Life's too short.

[Daddles]

My third and final child is growing up too quick, she's already 20 months. Not too long ago she was an angel, now she's only an angel when she's asleep. She menaces her older brothers 3 & 9. Runs over and grabs whatever one of them is playing with and does the bolt. That or sneak up behind the middle bloke and hit him with something. Then when you rouse on her she turn on this sweet smile and I can't stay mad.

Ahh, you have a little princess among the princes. You are for it mate. If she isn't spoilt now, she will be by the time she can wreak some real havoc.

Richard
who has a little princess of his own

[Studley 2436]

I heard if you want to know what God thinks of money look at the people he gives it to.

American Coffee is a bit lacklustre. Mind you the Japanese have no idea themselves although they do make great tea. I have been twice in Tokyo now and I still haven't found an Italian or anyone else making coffee. Mind you the Japanese were taught coffee by the Americans so it makes sense.

Not that the Seppos are that bad just they get bad press.

But it is just so nice to bring a piece of timber to life and have the pleasure of seeing work you made with your own hands.

Been a while since I made any money but I am happy. The money will come soon enough.

Studley

[Schtoo]

On the coffee front, we spent a week in San Francisco and most of the coffee was alright (then again, a triple espresso from Strabucks after staying awake for 36 hours, just to stay awake for another 4, wouldn't have cared if it was dog squirt), but there was one place...

Walk in and there are 6 jugs of coffee, a couple flavoured ones, but 2 normal. Serve yourself.

The sizes are small, medium and large. I chose large, which looked like a milkshake cup. Filled it up, topped it off with half and half (couldn't do it every day, but it does taste pretty good!) and paid my $1.50 for it.

Walked out, took a swig. Threatened to go back in and kidnap the guy who made it. Possibly the best coffee I have had. Not saying it's the greatest, but it was very very good, and dirt cheap.

I really miss that.

On the little creatures, we don't know anything yet. But she is giving the can a new technicolour spray job in the mornings, and I have pickled jellyfish in the fridge. Strange things are afoot in this corner of the rock...

On cash. I taught a class for 90 minutes yesterday, and got paid about $120 for it.

Any questions of why I do what I do anymore? Don't work many hours, but the rate of pay is spectacular and the gov doesn't have a very big finger in my pie either.

Things are good right now. How the heck could they not be?

[Stu in Tokyo]

Studley, I know a number of places that make great coffee, including my own house!

I have several friends that own/run French or Italian places, and they make GREAT coffee.

Schtoo buddy, $120 for 90 minutes? I hope that is US dollars

Oh wait, you are not in Tokyo.

When I was doing the private lessons, I would not move for less than $100 an hour plus travel expenses, but Tokyo is more expensive.

Heck I used to work at NOVA (1st job, only for 8 months) and I got paid $1800 US for 3 hours a day 6 days a week, 10 AM to 1 PM, talk about free time

If your wife is in the family way, wait until she goes into "Nesting" mode, that is fun to watch!!

Cheers!

[Daddles]

That's right. Take advice on parenting from someone who has Calvin as his avatar

RIchard

[la Huerta]

i live 30 sec. from several coffee shops, there coffee is somewhere between flavoured water and warmed milk...cost $2.80

i'v never made any real good money, that's why i'm still stuck renting, but only up to reciently i was doing lawnmowing (grrr, hate it) and got nowhere...now i make furniture for a living (yippi love it) and i'm slowing getting somewhere, the good thing about hitting rock bottom is theres only one way to go ...up

[Gingermick]

If she isn't spoilt now,

She's spoilt, they all are. They get more presents each for their b'days than my entire family got for b'days xmas combined.
But I'm worried about Lili-jazz, She's only 20 months and manipulative as a teenager, almost. I try and preach sterness and discipline and walk around yelling and being generally grumpy but it dont cut the mustard as far as lili is concerned. She just turns around and gets into something else. (and gingerchick is a softie..)
i dont know how I'm gonna make it through teenagery :confused:

[Iain]

i live 30 sec. from several coffee shops, there coffee is somewhere between flavoured water and warmed milk...cost $2.80

Save up your biccies and invest in an espresso machine, I've seen them as cheap as $60 in Coles etc, I bought one to take away with me on my trips and they work just fine.
Thats just 21 and a half cups of the crap you are complaining about, Moccona and Forte cost about $5.50 a jar, Gloria Jeans about $7.00 (200g) and you are still way in front, and at your leisure, impress your friends but don't forget to invite me
Long black thankyou.................

[Stu in Tokyo]

That's right. Take advice on parenting from someone who has Calvin as his avatar

RIchard

Hey, Hey!!

Now wait a sec, can you imagine what kind of Dad Calvin would be!!

Cheers!

[Daddles]

Hey, Hey!!

Now wait a sec, can you imagine what kind of Dad Calvin would be!!

Cheers!

I can't imagine him getting the chance to find out

Richard
Calvin fan from waaaaayyyyyyy back - my budgie is called Hobbes.

[Daddles]

i dont know how I'm gonna make it through teenagery :confused:

It's simple Mick, you won't

My little princess was at a birthday party today. All dolled up in her fairy outfit, with a butterfly painted on her face and huge wings on her back. Sorry, grubby boys with a head scarf, eye patch and fake sword just don't cut it.

Spoil the little darling. Just don't spoil her rotten. Of course she manipulates you - you're Dad. Live with it and love it. Then, when she's got kids of her own and expects to get some sympathy ...

Richard

[Stu in Tokyo]

I can't imagine him getting the chance to find out

Richard
Calvin fan from waaaaayyyyyyy back - my budgie is called Hobbes.

As long as you don't have a cat named Calvin

A long time ago, while at Uni, in Canada, a buddy who was short, skinny, had a large head and crazy blonde hair dressed up as Spaceman Spiff for the big Halloween party on campus, by evenings end we found there were three kinds of people;

1) Spaceman who...? <-don't bother inviting them to a dorm party! (unless they were VERY cute, we could always educate them!!! )

2) Oh....Calvin and Hobbes.... the cartoon <-don't even talk to them the rest of the night.

3) "Hey Spaceman Spiff!! COOL!!" <-now these people would fight their way across the room to come and shake his hand and say "Way cool dude!" there are the people that we wanted to party with!!

PS about 4 in 10 were chicks, which surprised us!

Love Calvin!!



Cheers!

[Daddles]

People who don't appreciate Calvin and Hobbes either have issues to sort out or haven't read enough of it. It should be compulsory reading for all parents ... if only to ease a few concerns about how bad it can get.

True story.

When I was married, I was blessed with a step-son ... with ADD traits (means he didn't have it all the time). This kid was Calvin in all his forms in person and at full roar - I kid you not. Lovely kid but jeez ...
Kindy was a trial. In the end, they just let him run and do his own thing - the manuals hadn't even considered a kid like him, let alone provided guidance in handling him. I was discussing him with the kindy teacher one day and commented that he had a fair dose of the Calvin and Hobbes syndrome.
She nodded, made 'hmm' noises, then said, seriously, "I haven't read the latest literature on that. Could you give me some references please."

I barely stifled the giggles.

Cheers
Richard