Basketball and YouTube

Graham | 20/05/2012 | COMMENTS:No Comments »

Click here to see Nyah in basketball action.

 

Don’t blink or you’ll miss it. Her team is shown in the last 3 ‘clips (1 minute mark)’, wearing Red and opposing team in sky blue. She shoots a goal in the second of the 3 ‘clips’.

Category: Nyah's Page

Jacks Birhday

Graham | | COMMENTS:1 Comment »

Good to catch up with everyone in Heathmont.  A leafy place with some excellent people.
Jack just seemed to collect presents.  For a two year old he sure is a happy chap.
Great breakfast on Sunday morning thanks to Matt.

Here are some quick snaps of the morning presents with Jack, the Limbo with the “kids”, cake and all things good.

 

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Category: Jack's Page

Swim Training

Graham | 15/05/2012 | COMMENTS:No Comments »

Had my first 1500m time trial yesterday.  Training and times as follows:

200m fartks – 3 x 25m normal then 25m sprint

4 x 75m kick, swim, pull

500m time trials

1st      10:54.63
2nd     11:14.07
3rd      11:32.09

200m Swim run to warm down

Total 2.2Km

I will need to improve my turns.

Category: Swimming

Twitter

Graham | 02/05/2012 | COMMENTS:No Comments »

2/5/12  Just opened an account. Need to learn it.  Politicians usually get into trouble with this.

@gburrell_oz

Update: 6/5/12
This is an interesting medium.  Don’t need to tell all and sundry what I am doing all the time, but feel the need to let thoes who are interested what my thoughts are.  Usually not much.

 

Category: Things that dont fit

SuperCats Basketball

Graham | 30/04/2012 | COMMENTS:No Comments »

The family and friends spent the afternoon (29th April) at the Geelong Supercats basketball.  The game was against Mt. Gambier.  Pleased to announce that Geelong won.  Presented here are several happy snaps of the day.  BTW next to the court in a box does enhance the day.  Thanks Chris.

The photo of Nyah in her Geelong Supercats squad basketball top proudly displaying the name does make me proud.

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Category: Things that dont fit

Water rec is back

Graham | 16/04/2012 | COMMENTS:No Comments »

School is back and so is the adult water recreational squad.

Todays training
I did find the use of a band around the ankles, which was introduced today – interesting.  Swimming with just the band is difficult to the point of drowning 😉

20 * 25 on 45 seconds
–long strokes
–strong leg kicks

2 repeats  of the following set
50 * Lateral kick – on side one arm out in front
50 * Shark fin – fingers slide up and down side, knee to arm pit
50 * 3 stroke switch
50 * two touch freestyle – on upstroke touch armpit and temple with thumb

100 freestyle

2 repeats of the following set
50 * band, buoy and paddles
50 * band and buoy
50 * band

100 swim

100 swim / run

1.8km

Category: Swimming

Windows support finish

Graham | 13/04/2012 | COMMENTS:No Comments »

Microsoft has announced that support for Windows XP SP3 and Office 2003 will end April 8, 2014.

FYI

Windows Vista                   April 11, 2017
Windows 7                          January 14, 2020

Category: Things that dont fit

Broadband speed

Graham | 11/04/2012 | COMMENTS:No Comments »

I have noticed that my ISP – BigPond – connection speeds are all over the place.  To help measure your connection I have placed a shortcut to a test site in the Links area.
Give it a go.

 

 

Category: Things that dont fit

Drop Bear

Graham | 05/04/2012 | COMMENTS:No Comments »

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Category: Jokes and stories

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Graham | 03/04/2012 | COMMENTS:No Comments »

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

An interesting film about an assorted group of British retirees who travel to India for their retirement.

While watching keep an eye on the background.  The views and street scenes are fascinating.

The story is thin, however the acting very good.  Love interests, interpersonal relationships.

The language of the Hotel manager is brilliant.

Definitely worth a watch.  You will get a laugh.

7/10

 

Category: Movies