Back to School goes upmarket

pencils.jpgHaven’t times changed?

The Australian school year is just getting underway after several weeks of summer holidays. Everywhere you look there are signs and advertisements for ‘Back to School Sales’.

I remember years ago when the ‘Back to School Sales’ would be all about getting a good price on crayons, coloured pencils, school bags, lunch boxes and the occasional great deal on Bata Scouts.

I was flicking through today’s paper and looking at the back to school deals on offer. While some shops still offer discounted prices on school stationery, I spotted a number of back to school deals on laptop computers and the like.

I guess that computers are becoming more and more a necessity for students but we certainly won’t be shelling out for a $1500 laptop for Emily or James anytime soon.

Our poor kids will have to continue battling on with our old 900 Celeron desktop. It’s several years old but it still seems to do the job …. most of the time.



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Perth Criteriums Photos

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Mic Cullen was out shooting cyclists over the weekend.

He got some wonderful photos on day three in Victoria Park and day four in Leederville of the Perth Criteriums.

You can see his photos by clicking here. (Day four photos will be up in the next day or so.)



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What's your passion?

Isn’t it great to see someone who is so passionate about something that it just oozes out of them?

I spent a large part of the weekend helping a friend of mine, Gary Suckling, with the street commentary for the Perth Criteriums cycle racing. While I was able to make a few informed comments about cycling and cycle racing, he knew all the riders, all the tactics, just everything about everything to do with cycle racing.

Gary was a very competitive racer in his day and can still leave most riders in his dust.

Passion like that is a very powerful thing. You don’t have to ask if he loves cycling, it’s obvious in everything he does.

I wonder what your passion is. What is it that brings you to life?



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