Well my mate Michael was made an Australian citizen on Australia Day (26th Jan). The location was a small town in the Otway Ranges called Forrest. A beautiful sunny day. With the BBQ later. 
Congratulations Michael.
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Monthly Archives: January 2014
Citizenship
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27/01/2014
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Pool time on Australia Day
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A nice day about 28°C. BBQ going and a coldie in the hand.
This is good.
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Happy Australia Day 2014
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26/01/2014
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Early Breakfast
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23/01/2014
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Having Breakfast with dad. Nyah is there somewhere 
Love the smile. Camera quality.
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Birthday Girl
Graham |
19/01/2014
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“Birthday Girl celebrating her 13th birthday representing Country Victoria in Melbourne playing in The Southern Cross Challenge.” – From mums Facebook.
We were all there to watch Saturdays games. This is a 4 day event with teams from every state.
Go Nyah
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Unusual August
Graham |
17/01/2014
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Thanks to Edward C.
This is a scam – misinformation. Check August 2003, 2008, July 2016, Dec 2017 and May 2020. Lots of them.
Simply: Any 31-day month that begins on a Friday will have five Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
Check the comments for an explanation.
Graham.
This is the only time you’ll see this phenomenon in your life.
Calendar August 2014
| Sun | Mon | Tues | Wed | Thur | Fri | Sat |
| 1 | 2 | |||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 31 |
August, this year, will have 5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays and 5 Sundays. This happens only once every 823 years. The Chinese call it ‘Silver pockets full’.
Shane and Jack on a visit
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Shane and Jack visited us for a few days. The weather was hot. About 40 °C. Kept cool with the pool and A/C. Burn that coal !
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P2P 2014
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12/01/2014
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Well it arrived. The 2014 Pier to Pub. 1.2Km open water swim.where I was in the Super Veteran class. 5000 entrants.
There was some trepidation I must say. On holidays for 4 months (June – October) then the local 25meter pool closing for a year. Virtually no training.
Went to Belmont – some 90Km for a swim several times in November, and put in some K’s into the arms.
Anyhow the day was beautiful,tide was out which increased the beach sprint. Seas were calm. Perfect for an ocean swim.
Surprised I was that I just kept rolling the shoulders at a constant rhythm. Not fast, never have been. No paddle to catch breath at all.
Time was 21:55. Previous PB 28:06. Very happy about that.
Until next year ?
Jumping sea snails
Graham |
09/01/2014
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I ask. Who pays for research into this stuff. Note when predicting AGW events nowadays the caveats could, would, suggest and may are always used.
Are research grants available to any thing that has AGW in it ?
THE effects of climate change could hinder sea snails’ extraordinary ability to leap away from predators on one foot, Queensland researchers have found.
Study co-author Professor Goran Nilsson, from the University of Oslo, says results of the study suggest carbon dioxide emissions directly alter the behaviour of many marine animals, including seafood.
My emphasis.
Article here.