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Holy crap, I can't believe that this blog still exists! 😮 I mean, I got some such notification that the Blogger app was shutting down and to be honest, I thought that this content had all been archived and removed from the interwebs ages ago. Well, colour me surprised that all I needed to do was to re-verify my user profile and voilà - it's all back in action. Well, as you may image, many, many things have happened in the interim: 2025 now finds us relocated yet again, this time all the way across the globe to Oxford, UK . I've also changed jobs from Company A , via Company T and I'm now working for Company B, with some role change and career growth thrown in for good measure. Oh, and we have somehow managed to aquire two dogs and, errm, five cats as well. Life is good. Anway, thanks for sticking around all this time. At least it's not as bad as waiting for The Winds of Winter ... 

Well, I must admit it hasn't been a very good start, looks like those 'good intentions' only lasted one post :-) Although, In my defence I have been quite busy and/or stressed over the last few weeks. This post finds me relocated to Melbourne ( Ivanhoe to be exact) on my own (more on that in a minute) and somewhat settled into my new position with Company A. I will endeavour catch up with recent events in some subsequent posts on “ Saying Goodbye to Nine Years ”, “ Surviving On-Road Boredom ”, “ An Entrance Guide to Melbourne, VIC ” and “ Newbie Paranoia ”; but I just wanted to slip this note in first. Yes, unfortunately I’ve made the move to Melbourne ahead of my family. At the moment we’re still waiting to sell our house before we’re able to completely relocate everyone to Victoria. This obviously puts a bit of stress on everyone, particularly my wife how has to take care of four children on her own (fortunately she’s a very resourceful person! :-) ).  Remote communi...

Well, here we are, another new year and yet another new blogger. Sigh. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t have anything against blogs - I totally get the point of blogging, I really do! - it’s just that I’m not a journal type of guy. I’m notoriously slack at posting or even returning correspondence on any of these social networking sites. Years have been known to pass before I might get around to letting Bob (not his real name) know that “ yes, I do think that Beck’s is a great beer ”. So why the hell am I writing a blog I hear you ask? Well, 2011 has brought a reasonably significant event in my life: I’m moving. More specifically I’ve left my current job with Company I and will be starting a new job with Company A (not their real names either). I’m also selling my house and moving 832km with my wife and four children from Wollongong, NSW to Melbourne, VIC . Well, slight correction: hopefully selling my house, we haven’t had any offers just yet... so it looks very likely that I’ll be movi...