra cash. And Oz & Tony both worked as Cab drivers for some time. I did a stint carting wheat in summer and once (for a day) as a labourer pulling down the old Parliament House roof. I couldn't hack it. Too hard. I also sold chicken shit (aka "manure") door-to-door for a while, good business in the new suburbs.... $5/bag or $12 for three. When I got back from England, you may remember I was a telegram delivery boy for a while -- nearly sacked for crashing their Honda Step-thru (50cc) too often. That's also where I got Burma that cat. But that's another story.
A dog I remember from our Elder St days is Fish, the black Lab-mix. Remember him?
Remember both Burma and Fish.
And BB latterly, but that was in 1976.
who moved in firstly and did that change over the years.
Don't recall who first moved in, I think it was just in the Gestalt that we should get a joint house and we looked around for a bit and found Elder St pretty quickly. We stayed the same -- Oz, Forse and Tony -- for all three years. Elder St, as you may recall, became a bit of a "go-to" place over those years, always someone there, always cars and bikes all round the place. Always some "greasy Louie" burger and chips on offer. Always some dope.....
All fabulous info. And photos will enhance.
can we work this so you write on this post in a different font following comments of mine with additions from you?
Woops, only saw this now. But in fact, the way above is probably better, cause then you just pick out the questions, and answer them, as above, otherwise we end up with lots of editing in one post. Also, in time, I think we might get onto writing longer bits about here and there, and they'll stand as separate posts. I'm also thinking that if you eventually want to "publish" this in some form, the more it can be in a final form, the easier the editing of the final thing will be.
BTW: I note that your post is labelled as being written by "Forse". Not sure why that is. I think because you used the password and username I sent you. Perhaps try using your own Google address and your own password and see if that works. If not, no worry. We can just put our name in brackets as I've done above and for the first posts here.
Later: just had a look: you have to answer the invitation that I sent to you (via Google), then you will be an "Author" and it'll be in your name. Use your Google account for that.
I did, so why isn't it working?
I hate blogging.
