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Fred's Fireplace

Life is just a work in progress.

Fred (Jono)

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Born a kiwi, always a kiwi. Lived in Oz for 12 years (from January 1995 to April 2007) and even took up Australian citizenship back in 1998. Didn't stop me being a kiwi at heart though and returned to Kiwiland in May 2007.

I'm married with one son. Called this place Fred's Fireplace because I thought it sounded like a nice place to come and relax and listen to me vent my frustrations.

My name's not Fred though; it's Jono.

Contact me at jonoapteryx@hotmail.com
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February 19

19 February 2009

Roll on tomorrow.
January 03

03 January 2009

To my mum and dad,

Happy 50th wedding anniversary.

All the best.

September 28

Do they think we don't notice?

The politicians have started having haircuts and makeovers. There must be an election looming!

March 27

27 March 2008

What's all this fascination with sleep? If the average person lives until they are 90 and sleeps 8 hours a day that just means they've slept away 30 of their 90 years. That's like having a part-time job of being dead before you die.
March 25

25 March 2008

Friends are the family you choose to have when your family lives someplace else.
January 19

19 January 2008

I know it has been said before (okay, not here but elsewhere) but courtesy costs nothing but gives a lot. Smile people, and talk nice to each other. That will get you a lot further than raising your voice at someone or calling them names.
November 03

03 November 2007

Shows like Idol and Big Brother have proven time and time again that worldwide if you give someone their fifteen minutes of fame they actually think they are famous.
October 31

31 October 2007

"I think Australians...will recognise that they need the Democrats more than ever before." - Natasha Stott Despoja, Democrats.
 
Wake up and smell the roses Natasha!
October 28

28 October 2007

It is said that a picture paints a thousand words but if you are relying on that picture to get your message across then those thousand words need to be the right thousand words.
October 07

07 October 2007

Happy Birthday to ME
Happy Birthday to ME
Happy Birthday to ME, yeah
Happy Birthday to ME.
 
And a dozen roses to my darling wife who also has her birthday today:

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October 04

04 October 2007

Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh has launched an extraordinary attack on Australia's cricketers, saying they're arrogant and can't handle losing...
 
But are they two of the pre-requisites for being selected in the team in the first place?
 
 
September 26

26 September 2007

It is better to dream of better practice than simply follow existing best practice. Adopting existing best practice will make you a follower of someone else; creating better practice turns you into a leader for others to follow. 
September 25

25 September 2007

The advantage about being older is that rather than having read about history, you've lived through more of it! 

September 24

24 September 2007

Bad air closes kindergarten
The CMO has refused to sign off on a new kindergarten because it was near a motorway and did not pass air quality health checks.
Four questions:
1. Who was the idiot that planned for a kindergarten to be so close to a motorway?
2. Who was the second idiot that approved those plans?
3. Who was the third idiot that oversaw the construction of the kindergarten?
4. Doesn't anyone know or care about the safety rules anymore? 
September 23

23 September 2007

Problems with voting papers reported – Why does the word fiasco suddenly echo in my mind?

Loud music causing premature hearing loss – What? Say again.