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This  is  all about my dad because it’s his birthday on Saturday. But he does not know that I’m doing this article about him so could you keep it a secret for me? This is also one of my presents to him so this is really important to me.

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Get paid for liking stuff!

About a month ago I read an article on WassupBlog where my fellow Aussie, @AussieSire was writing about a new “word of mouth” advertising mob, called MyLikes.  I’m normally quite skeptical of things like this, but this time I thought I’d check it out.  I signed up that day, and a month later here is what I think…

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The other week I came across an interesting article on Twitip by Chris Webb (@FreeWebApps).  It was about a new service (for want of a better term) from Twitter called @Anywhere.  Let me tell you… @Anywhere is nothing short of amazing!  With it, you can give any website the ability to interact with Twitter directly (no need for any 3rd party apps) with just a few lines of javascript.

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Quick note from Dad… Here is a quick little story from my 8 year old son, Blake, for his Mum on Mother’s day.  Blake typed half of it and then got me to do the rest, but it is all his own words and ideas.  Over to you, Blake…

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Very quick intro from Dad… This article was written by my gorgeous almost-ten-year-old daughter, Kaitlyn.  It was all her idea and the only thing I had to do was fix 2 typo’s.  Well done, baby!  Love you sooooooo much!  Now, over to Kaitlyn…

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6:00pm

It’s Friday night, the kids are cranky as, and you’ve had the longest day on record.  Now, you’re a very thoughtful and caring person and you figure that you’ll do something nice for your family and offer to go and grab some take-out for dinner.  The kids immediately cheer their approval and begin the ritual of begging Dad to let them come for the drive.  To prevent the tears and tantrums you agree.  Of course, they’re not dressed for outside so the hunt for something appropriate to wear begins.  Side note:  your idea of “appropriate” and their idea is vastly different, but some how you manage to get them suitably attired.

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When Kaitlyn (my almost-ten-year-old) woke me this morning I had no idea what the day would have in store for me.  I figured that it’d be another boring old day without anything exciting or amazing happening.  Then I opened my RSS reader…

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Most people think success is all about luck. That in order to be successful you need to be in the right place at the right time with the right skill set. This is very rarely the case and one of the first things that superachievers learn is that success is just a game you have to play and there are rules to that game. Providing that you play to those rules and follow some simple instructions then success can come easily in any area of your life.

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According to an article in New Scientist magazine, Nokia has filed a US patent for a cell phone handset that recharges itself by harnessing the energy produced by the owner’s movements.

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Yes, you read that right, Kangaroo Salad. I just threw this one together, and it was delicious! If you have never eaten kangaroo meat before you are really missing out. It tastes a tiny bit gamey, but not so much that even folks who normally don’t like gamey meat would still enjoy kangaroo.

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