http://www.dodgypete.com Surely you have something better to do with your time Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:36:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en When you spend as much time on the internet as I do, you end-up stumbling across a lot of interesting stuff (well at least I think it's interesting).  Here's some of the things I've found recently: This is a guy named Alexey Titarenko and his photography is both eerie but still ... http://www.dodgypete.com/index.php/2008/08/20/random-finds/ Blog Action Day is an annual nonprofit event that aims to unite the world’s bloggers, podcasters and videocasters, to post about the same issue on the same day. Our aim is to raise awareness and trigger a global discussion. Last year (when Blog Action Day was first launched) the topic that ... http://www.dodgypete.com/index.php/2008/08/16/blog-action-day-2/ I thought that cats were supposed to have nine lives, but sadly, ours only had one. We only had Tiger for a few months, but in that short time, he managed to change my whole opinion of cats (previously I was never a fan). He showed me that amidst their seemingly ... http://www.dodgypete.com/index.php/2008/08/11/what-happened-to-the-other-eight/ Today is the 8th of the 8th 2008 - yep 08/08/08. It's considered a lucky day in Chinese culture which also coincides with the opening of the Beijing Olympic Games. Yes, some people have been waiting for such a day to happen again since July last year (and after tomorrow ... http://www.dodgypete.com/index.php/2008/08/08/808/ In one of my recent posts I mentioned I went to an AFL game which could mislead people into thinking that I'm a little more 'blokey' than I really am.  So  to truly  confuse and mislead,  let me tell you about my last weekend. I spent Saturday doing odd jobs around ... http://www.dodgypete.com/index.php/2008/08/07/petes-blokey-weekend/ The Internet is full of pornography weird and wonderful things, and when you spend as much time on the Internet as I do, you'd be amazed at what crazy stuff you can find. Take this crazy French guy for example. Gerard Brion has spent the last fifteen years crafting a ... http://www.dodgypete.com/index.php/2008/07/31/what-ive-found-online-this-week/ The last couple of weeks have been busy, a little stressful but at the same time really productive and enjoyable - it is surprisingly good to be getting back into work and finally getting back on top of things after our recent holiday. Last weekend we went to watch the Lions ... http://www.dodgypete.com/index.php/2008/07/27/music-and-other-ramblings/ I can happily say that my body has finally caught-up with what's going on... well, it had done until lastnight when we had a poker night with Skye and Scotty. After a 6-pack of Italian beer, a couple of cigars and losing all my chips (because apparently a cheesy grin and ... http://www.dodgypete.com/index.php/2008/07/19/more-photos/ After travelling half-way around the world you'd hope I'd have a little more to show for it than just a patchy little beard that only an Amish man could be proud of... and I do... It's taken a lot longer to get these organised than I ever expected, but without any ... http://www.dodgypete.com/index.php/2008/07/15/the-photos/ As it turns-out, many of the nicest people and best experiences we had (other than the amazing sites and tourist attractions that we saw) were with people who served us food. In most cases, we had a great chat (often struggling with the language differences) and received great service. As ... http://www.dodgypete.com/index.php/2008/07/13/our-friends-the-hospitality-industry/