Colin Warren: the blog

After about week of being poorly with a cold, I’m really quite ready to feel well again. Early last week I had someone on the treadmill next to me coughing a fair bit, and woke up the next day with a small burning coal in the middle of my chest. Coughing during the day and starting to feel tired around 3:00, I conceded that I was getting sick. Two days off work with a headache, running nose, weepy eyes and a general malaise have meant that it’s been hard to look on the bright side of life. I haven’t given up or anything, but the edge has been taken off, and the lack of energy has made life a little harder to cope with. I’m basically a sook when I’m unwell, so apologies to those close and dear to me.

Hopefully this week will bring better health and I’m keen to do some exercise again.

The closing ceremony of the 2008 Olympics is on tonight and the show will be over for another four years. We’ve been captivated over the last couple of weeks by the drama of the competition and the highs and lows of winning and losing. Some amazing stories of achievement and athleticism as records are beaten/set/created and how the competition brings out the best in people (well, most of the time). And what a spectacle as Bejing put on the show and the TV coverage and commentary brought the events to the small screen in our lounge rooms.

I’ve enjoyed most if it, but realise that somehow I missed seeing quite a few sports. I didn’t watch a lot of TV and may have been unlucky, but I thought (for example) that having to sit through three hours of softball was asking a bit much. I didn’t really look for highlight packages but thought the broadcasters might have put together something that gave a better overview of the whole event, rather than just focussing on what we (Australia) were competing in. I may be wrong, but that’s the impression I got. Not to worry, still some amazing efforts, and equally amazing images with the slow motion cameras.

So, what’s next? The footy finals I suppose.

I’ve just noticed the titles I’ve given to my last few posts. How unimaginative.

I suppose they work as an indication of the content of each post but they look a bit plain and predictable to me now.

So, I’m going to try and be a bit more creative with them, maybe make them a little longer too. Not that I’m attention seeking or anything, just tired of my cryptic, minimalist approach.

where does the time go? just tick, tocks off into the distance I suppose – no stopping it and no use fighting.

But, once again I sit here a little frustrated with what I haven’t been able to do… Well, looking back over the evening I have been productive, but maybe not as I’d planned. Tweaking things here and there, tidying up, dinner, news on telly, phone call, emails etc. add up to 10:00pm and thinking I should go to bed. But first let me share something with you…

Yesterday I caught the trial Deakin bus service between Geelong and Burwood and was able to catch up on email etc. via the ‘Deakin-bus’ mobile wireless service! Very cool.

Anyway read a news item about Google Maps – Street View being available in Australia. An article in The Age said: “Google-branded Holden Astra cars with roof-mounted cameras began traversing our streets about November last year, taking tens of millions of detailed panoramic street-level photos.” They took a 360 degree panorama photo every 50 meters and are slowly mapping the country.

I thought I’d try it out. My goodness!! Amongst a few other things, I typed in an address and ended up outside a good friend’s place looking up their driveway.

Hmmm, could some privacy/security issues here. Maybe it will make sure people keep their gardens and driveways tidy!?

Give it a whirl and be amazed!