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		<title>Nanowrimo &#8211; Winner 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:49:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, it&#8217;s been a little bit of a hectic time here in the Bray household.  November is National Novel Writing Month, and this year I went out of my way to ensure I would have plenty of time to write my novel, without the usual frenzy of scribbling that I normally have to endure. 

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		<title>Mondays Column 23.11.09 &#8211; Stick it to &#8216;em</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:02:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Several years ago I purchased a walking stick at the Harbour Festival, and unlike the rest of my impulse purchases, I actually get quite a lot of use out of that stick.  It quickly became a useful travelling aid on my evening strolls with our dogs, and I wish I had a dollar for every [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gladbloke.wordpress.com&blog=4402675&post=736&subd=gladbloke&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Running 10 K&#8217;s for Fun, and Ruan</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:32:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sunday morning, 15 of Nov, I lined up with I don&#8217;t know how many other runners to go on a 10 k run which was titled, Run for Ruan.  Ruan Burger (yep, his real name) is a local finance advisor, and had the idea to host a run for charity, namely childrens cancer.  Good for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gladbloke.wordpress.com&blog=4402675&post=732&subd=gladbloke&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mondays Column &#8211; The Great Australian Dream</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:07:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some time ago, after many years of renting and chasing work around the State, we felt the urge to settle down and let the taxman and telemarketers have a shot at a sitting target for a change.  Long Suffering Wife and I managed to extract a loan from a financial institution and we bought our [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gladbloke.wordpress.com&blog=4402675&post=730&subd=gladbloke&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mondays Column &#8211; The Great Australian Dream</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:03:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>The Year in Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:36:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year I&#8217;ve stumbled over some great books which have all combined to help the journey I&#8217;m on.  At the moment I&#8217;m reading &#8216;The Five Secrets You Must Discover Before You Die&#8217;, and it&#8217;s sort of blown me away.  I&#8217;m a shocking decision maker, and for me the revelation was imagining an &#8216;old me&#8217; sitting on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gladbloke.wordpress.com&blog=4402675&post=725&subd=gladbloke&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mondays Column &#8211; Drinking In The Scenery</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:52:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi All!  This was one of those, &#8220;Why don&#8217;t you write about the time&#8230; &#8221; suggestions.  The event in this column certainly made a lasting impression on my girls!
Cheers,
Gb
In the not so distant past, I can recall when the many waterholes and creeks around Gladstone were full of young folk seeking a place to cool off during [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gladbloke.wordpress.com&blog=4402675&post=722&subd=gladbloke&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Big Weekend</title>
		<link>http://gladbloke.wordpress.com/2009/11/07/a-big-weekend/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:15:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In spite of the best laid plans of Mice and Greg, this weekend didn&#8217;t quite go to plan&#8230; 
On the bright side, we (dear Wife and I), managed to paint the bathroom and toilet, transforming them from brown walled booths of depression, to white walled wonders!  In spite of a few things going wrong, as per [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gladbloke.wordpress.com&blog=4402675&post=719&subd=gladbloke&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Nano Week 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:14:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, this week marks the first week of Nanowrimo 2009.  The fun, the thrills, the sense of, &#8220;Why the Hell am I doing this again?!&#8221; 
This year, I sort of surprised myself and actually had an outline all prepared.  5 days into the event I&#8217;m only making minimal changes, and the story is coming along quite [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gladbloke.wordpress.com&blog=4402675&post=715&subd=gladbloke&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Taking in a Play</title>
		<link>http://gladbloke.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/taking-in-a-play/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:18:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Doreen an&#8217; me, we bin to see a show &#8212; 
The swell two-dollar touch. Bong tong, yeh know. 
A chair apiece wiv velvit on the seat; 
A slap-up treat. 
The drarmer&#8217;s writ be Shakespeare, years ago, 
About a barmy goat called Romeo.
From CJ Dennis’ Poems of the Sentimental Bloke – The Play.  
 
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