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My kids in the Olympics? You just never know…

Rohan August 20th, 2008

I’ve noticed on a few online forums I frequent, a high level of discussion about “sports that should be in the Olympic Games” but are currently not. Not surprising really, considering that the 2008 Olympics are currently in full swing in Beijing, China.
Of course there are the usual suspects getting a regular mention: golf, rugby, bowling (tenpin &/or lawn), surfing, croquet, ballroom dancing, plus a myriad of other “recognised” sports.

I, however, believe there is one activity, were it to be introduced into an upcoming Olympics, that my kids would do very (very) well at.

It’s very simple, only two rules:

  1. Whatever you touch, you must move.
  2. Nothing can be moved back to a former position.

They have, after all, already been in training for years and given the state that they leave their bedrooms, the bathroom, the family room, the kitchen, the dining room and the backyard on a daily basis, I would expect they would come in at very short odds to pick up a medal, perhaps even gold.

Great, more things for them to play with and then leave lying around…

Strange Letter in the Mail

Rohan November 29th, 2007

In case anyone receives a similar letter relating to their own domain name(s), I thought I’d pass on the information I have discovered about a strange letter from foreign shores that I received in the mail yesterday.
A quick investigation reveals that I’m not the only one to receive this same correspondence (it’s even been reported by someone on home soil).
As per the actions taken by those I’ve linked to here, I urge anyone reading this who has also received a similar letter to do likewise and disregard it as either misguided marketing or some sort of internet scam.

Junk Mail Galore…!

Rohan November 14th, 2007

Hmm, it wouldn’t happen to nearly be Christmas time would it? Something tells me the 28 separate advertising items in my letterbox this morning means that it’s not far away…