If you follow me on Twitter you’ll know that I was recently a UNIX plate winner – thanks to ‘The Open Group’, and UNIX. Yes I’ve been a UNIX (and now Linux) fan since my introduction to the peculiar DEC Ultrix at college in the ’80′s.
So, in my “Celebrating 40 years of UNIX”, I found a suitable occasion to realise the plate’s motto of “Live free or die”!
Yes, I took the number plate down to Canungra in the Scenic Rim (S.E Queensland, Australia) and caused some damage to my own non scenic ‘rim’ in the process.
At my age I should know better than to be sitting on top of big horses, lest I suffer the dying bit. Thank you Angela Newton, for talking me into it, supplying such a fine horse to trot around on, and of course being such a kind host to us while we were in the neighbourhood.
Who would have guessed my dear wife had a friend on the same street that our now favourite ‘farm stay’ is located!
On the theme of live free or die, this cute little joey called Meer (maybe Mia, but named after Meerkat’s for her keen interest in what’s going on), was brought up by my farm stay hosts John and Lorna at Clandulla Cottages. Her mum had the misfortune of arguing with a truck, but little Meer survived without a scratch and is still young enough to get her bottle of milk at feed time.
This was our second visit with the family, and we love it. If you have little kids and you are in this part of the world – this really is the place to “get away from it all”.
I think daddy was pushing his luck at this point, judging by my son’s face ;-)
Now how do I convince my wife to let me buy a homestead?
