I had bought a new pump for a froggy water feature Sarah had given us as a house warming present, the original one being cactus I put it up by the front door. It really adds to the appearance of the house. When I get around to it I'll put up a "Currawinya" sign.
I was going to start the new year with a new look for the website but I don't agree with new year resolutions. I have a new greeting "Happy New Day" which best represents my current view of the world in which every day is a day unto itself and none is more important than any other. Anyway, I don't want to get with the new trends in websites because they are generally not user friendly and they generally are a wicked waste of bandwidth which is still valuable even though most people treat bandwidth like the air; it is free so wasting it doesn't matter.
In the afternoon, I did a repair job on the cordless drill battery charger. It didn't work out too well so it looks like I'll have to get a new drill.
We went to Tamworth to do some business and some shopping. We went to Spotlight and to Bunnings. I bought a new cordless drill.
I registered the business name "Eco-Camping Australia" so that Ross and I will be "legal" when we talk about the scheme..
We went to Centrelink in reply to another annual letter about "Uncarved Women".
We had coffee at the Homestead and did a major stock up at Woolworths.
In the afternoon I had a meeting with a couple of Lions colleagues about the dinner meeting programme. I asked questions about how the new board was selected. I sensed that there wasn't any real attempt to resolve the nominations before the meeting so there is always a risk that people will be elected to jobs they don't really want which could lead to problems later on.
I turned into another very cloudy but hot and dry day. I did some necessary shopping and made a trifle for the Lion's dinner meeting tomorrow. I had to provide assistance to the family dress maker to get the overlocker up and running. I also covered another dining chair.
Another hot day so only simple tasks got done. I downloaded the CMCA dump point list and looked at it with a view to making corrections and sending them in. I was a bit taken aback when I found that some of my earlier suggestions had not been implemented. I also discovered a good deal of inconsistency in the presentation of the data. The task of vetting the whole list would take many, many hours and, without an assurance that the effort would be productive, I might not even start the task.
I went to the chemist to get the first months pills for the year and was astounded to find that the cost had gone up in a major way since we last had to pay in August when the safety net kicked in.
In the evening, I had a Lions dinner meeting. None of the usual caterers were available so the task fell to Ken who is responsible for arranging the dinner meetings. Chris and I pitched in so that the job wouldn't be overwhelming for Ken. The members seemed to enjoy the meal. I was complimented on the trifle I made by several people.
It was warm overnight and the day dawned bright and clear. A thunderstorm came our way but, as usual, it slid off to the south and we got no rain. After it had passed, it got very hot and curtailed any kind of energetic pursuit, even sewing.
I have just been shown that Hayek and Friedman were right. The market is the only effective and efficient way of rationing resources. David Beckham has signed a contract for $US1.2million p.w. It is quite clear that a footballer of Beckham's stature is worth that much more than anyone who contributes to society by producing a real product or a real service. The market must be right. . . . . .Right?
Another hot day. I had to go to town to shop.
We took refuge in the Motley with its airconditioner to bring relief from the heat. In the late afternoon, we had a thunderstorm but this time it brought rain; not a lot but some.