tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20169043974661813792024-03-14T14:41:17.670+11:00pcbluesMark D Osbornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07408155828439329974noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016904397466181379.post-56498292032523708112012-06-09T21:43:00.001+10:002012-06-09T21:43:23.413+10:007 billion and 1<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uh2wdsC8QLc/T9M229NsXmI/AAAAAAAAAKI/cWLqkW4Zico/s1600/matilda-703414.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uh2wdsC8QLc/T9M229NsXmI/AAAAAAAAAKI/cWLqkW4Zico/s320/matilda-703414.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5752001466855087714" /></a></p><div bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div><div><span>Matilda Grace Osborne is young. Very young. 3.686 kg, 52 centimetres long. Everyone is happy yet knackered. We are at the Mercy Hospital for Women in Heidelberg.<span></span></span></div> <div><span><br></span></div><div><span>"Everything is proceeding as I have foreseen."</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><div> <br></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div><br></div>n: Mark Daniel Osborne<br>e: <a>markdosborne@gmail.com</a><br> w: <a href="http://pcblues.com" target="_blank">http://pcblues.com</a><br><br> </div></div></div><br> Mark D Osbornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07408155828439329974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016904397466181379.post-3412973148588942292011-05-21T16:38:00.000+10:002011-05-21T16:39:04.122+10:00Transcendence - my new novelHi guys.<br><br>Here is my latest creation and yet another reason for general hermitry.<br><br><big><big><a href="http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/transcendence/15757969">Transcendence, a novel</a></big></big><br> <br> <i>A lonely god, Barry, creates a universe as a large social experiment <br> to find out what would happen if he met somebody.<br> <br> An aggrieved soul, Damien, unexpectedly wakes in the body of a human <br> Vessel and takes advantage of his situation to bend history in his favour.<br> <br> Barry's agents Prue and Jack struggle to find a way to stop him, and <br> Barry appears to be losing control of his creation. <br> <br> Will Barry scrap </i>everything<i> and start over? <br> <br> Or will Prue and Jack find a solution where they least expect it?</i><br clear="all"><br>Click <a href="http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/transcendence/15757969">here</a> to preview, share, rate and review my speculative fiction novel.<br> It is available for purchase as paperback or e-book.<br> <i><br></i><br><br>Cheers,<br><br>-- <br>Mark Osborne<br>e: <a href="mailto:markdosborne@gmail.com">markdosborne@gmail.com</a><br>w: <a href="http://pcblues.com">http://pcblues.com</a><br> Mark D Osbornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07408155828439329974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016904397466181379.post-46928989851832823022010-08-11T14:38:00.001+10:002010-08-11T14:38:06.879+10:00Thanking You All - Doritos Ad Comp 2010<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="97%" border="0"><tbody><tr id="feed_item_XgM4c0oGu94" valign="top"><td class="feed_icon"> <br></td> <td> <div class="feed_title">In order to thank you all for your support, here are two special features, plus a high quality version of the original ad.<span class="timestamp"><br>They are on youtube, so they may not run in your workplace.<br> <br>Signing off for this project,<br><br>Mark D Osborne (Guess what the D is for?)<br><br></span><span class="timestamp"><br></span> <div class="centerpiece"> <div style="float: left; margin-right: 8px;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLBKvvjwskM" onmousedown="yt.analytics.urchinTracker('/Events/Channels/RecentActivity/Video');" rel="nofollow"><img style="width: 60px; height: 45px; border: 1px solid;" src="http://i2.ytimg.com/vi/mLBKvvjwskM/default.jpg" class="link-as-border-color"></a></div> <div dir="ltr"> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLBKvvjwskM" onmousedown="yt.analytics.urchinTracker('/Events/Channels/RecentActivity/Video');" rel="nofollow">Doritos May Save the World - Director's Cut</a> </div> <div dir="ltr"> <span class="hid" style="display: none;" id="feed_item_jNQXAC9IVRw_collapsed"> This is the one Ridley Scott really wanted to make but was constrained by the required length of the movie. You can see how much had to be left on ... <a href="http://www.youtube.com/pcblues#" onclick="_hidediv('feed_item_jNQXAC9IVRw_collapsed'); _showdiv('feed_item_jNQXAC9IVRw_expanded'); return false;" style="font-size: 10px;" class="hLink">more</a> </span> <span class="" id="feed_item_jNQXAC9IVRw_expanded" style=""> This is the one Ridley Scott really wanted to make but was constrained by the required length of the original work. You can see how much had to be left out.. </span> </div> </div><br></div></td><td class="feed_delete"><br></td></tr><tr id="feed_divider_jNQXAC9IVRw"><td colspan="3" class="outer-box-bg-as-border divider"><br></td> </tr> <tr id="feed_item_jNQXAC9IVRw" valign="top"> <td class="feed_icon"> <img class="master-sprite icon-U" src="http://s.ytimg.com/yt/img/pixel-vfl73.gif"> </td> <td> <div class="feed_title"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="97%" border="0"><tbody><tr id="feed_item_XgM4c0oGu94" valign="top"><td><div class="feed_title"><br> </div> <div class="centerpiece"> <div style="float: left; margin-right: 8px;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59ehL6IOPYY" onmousedown="yt.analytics.urchinTracker('/Events/Channels/RecentActivity/Video');" rel="nofollow"><img style="width: 60px; height: 45px; border: 1px solid;" src="http://i2.ytimg.com/vi/59ehL6IOPYY/default.jpg" class="link-as-border-color"></a></div> <div dir="ltr"> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59ehL6IOPYY" onmousedown="yt.analytics.urchinTracker('/Events/Channels/RecentActivity/Video');" rel="nofollow">Doritos May Save the World - Cutting Room Floor</a> </div> <div dir="ltr"> <span class="hid" style="display: none;" id="feed_item_XgM4c0oGu94_collapsed"> Not quite "The Making Of" from lack of interviews and in-depth analysis by the production crew, this cute collection of speed-humps on th... <a href="http://www.youtube.com/pcblues#" onclick="_hidediv('feed_item_XgM4c0oGu94_collapsed'); _showdiv('feed_item_XgM4c0oGu94_expanded'); return false;" style="font-size: 10px;" class="hLink">more</a> </span> <span class="" id="feed_item_XgM4c0oGu94_expanded" style=""> Not quite "The Making Of" from lack of interviews and in-depth analysis by the production crew, this cute collection of speed-humps on the way to "Doritos May Save the World" will stand as a diary, if you wish... </span> </div> </div> </td> <td class="feed_delete"> </td> </tr> <tr id="feed_divider_jNQXAC9IVRw"> <td colspan="3" class="outer-box-bg-as-border divider"> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div></td> <td class="feed_delete"> </td> </tr> <tr id="feed_item_aqsRo9JYx5M" valign="top"> <td class="feed_icon"> <img class="master-sprite icon-U" src="http://s.ytimg.com/yt/img/pixel-vfl73.gif"> </td> <td> <div class="feed_title"> <span class="timestamp"><br></span> </div> <div class="centerpiece"> <div style="float: left; margin-right: 8px;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RQt7-i1guw" onmousedown="yt.analytics.urchinTracker('/Events/Channels/RecentActivity/Video');" rel="nofollow"><img style="width: 60px; height: 45px; border: 1px solid;" src="http://i2.ytimg.com/vi/5RQt7-i1guw/default.jpg" class="link-as-border-color"></a></div> <div dir="ltr"> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RQt7-i1guw" onmousedown="yt.analytics.urchinTracker('/Events/Channels/RecentActivity/Video');" rel="nofollow">Doritos May Save the World</a> </div> <div dir="ltr"> My advertisement for the 2010 Doritos Ad Competition </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Mark Osborne<br>e: <a href="mailto:markdosborne@gmail.com">markdosborne@gmail.com</a><br>w: <a href="http://pcblues.com">http://pcblues.com</a><br><br> Mark D Osbornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07408155828439329974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016904397466181379.post-86743420322116373662010-08-06T14:32:00.001+10:002010-08-06T14:32:44.441+10:002010 Doritos Ad Comp: Thanks everyone!Thanks for your support!<br>I didn't make the top 100, but had a lot of fun.<br>Now I'll get back to my first fiction novel.<br><br>Stay tuned!<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Mark Osborne<br>e: <a href="mailto:markdosborne@gmail.com">markdosborne@gmail.com</a><br> w: <a href="http://pcblues.com">http://pcblues.com</a><br><br> Mark D Osbornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07408155828439329974noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016904397466181379.post-10861415878898816822010-07-28T11:37:00.001+10:002010-07-28T11:37:34.340+10:00Mark Osborne's Entry in the Doritos Ad Competition 2010Hi all.<br> <br>Election time has come early! Please VOTE FOR ME.<br><br>From now until Wednesday 4th August 9am, my home-grown Doritos advertisement will be available for you to view, laugh at, vote for and share with everyone you know.<br> <br>My advert can be found here:<br><a href="http://www.doritos.com.au/#/gallery/week-8/id/2225">http://www.doritos.com.au/#/gallery/week-8/id/2225</a><br><br>Voting for my advert is open now (to Australian residents). You can vote <b>5</b> times per day for the <b>same</b> advert during this period. The truly <b>heroic</b> among you will be able to vote up to <b>40</b> times! If you vote or refer a friend via the Doritos website you also go into a daily prize draw for each day you do so.<br> <br>The details:<ul><li>The advertisement with the most votes for this voting period goes into a pool of 8 wild-card ads from which 1 is fast-tracked to the <b>final 10</b>.</li><li>My advert also can be selected by a judging panel based on its <b>originality, creativity, popularity, appeal, and keeping to the rules</b> as one of the other 9 of the final 10 from the hundreds of other entries.</li> <li>The final 10 is then judged by a panel that select 3 for the Grand Final. </li><li>The final 3 will then be open for public judging. </li></ul>I will let you know if I make it that far!<br><br>Let your family and friends know about this with facebook, twitter, word of mouth, jungle drums, smoke signals, or forwarding this email.<br> <br><b>Thanks for your help.<br>Happy Voting!</b><br><br>-- <br>Mark Osborne<br>e: <a href="mailto:markdosborne@gmail.com" target="_blank">markdosborne@gmail.com</a><br>w: <a href="http://pcblues.com/" target="_blank">http://pcblues.com</a><br> Mark D Osbornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07408155828439329974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016904397466181379.post-82078809152427379542008-12-09T14:43:00.000+11:002008-12-09T14:44:32.247+11:00our areas nativity scene<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_typxkA3JojM/ST3poNqnXKI/AAAAAAAAAGY/6uP6VZ0ahnE/s1600-h/09122008335-772250.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_typxkA3JojM/ST3poNqnXKI/AAAAAAAAAGY/6uP6VZ0ahnE/s320/09122008335-772250.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277631215420529826" /></a></p>Mark D Osbornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07408155828439329974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016904397466181379.post-89563765775237026472008-11-26T23:41:00.000+11:002008-11-26T23:44:05.369+11:00my wife and i<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_typxkA3JojM/SS1ElWCT8nI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/794RyDkiETg/s1600-h/01072008208-745371.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_typxkA3JojM/SS1ElWCT8nI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/794RyDkiETg/s320/01072008208-745371.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272946147081843314" /></a></p>Mark D Osbornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07408155828439329974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016904397466181379.post-45762839361936035552008-11-26T22:54:00.000+11:002008-11-26T22:55:50.827+11:00movember<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_typxkA3JojM/SS05R7Y5LZI/AAAAAAAAAFk/xbSeQT6sjfg/s1600-h/26112008313-750828.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_typxkA3JojM/SS05R7Y5LZI/AAAAAAAAAFk/xbSeQT6sjfg/s320/26112008313-750828.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272933718883380626" /></a></p>Mark D Osbornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07408155828439329974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016904397466181379.post-45984023011085777602008-11-15T10:52:00.000+11:002008-11-15T11:05:41.613+11:00books<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_typxkA3JojM/SR4SV0Y0zPI/AAAAAAAAAFM/sIcUYDpNKgw/s1600-h/15112008309-741616.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_typxkA3JojM/SR4SV0Y0zPI/AAAAAAAAAFM/sIcUYDpNKgw/s320/15112008309-741616.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268668780119379186" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_typxkA3JojM/SR4SWeUCjjI/AAAAAAAAAFU/j6MtqCi2rOY/s1600-h/15112008308-744932.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_typxkA3JojM/SR4SWeUCjjI/AAAAAAAAAFU/j6MtqCi2rOY/s320/15112008308-744932.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268668791373598258" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_typxkA3JojM/SR4SWrfvFTI/AAAAAAAAAFc/k_Mb2_Om8tU/s1600-h/15112008306-746125.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_typxkA3JojM/SR4SWrfvFTI/AAAAAAAAAFc/k_Mb2_Om8tU/s320/15112008306-746125.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268668794912314674" /></a></p>Mark D Osbornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07408155828439329974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016904397466181379.post-31797366886144056132008-08-13T14:20:00.000+10:002008-08-13T14:20:42.579+10:00drive.com.au<a href="http://www.drive.com.au/Common/Email/Confirmation.aspx?ecTY=1&ecLC=12&ecMK=Toyota&ecAD=15913220070515">drive.com.au</a><br /><br />http://www.drive.com.au/Common/Email/Confirmation.aspx?ecTY=1&ecLC=12&ecMK=Toyota&ecAD=15913220070515Mark D Osbornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07408155828439329974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016904397466181379.post-59536191180771063882008-08-08T10:57:00.000+10:002008-08-08T10:58:05.457+10:00Amazing<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_typxkA3JojM/SJuaHZIrHGI/AAAAAAAAADs/K-nyj7n63u4/s1600-h/08082008233-785459.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_typxkA3JojM/SJuaHZIrHGI/AAAAAAAAADs/K-nyj7n63u4/s320/08082008233-785459.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231944843917991010" /></a></p>Google at your own risk. I really mean it. NSFWMark D Osbornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07408155828439329974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016904397466181379.post-27932300711569029362008-07-30T20:32:00.000+10:002008-12-10T06:50:13.599+11:00box 2<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_typxkA3JojM/SJBDsbhnpDI/AAAAAAAAADU/GXcyBUeLFFQ/s1600-h/30072008227-764771.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_typxkA3JojM/SJBDsbhnpDI/AAAAAAAAADU/GXcyBUeLFFQ/s320/30072008227-764771.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228753597959218226" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_typxkA3JojM/SJBDs2jvNDI/AAAAAAAAADc/cmaNSbYhKGI/s1600-h/30072008231-766068.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_typxkA3JojM/SJBDs2jvNDI/AAAAAAAAADc/cmaNSbYhKGI/s320/30072008231-766068.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228753605215859762" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_typxkA3JojM/SJBDtNO2xgI/AAAAAAAAADk/G3HBWBRhHyA/s1600-h/30072008232-767812.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_typxkA3JojM/SJBDtNO2xgI/AAAAAAAAADk/G3HBWBRhHyA/s320/30072008232-767812.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228753611302290946" /></a></p>Mark D Osbornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07408155828439329974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016904397466181379.post-70041586055452423372008-07-22T15:26:00.000+10:002008-12-10T06:50:13.843+11:00the way i see things<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_typxkA3JojM/SIVvvSjsR9I/AAAAAAAAADM/RwThmr81GSU/s1600-h/22072008219-745164.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_typxkA3JojM/SIVvvSjsR9I/AAAAAAAAADM/RwThmr81GSU/s320/22072008219-745164.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225705800859404242" /></a></p>Mark D Osbornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07408155828439329974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016904397466181379.post-12315947842497551952008-07-21T22:59:00.000+10:002008-12-10T06:50:14.047+11:00box 1 redo<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_typxkA3JojM/SISIW8BCcPI/AAAAAAAAADE/X8-WSqToxJk/s1600-h/21072008216-710785.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_typxkA3JojM/SISIW8BCcPI/AAAAAAAAADE/X8-WSqToxJk/s320/21072008216-710785.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225451395305599218" /></a></p>Mark D Osbornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07408155828439329974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016904397466181379.post-88806777538896839872008-07-20T21:44:00.000+10:002008-12-10T06:50:14.758+11:00Box 1<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_typxkA3JojM/SIMlu9capZI/AAAAAAAAACs/-BHyoQsMcoM/s1600-h/20072008212-726862.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_typxkA3JojM/SIMlu9capZI/AAAAAAAAACs/-BHyoQsMcoM/s320/20072008212-726862.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225061481377867154" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_typxkA3JojM/SIMlvC17feI/AAAAAAAAAC0/dU-_lGn3xpg/s1600-h/20072008213-727934.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_typxkA3JojM/SIMlvC17feI/AAAAAAAAAC0/dU-_lGn3xpg/s320/20072008213-727934.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225061482827054562" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_typxkA3JojM/SIMlvv_9MqI/AAAAAAAAAC8/t53TwhQeIKY/s1600-h/20072008215-729043.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_typxkA3JojM/SIMlvv_9MqI/AAAAAAAAAC8/t53TwhQeIKY/s320/20072008215-729043.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225061494948704930" /></a></p>Mark D Osbornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07408155828439329974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016904397466181379.post-43862675580904965432008-06-28T13:39:00.000+10:002008-12-10T06:50:15.072+11:00books<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_typxkA3JojM/SGWyxlFr5AI/AAAAAAAAACc/P0c-jJti_bs/s1600-h/28062008203-753955.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_typxkA3JojM/SGWyxlFr5AI/AAAAAAAAACc/P0c-jJti_bs/s320/28062008203-753955.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216772308217881602" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_typxkA3JojM/SGWyx4u4NVI/AAAAAAAAACk/sdWx56WH45Y/s1600-h/28062008202-755008.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_typxkA3JojM/SGWyx4u4NVI/AAAAAAAAACk/sdWx56WH45Y/s320/28062008202-755008.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216772313490928978" /></a></p>Mark D Osbornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07408155828439329974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016904397466181379.post-67024486273395912392008-06-26T07:30:00.000+10:002008-12-10T06:50:15.273+11:00faith the gym bear<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_typxkA3JojM/SGK5Fqw-VuI/AAAAAAAAACU/BHRIprn2APw/s1600-h/18062008193-762284.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_typxkA3JojM/SGK5Fqw-VuI/AAAAAAAAACU/BHRIprn2APw/s320/18062008193-762284.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215934825478641378" /></a></p>Thanks mum!Mark D Osbornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07408155828439329974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016904397466181379.post-52754149493159277382008-02-16T21:01:00.000+11:002008-12-10T06:50:15.510+11:00I got a new lappy<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_typxkA3JojM/R7a0xFsVpeI/AAAAAAAAACM/-KB-RmYCKGc/s1600-h/new+lappy-764225.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_typxkA3JojM/R7a0xFsVpeI/AAAAAAAAACM/-KB-RmYCKGc/s320/new+lappy-764225.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5167516377888957922" /></a></p><a href="http://www.realultimatepower.net/index4.htm">It's cool, and by cool I mean totally sweet.</a><br> Mark D Osbornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07408155828439329974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016904397466181379.post-14888383116167908282008-02-16T20:52:00.000+11:002008-12-10T06:50:15.847+11:00Banana peel as shoe polish?<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_typxkA3JojM/R7ay01sVpcI/AAAAAAAAAB8/dCiTRTQVAyc/s1600-h/before+banana+polishing-766026.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_typxkA3JojM/R7ay01sVpcI/AAAAAAAAAB8/dCiTRTQVAyc/s320/before+banana+polishing-766026.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5167514243290211778" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_typxkA3JojM/R7ay1FsVpdI/AAAAAAAAACE/3fS40VC_4ac/s1600-h/after+banana+polishing-767701.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_typxkA3JojM/R7ay1FsVpdI/AAAAAAAAACE/3fS40VC_4ac/s320/after+banana+polishing-767701.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5167514247585179090" /></a></p>I saw a <a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Polish-Shoes-With-a-Banana">link</a> on the web the other day that the inside of a banana skin contained potassium, the active ingredient in shoe polish. As a good scientist, I tried it. I didn't notice a difference, but they weren't very scuffed to start with.<br> <br> Can you tell which shoe got polished? <br> <br> <br> (the right one)<br> Mark D Osbornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07408155828439329974noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016904397466181379.post-85263967429917624872008-02-16T20:43:00.001+11:002008-12-10T06:50:16.179+11:00I got a Dymo label maker<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_typxkA3JojM/R7aw71sVpZI/AAAAAAAAABk/615hZVABJIo/s1600-h/label+cat-774316.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_typxkA3JojM/R7aw71sVpZI/AAAAAAAAABk/615hZVABJIo/s320/label+cat-774316.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5167512164526040466" border="0" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_typxkA3JojM/R7aw8VsVpaI/AAAAAAAAABs/xbCLb9eESjI/s1600-h/label+guitar-784621.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_typxkA3JojM/R7aw8VsVpaI/AAAAAAAAABs/xbCLb9eESjI/s320/label+guitar-784621.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5167512173115975074" border="0" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_typxkA3JojM/R7aw9lsVpbI/AAAAAAAAAB0/3GwOBO-9Dx4/s1600-h/label+wife-785762.jpg"><br /></a></p>On Thursday, I got a label maker, and started labelling things around<br />the house. It feels good to be organised.Mark D Osbornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07408155828439329974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016904397466181379.post-73798064800917492982008-02-01T17:33:00.000+11:002008-12-10T06:50:16.302+11:00dcc<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_typxkA3JojM/R6K9dBL07LI/AAAAAAAAABY/7rUOIMeJ0XM/s1600-h/01022008041-766506.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_typxkA3JojM/R6K9dBL07LI/AAAAAAAAABY/7rUOIMeJ0XM/s320/01022008041-766506.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161896429151906994" /></a></p>Some guys from workMark D Osbornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07408155828439329974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016904397466181379.post-26097393699972218622008-01-31T12:05:00.000+11:002008-12-10T06:50:16.403+11:00My Desk at Work<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_typxkA3JojM/R6E1ZBL07KI/AAAAAAAAABQ/LZeC9b-tKEk/s1600-h/31012008040-799145.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_typxkA3JojM/R6E1ZBL07KI/AAAAAAAAABQ/LZeC9b-tKEk/s320/31012008040-799145.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161465351874342050" border="0" /></a></p>This is a photo of the coal-face.Mark D Osbornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07408155828439329974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016904397466181379.post-76944895503763921142008-01-29T16:02:00.009+11:002008-01-30T07:50:43.303+11:00Australia Day Weekend in Geelong<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23268373@N07/2227989778/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2382/2227989778_7f6da7a0e2_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" > <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23268373@N07/2227989778/">Australia Day Weekend in Geelong</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/23268373@N07/">pcblues</a> </span></div>6:27 PM Sunday, 27 January 2008 27012008023 Tam and I went to Geelong on Sunday and hung out with Scott and Donna and Lochie, Dan and Renee, Nat and Scott<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23268373@N07/2227197801/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2165/2227197801_98d9f991b3_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a>Tammy Osborne<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23268373@N07/2227198215/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2228/2227198215_460b64107d_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a>Scott Sheedy<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23268373@N07/2227988336/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2159/2227988336_b01dd1bb41_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a>Dan Sheedy and Renee Trigg<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23268373@N07/2227987772/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2168/2227987772_e4dfd80354_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a> You can work out who this is from the previous photo descriptions.<br /><br />Tammy is modelling one of the two Bundy promotional T-shirts.Mark D Osbornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07408155828439329974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016904397466181379.post-71284659907099403842008-01-29T08:11:00.011+11:002008-01-30T23:42:53.905+11:00Dinner at Poppy's Thai<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23268373@N07/2226247853/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2058/2226247853_38d424562c_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" > <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23268373@N07/2226247853/">Dinner at Poppy's Thai</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/23268373@N07/">pcblues</a> </span></div>8:48 PM Monday, 28 January 2008 28012008024 Had dinner with Tam, Scott, Trish and Jarrod<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23268373@N07/2226245219/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2098/2226245219_e5ba4f3aa2_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23268373@N07/2226246523/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2354/2226246523_54af300b06_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23268373@N07/2226244075/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2412/2226244075_39b1afb33e_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23268373@N07/2226242959/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2244/2226242959_b42ca04818_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23268373@N07/2226241795/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2284/2226241795_0161476754_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a>Mark D Osbornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07408155828439329974noreply@blogger.com0