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Splashing out on water

There is an ad on TV that has caught my eye. A cute little froggie is jumping from one bucket of water to another, in the hope that the sight of the slimy critter in our drinking water will make us want to use less of it.It is an admirable sentiment,...
Mon, November 23, 2009, 5:20 pm WST
Tiff's Friday Timewaster: Beauty edition

It's Friday, and after days of cloudy and rainy weather the weekend has never looked so good.There has been some controversy this week over a poorly photoshopped picture of Demi Moore on the cover of W magazine. Is anyone really surprised by this? Just...
Fri, November 20, 2009, 7:30 am WST
Tiff's Friday Timewasters: Smackdown Edition

It's Friday. Finally. I have a lot of clips for your enjoyment today, so kick back, plug in your headphones and get ready to boss click. On Friday, we like to ask ourselves the big questions. Like, which super hero would win in a smackdown? Could Wonder...
Fri, November 13, 2009, 1:18 pm WST
Exercise your voice

I am the voice of the people. It is not a role I've really considered before, given that it is hard enough talking for myself most of the time, but it is one that I get to exercise this weekend as a guest panellist at Fitness Australia's national awards...
Thu, November 12, 2009, 5:07 pm WST
Tiff's Friday Timewasters: Spooky Edition

It’s Friday, and because it is Halloween tomorrow I thought we could look at all things creepy, spooky and altogether ooky.The first thing we have to learn when any ghouls knock on our doors tomorrow night demanding candy (not lollies – it...
Fri, October 30, 2009, 1:46 pm WST
Tiff's Friday Timewasters: volume 7

It's Friday, and if you are anything like me then it means you are already dreading braving the Saturday crush at the grocery store. This is not a blog about extended trading hours (although I am a big fan). Instead, this is a clip that shows what I...
Fri, October 23, 2009, 9:39 am WST
Tiff's Friday Timewasters: volume 6

It's Friday, the sun is shining, the wonder and mystery of the weekend is beckoning already and I can't wait to escape my desk.So let's start the day with the Mystery of Time and Space - an old favourite and the mother of all good escape the room...
Fri, October 9, 2009, 1:28 pm WST
Nirvana eludes the West

Daylight saving is like Kurt Cobain. It died just as it was getting good.I know Kurt is no more and it is time to move on, but every year on the anniversary I feel a little twinge of sadness.This is how I felt at the weekend when I realised that the...
Mon, October 5, 2009, 3:03 pm WST
Tiff's Friday Timewasters: volume 5

It's Friday, and let us kick off our time wasting this afternoon with some soft-rock controversy. The new climate change version of Midnight Oil's Beds are Burning, which features something like 60 artists including Desmond Tutu, has hit the...
Fri, October 2, 2009, 1:35 pm WST
Show me the Speed

As soon as my feet left the ground, I knew I had made a terrible mistake volunteering to test some of the Perth Royal Show's new rides."How long can you go without holding on?" my torturer asked with a decidedly evil grin as he removed any...
Mon, September 28, 2009, 5:42 pm WST
Tiff's Friday Timewasters: volume 4

It's Friday, and I'm suffering from holiday withdrawals after spending last week in China. In honour of my trip, I bring you some of the best examples of Engrish - nonsensical English phrases often found in Asian countries - from around the...
Fri, September 25, 2009, 2:45 pm WST
OMG, WTF?

I've just come back from a two week holiday to discover that in that brief time, we've all turned into wowsers.The Prime Minister is reportedly refusing to apologise after letting rip with expletive-laden abuse a fortnight ago when factional bosses...
Tue, September 22, 2009, 8:00 am WST
Tiff's Friday Timewasters: volume 3

It's Friday, and I'm on holidays tomorrow, so I feel like chilling out. Luckily, Music Catch 2 is a great little game that allows for some easy game play to some good tunes. Headphones are a must, for those of you still at work.If you prefer your...
Fri, September 11, 2009, 12:11 am WST
Tiff's Friday Timewasters: volume 2

It's Friday, and with just hours to go before our first Spring weekend of the year I though we could start our timewasting today with a short tutorial on how to express our joy at the longer, warmer days. 40 Expressions shows just what it says on the...
Fri, September 4, 2009, 10:22 am WST
Tiff's Friday Timewasters: volume 1

If you're anything like me, sometimes the hours between Friday lunchtime and beer o'clock with your mates seem way too long for human endurance.Whiling away the time on a variety of videos, games and crazy random websites - followed by a brief panic...
Fri, August 28, 2009, 12:23 pm WST
On the road to the Show

This post comes to you from Esperance. I’m mid way through a three-day trip around town because it's the Perth Royal Show’s guest city this year, and I'm covering the Show for the paper. The whole experience reminds me of why I love country...
Thu, August 27, 2009, 5:42 pm WST
Changing the world (one car at a time)

Parking in the city is like an extreme sport. It's expensive, borders on impossible and many people would label you foolhardy for even thinking about attempting it.I say this because faced with manoeuvring one of the large, four-door sedans from The...
Wed, August 26, 2009, 6:19 pm WST
Oh, baby baby... baby... baby...

I've been in the journalism game for a few years now, and always thought it would take a bit to make me squirm. But I came across a story this week which gives me that shuddery fingers-down-a-blackboard feeling.There is a Tunisian woman who is...
Tue, August 18, 2009, 7:42 pm WST
It's a dog's life

Those pesky scientists have ruined one of the great topics of debate in my household after they came out this week with a list of the most and least intelligent dogs. As a former poodle owner, I have spent years trying to convince my husband that the...
Thu, August 13, 2009, 9:45 am WST
It ain't easy being greet

Have you ever noticed that if you're ever unsure of how to behave in a given situation, there is a guide to help you?It’s a side effect of the death of common sense but in a work environment it’s not necessarily a bad thing.It may sound...
Thu, July 30, 2009, 3:33 pm WST