The Old Tin Shed

"It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell." -

Right now in Australia the debate about gay marriage is being thrashed out on a national stage with a vote by parliament likely before the end of the year.  I am not going to hash over the issues and turn this post into a tirade of for or against, because I am sure that you have read it all before. I personally stand for same sex couples to receive the same under law as any married couple.  Whether this is called marriage or something separate , I don't particularly care.  However I think my stance on gay rights can be summarized in a quote by Mr Harvey Milk. 'It takes no compromise to give people their rights..it takes no money to respect the individual. It takes no political deal to give people freedom. It takes no survey to remove repression. -Harvey Milk-

I was one of the first to grow up with computers, my first console was an Atari 64 first PC a commodore 64 with tape drive.  Its where I became a gamer.  Today the average gamer is in their 30's and games are more violent and realistic than ever. Full immersion is the goal, to become part of the game, to escape the reality of the world in which you live.  Have heard many a time, ït will rot your brain", "gaming will never get you anywhere, its anti social".  That is one way of looking at it.  But I prefer the alternate view and that is I have lived a double life.  http://youtu.be/6Bqq38WZctA .  Suggest you stop by that and you will get what I mean Transcript For years, I've lived a double life. In the day, I do my job I ride the bus, roll up my sleeves with the hoi polloi. But at night, I live a life of exhilaration, of missed heartbeats and adrenalin. And, if the truth be known, a life of dubious virtue. I won't deny it I've been engaged in vi...

Its late here, heading to bed soon but I thought I would share this with the blog world first.  I was laying back on the bed just before looking at a picture of my late father.  A man i still miss terribly, and I doubt my mother will ever get over his loss.  I was thinking back to all the things we did, some of its blurry thanks to my illness but some of it is crystal clear.  My father had a lot of jobs in his life from a Dairy farmer to transport supervisor and just a general truck driver.  There were plenty of jobs in between also.  I realized tonight that there was something more than just missing him, i missed going to his workplace as well.  More importantly I have now realized that, I may never do one thing again in my life.  I know this sounds stupid but the smell of a vat of fresh cold milk really means something to me now. I find it interesting all these great memories are based around that smell.  Its not the same as the smell o...

Today's post is from someone of great wisdom, that has helped shape the lives of millions.  Its also a personal favorite of mine. Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it Buddha What I like so much about it is that it means something different to each person who reads it.  To me it encompasses my journey since my breakdown, and where I am now and where I hope to be in the future.  I'm sure it means something to others, what does it mean to you ?  Leave a comment.

Well a personal post tonight, more about me and how I feel right now.  I feel at the bottom of a very deep dark hole.  No light, and reality is a long way away.  Im going through the motions so people don't worry about me.  Reality is I have no drive, I just want to sit in the quiet with my eyes closed.  Not asleep but not awake, a very peaceful place.  But my world demands of me, I have people to help and basic human functions to take care of even though I dont want to.  I have put on 10Kgs in the last 2 weeks, thats only making things worse anyway have a good one

I have lived in some amazing places in this great country I call home.  From places that look like the quaint English country side, to the tropical heat of the far north. One place holds a special place in my heart.  That is the temperate eucalypt forests of south eastern Australia.  They are an amazing place, immensely beautiful with the Victorian High country some of the most untouched places on earth.  This beauty draws people to want to live withing the living forest.  They build their homes amongst the peace and tranquility that is the Australian Bush. There is a problem a lurking killer.  The forest is highly flammable during the dry and hot summer months.  The oil from the trees saturates the air, and the leaf litter etc on the ground become tinder dry.  It takes one spark from dry lightening or a criminal act to start a fire, and when they get going they are truly unstoppable. My old local CFA Unit, Brave boys every one of them. ...