Category: Zagz life

  • Facebook is sticky

    Last updated on July 4th, 2015 at 12:42 am I?ve been playing around with Facebook because I was receiving regular invitations to it. I created an account a while ago, but none of my closer friends were using it. Suddenly over the last month or so I?ve started seeing old colleagues and friends pop up…

  • Congratulations Affie Adagio PhD

    Last updated on July 4th, 2015 at 12:33 am Congratulations Dr Affie! I?m glad you?ve finally finished your freaking thesis. I look forward to seeing you graduate in September. As I contemplate commencing post-graduate study, I also find myself doubting the soundness of my brain. Why am I considering giving up precious time with my…

  • New Readers

    Last updated on July 6th, 2015 at 03:15 pm My this blog has gotten popular over the last week. The traffic has jumped up dramatically from a range of IP addresses in Australia. Hopefully you?ll say hi.

  • Dan Finnerty & the Dan Band

    Last updated on July 3rd, 2015 at 03:39 pm I saw a performance by The Dan Band on MTV last night. I was laughing so hard I had to stop working on the Ziggy?s Online Games website, go upstairs and grab my wife and show her. This is one of the hottest live shows in…

  • Technorati Live 8 Badge

    Last updated on June 24th, 2015 at 01:55 am I was checking my logs? How cool is this? There?s a?technorati badge for Live8 bloggers.

  • Live 8 blog

    Last updated on June 24th, 2015 at 01:50 am I?m watching the Live 8 concert and signed ZagZ.com to the Live 8 list. Go add your name to the list if you care. If you visited after seeing a reference to?ZagZ.com, say hi in a comment.

  • Shrine to Spirits

    Last updated on June 24th, 2015 at 01:49 am My travels often lead me to a welcoming, though unfamiliar, bar. Beer puts me to sleep, I can drink wine only around a meal. Now spirits are a wonder. Check out the Shrine to Spirits before your next seedy circuit, you may try a more adventuresome…

  • American or British Spelling

    Last updated on June 24th, 2015 at 01:31 am A dozen years ago I was a publisher of childrens and adult non-fiction books. That role allowed me to set editorial policy on spelling and style usage. We decided to follow the lead of the Macquarie Dictionary as the leading arbiter of Australian English. We?d discuss…

  • Rabbi Ohs

    Last updated on June 24th, 2015 at 01:14 am The South Sydney Rabbitohs are a team in the Australian National Rubgy League.My 5 year-old daughter saw fans in team jerseys walking to a game over the weekend. Her cousin is a mad Rabbitohs fan. And being 5 years old she called them Rabbi-Ohs.Now that?s funny…