March 8, 2012 | 5 comments
Ah, at last, some sunny, dry, hot weather. Perth had it all! Running in the 90s F during the day, with hardly a cloud in sight, I was in my element. Dry, too. Some locals were complaining it was too hot. As far
March 7, 2012 | 4 comments
Back to Sydney I flew last Saturday for a noon-time lecture at the downtown Reading Room in that city. Rain, rain, rain…in voluminous amounts this part of the country was receiving that week. Reports were that the size of the
March 7, 2012 | 6 comments
While taking a quick run through the Australian Museum of Natural Science, mostly because I wanted to see the display of dinosaur skeletons on the third level, I side-stepped into an exhibit on poisonous reptiles in Australia. The below panel
March 6, 2012 | 7 comments
In Canberra Friday evening, I took a walk down a long street to find a restaurant. On my jaunt, I passed a collection of mail boxes that immediately caught my eye. On several post boxes were little plaques that read,
March 5, 2012 | 3 comments
Last Wednesday, I drove 80 kilometers from Gosford into the heart of Sydney, dropped off my rental car, walked up to my hotel in the drizzly rain, luggage in tow, and got ready for a 1 p.m. lecture at The