I mentioned it last year and I will mention it again now.

Today is the shortest day of the year in the southern hemisphere - otherwise known as the winter solstice.

And those pesky Northern Hemisphere dwellers see things differently, so this is the summer solstice.

It's funny that the post I did last year has been one of the most read posts.

[listening to: Don't Tell Me - Madonna ]
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Got a few requests for invites to gmail. All my invites have gone, but I have a hint for you who want to try it.

Go to blogger and signup for an account. As a blogger user you will be invited to join gmail and voila! A place to blog and a place to store 1000MB of email. It cant be easier

[listening to: I Need Some Sleep - Eels ]
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I've got 2 GMail invites - anyone want one??

[listening to: Fairy Godmother Song - Jennifer Saunders ]
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I broke my glasses last week.

A major inconvenience.

I have those funky rimless specs, which are meant to be unbreakable. I proved that wrong!

So, I used some strategically placed sticky tape to connect the arm back to the specs, so that I could wear them on my drive home. They were a bit crooked and blurry, but they were functional.

Somehow I managed to get home and went searching for one of my other older glasses. I found a pair that I reckon is 10-15 years old. They have a 80s vide to them. My kids reckon I look like Harry Potter.

The other problem is the prescription on the lenses is out of date, which makes me see things in a different perspective. Time to update the prescription, me thinks.

To top it all off, the folks have no idea how long before I get them repaired (great customer service). Definite incentive to update prescription of geeky old glasses.

[listening to: Forgotten Years - Midnight Oil ]
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I read in the SMH today that Sydney is in the top 20 expensive cities.

Here are the top 25 cities (with last year's ranking):

1. Tokyo (1)
2. London (7)
3. Moscow (2)
4. Osaka, Japan (3)
5. Hong Kong (4)
6. Geneva (6)
7. Seoul, South Korea (8)
8. Copenhagen, Denmark (15)
9. Zurich, Switzerland (9)
10. St Petersburg, Russia (12)
11. Beijing (5)
12. New York (10)
13. Milan, Italy (17)
14. Dublin, Ireland (21)
15. Oslo, Norway (13)
16. Shanghai, China (11)
17. Paris (23)
18. Istanbul, Turkey (42)
19. Vienna, Austria (34)
20. Sydney, Australia (67)

I'm not surprised. The cost of living in Sydney, especially the cost of housing, is outrageous.

[listening to: Doctor Worm - They Might Be Giants ]
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