Month: January 2008
A Visit to the National Vietnam Veterans Museum
Like most other Australian Vietnam Veterans, it took me many years to feel comfortable in talking about my experience in Vietnam until the 1987 ‘Welcome Home Weekend’ in Sydney. For 17 years I, like most other veterans, kept a low profile – not knowing how people in the community would act towards me. I was […]
Read MoreIs Hell Freezing Over?
This article is by no means original – it has appeared on many Internet sites around the world. It just caught my eye and appealed to my sense of humour. The story is about a student who was asked to complete a physics exam at a University of Washington chemistry mid-term exam . One question […]
Read MoreA Hot Weekend in Beechworth
After saying goodbye to everyone at our Wilson family Christmas get together on December 29, Jill & I travelled on to Beechworth in northern Victoria for a few days. We stayed, by chance, at a B&B homestead about 8 kms from town which had a splendid view over the Buckland Valley. In the photo below, […]
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