Monday, June 06, 2005
R.I.P.........
Lachie's House of Folding Chairs
1.02.05 - 06.06.05
We'll always have the memories
1.02.05 - 06.06.05
We'll always have the memories
Monday, May 30, 2005
Service De-La Youth.....
....... Last night rocked - thanks to all those who organised it! It was soo awesome to be part of a worship band (albiet for one night) - i miss worship! And RAGE band was on yesterday morning to mixed reviews - a couple of people said it was too loud to which i say "you're too old - hurry up and die!"***
But yeah it's great to see young peoples getting up and using their abilities and gifts to worship God!! That's awesome!
*** said with just that right amount of Lachie charm!
But yeah it's great to see young peoples getting up and using their abilities and gifts to worship God!! That's awesome!
*** said with just that right amount of Lachie charm!
Monday, May 23, 2005
The Comeback.....
Hi,
I'm blogging! But i have nothing to blog about except the following
Star Wars - emfh! Didn't really float my P&O Fairstar but you get that! And good to see the good old odean hasn't changed - the seats are still as comfy as a pole up ya clacker, and i would have more leg room in the back of Jake Turnbulls Nissan Exa which for the record, was not roomy - i had more room coming out of the birth canal than that puppy!!! I think i got DVT*** - that and a case of the "HUH????" Rhian and I had no idea what was going on - but Ben Dawson, Rich Gamble and Ben Lauter (who were sitting next to us) seemed to get the drift of it and loved every minute of it - and even Nath Pratt is a Star Wars fan - i thought at least Nath Pratt would be with me - but no, he's a freakin' star wars nut too!!! So now i have to see 4,5,6 to complete this experience! So if anybody wants to watch them with me and act as a narrator please be my guest - coz i ain't got no idea :)
And also - my golf is PHENOMINAL! Yes, that's right sports fans PHENOMINAL!!! Well it was last wednesday, but all can change in a week!
So i hope this will suffice all you bloggers who think i have gone to the darkside of actually talking to people about my day as opposed to going
Random Friend "Hi Lachie"
Lachie "Hi wassup?"
Random Friend "Not much - how are you"
Lachie "Well......"
Random Friend "Yeah i read it on your blog"
Lachie "And I...."
Random Friend "Yeah read that tooo"
So yeah, that is why i no longer blog as much as i do!! but to keep the fans happy - here you go
Comment away - except the people i don't want to - they don't know who they are - but i do!
***Deep vain thrombosis, economy class syndrome!
I'm blogging! But i have nothing to blog about except the following
Star Wars - emfh! Didn't really float my P&O Fairstar but you get that! And good to see the good old odean hasn't changed - the seats are still as comfy as a pole up ya clacker, and i would have more leg room in the back of Jake Turnbulls Nissan Exa which for the record, was not roomy - i had more room coming out of the birth canal than that puppy!!! I think i got DVT*** - that and a case of the "HUH????" Rhian and I had no idea what was going on - but Ben Dawson, Rich Gamble and Ben Lauter (who were sitting next to us) seemed to get the drift of it and loved every minute of it - and even Nath Pratt is a Star Wars fan - i thought at least Nath Pratt would be with me - but no, he's a freakin' star wars nut too!!! So now i have to see 4,5,6 to complete this experience! So if anybody wants to watch them with me and act as a narrator please be my guest - coz i ain't got no idea :)
And also - my golf is PHENOMINAL! Yes, that's right sports fans PHENOMINAL!!! Well it was last wednesday, but all can change in a week!
So i hope this will suffice all you bloggers who think i have gone to the darkside of actually talking to people about my day as opposed to going
Random Friend "Hi Lachie"
Lachie "Hi wassup?"
Random Friend "Not much - how are you"
Lachie "Well......"
Random Friend "Yeah i read it on your blog"
Lachie "And I...."
Random Friend "Yeah read that tooo"
So yeah, that is why i no longer blog as much as i do!! but to keep the fans happy - here you go
Comment away - except the people i don't want to - they don't know who they are - but i do!
***Deep vain thrombosis, economy class syndrome!
Friday, April 29, 2005
Fair Enough..........
........
April 28, 2005 -- Beatty Chadwick is only months away from the dubious distinction of the longest time served ever for contempt of court.
On April 5, 1995, he went behind bars. But he could walk out of jail anytime he wants, according to the Pennsylvania court that put him there.
All he has to do is tell the court where to find the millions of dollars the judge says he has hidden away. He has spent nearly 10 years in jail to prevent his ex-wife from getting her share of the wealth.
Bobbie Chadwick says she had no reason to see her ex-husband remain in jail. She says she has wished "he would come to his senses and realize, 'OK, life is short, this is crazy.' "
But Beatty Chadwick, who worked as the top lawyer for an international corporation in Philadelphia, told "Primetime Live" correspondent Jim Avila that he is not keeping anything from his wife.
"I don't control the cash," he said. "They haven't been able to establish that, despite the fact that they have run up a large bill in the process."
A Controlled Life
How did a divorce get this ugly? Bobbie was Chadwick's second wife — 18 years his junior. She says theirs was once a lifestyle of luxurious homes, manicured lawns, 5:00 cocktail hours, full-course dinners by candlelight and classical music.
But Bobbie said her ex-husband was also powerfully controlling. Despite all their wealth, she says she was given a relatively small household budget of $600 a month.
She was expected to clean out the mansion's elegant pool, mow the 3 ½ acres of lawn, and cook those elaborate candlelit dinners — alone, with no household help.
"I ended up making all my clothing. I lived what looked like an opulent life, but I did it on a very tiny little budget," she said.
Bobbie says sex was even on a strict schedule: Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 7:30, no variations.
She says the final straw was the day Beatty demanded she ration her use of toilet paper — just six sheets per bathroom visit.
Beatty said "the divorce was her idea and was a complete shock to me."
Meanwhile, the clock is ticking as Beatty Chadwick's health deteriorates. He has been treated for non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, which could recur at any time. "Here he is, 10 years, he knows he's not well," Bobbi told "Primetime."
"And he's willing to just waste the rest of his life, a good chunk of his life. He's 68 years old. Ten years. He'll never get it back."
Bobbie — who is now a landscape painter living a simpler life on the rocky coast of Maine — recently reached the point where she can earn a living selling her art. She's hoping, but not counting on, ever getting a big payday.
Asked if she thought she would ever get the money, Bobbi replied: "I have spent the last 12 years building a life not depending on ever seeing a cent."
After a decade, Chadwick has finally started to cooperate with the court. So the judge was able to hire forensic accountants to try and track down the money. They should make their report soon — and at that point the judge could decide to set him free.
Source - ABC News America
April 28, 2005 -- Beatty Chadwick is only months away from the dubious distinction of the longest time served ever for contempt of court.
On April 5, 1995, he went behind bars. But he could walk out of jail anytime he wants, according to the Pennsylvania court that put him there.
All he has to do is tell the court where to find the millions of dollars the judge says he has hidden away. He has spent nearly 10 years in jail to prevent his ex-wife from getting her share of the wealth.
Bobbie Chadwick says she had no reason to see her ex-husband remain in jail. She says she has wished "he would come to his senses and realize, 'OK, life is short, this is crazy.' "
But Beatty Chadwick, who worked as the top lawyer for an international corporation in Philadelphia, told "Primetime Live" correspondent Jim Avila that he is not keeping anything from his wife.
"I don't control the cash," he said. "They haven't been able to establish that, despite the fact that they have run up a large bill in the process."
A Controlled Life
How did a divorce get this ugly? Bobbie was Chadwick's second wife — 18 years his junior. She says theirs was once a lifestyle of luxurious homes, manicured lawns, 5:00 cocktail hours, full-course dinners by candlelight and classical music.
But Bobbie said her ex-husband was also powerfully controlling. Despite all their wealth, she says she was given a relatively small household budget of $600 a month.
She was expected to clean out the mansion's elegant pool, mow the 3 ½ acres of lawn, and cook those elaborate candlelit dinners — alone, with no household help.
"I ended up making all my clothing. I lived what looked like an opulent life, but I did it on a very tiny little budget," she said.
Bobbie says sex was even on a strict schedule: Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 7:30, no variations.
She says the final straw was the day Beatty demanded she ration her use of toilet paper — just six sheets per bathroom visit.
Beatty said "the divorce was her idea and was a complete shock to me."
Meanwhile, the clock is ticking as Beatty Chadwick's health deteriorates. He has been treated for non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, which could recur at any time. "Here he is, 10 years, he knows he's not well," Bobbi told "Primetime."
"And he's willing to just waste the rest of his life, a good chunk of his life. He's 68 years old. Ten years. He'll never get it back."
Bobbie — who is now a landscape painter living a simpler life on the rocky coast of Maine — recently reached the point where she can earn a living selling her art. She's hoping, but not counting on, ever getting a big payday.
Asked if she thought she would ever get the money, Bobbi replied: "I have spent the last 12 years building a life not depending on ever seeing a cent."
After a decade, Chadwick has finally started to cooperate with the court. So the judge was able to hire forensic accountants to try and track down the money. They should make their report soon — and at that point the judge could decide to set him free.
Source - ABC News America
Friday, April 15, 2005
Quote of the Day.....
...... "It's a sign of your own worth sometimes if you are hated by the right people"
Miles Franklin
Miles Franklin
How Does This Happen....
.... I just got done for Jury Duty again!!
I'm taking my name off the electoral role for two reasons
1) Voting in elections only encourages politicians
2) No more JURY DUTY!!
I'm taking my name off the electoral role for two reasons
1) Voting in elections only encourages politicians
2) No more JURY DUTY!!
Tuesday, April 12, 2005
Size Does Matter......
..... AP - The US central bank says that if you're gorgeous, chances are better that you will get paid more than plain looking people.
Analysis by the Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis suggests that good-looking people tend to make more money and get promoted more often than those with average looks.
The analysis is published in the April edition of The Regional Economist, the Fed's quarterly magazine.
Research analyst Kristie Engemann and economist Michael Owyang looked at the possible link between appearance and wages by evaluating previous surveys and research. Their conclusion: It helps to be tall, slender and attractive.
Less clear was whether the less attractive are victims of bias, or if good-looking people tend to develop self-confidence and social skills that simply enhance their marketability.
"It doesn't seem like anti-discrimination laws, even if you enforce them strictly, would be a magic bullet," Owyang said.
The researchers cited one study that found a "plainness penalty" of nine per cent in wages - meaning a person with below-average looks tended to earn nine per cent less than those with average looks - and a "beauty premium" of five per cent.
A study concerning weight showed that women who were obese earned 17 per cent lower wages than women of average weight.
Height matters, too, the researchers believe. One study looked at the height of 16-year-olds and the wages they earned later as adults. The taller teens went on to earn an average of 2.6 per cent more per additional inch of height.
"Maybe they developed extra confidence early on that their shorter counterparts didn't have," Engemann said.
The researchers also cited a survey by journalist Malcolm Gladwell showing that the average chief executive is 7.5 cm taller than the average man.
While a typical American male stands 1.76 metres, Gladwell's study found that about one-third of CEOs are 1.88 metres.
Jean Seawright, a human resources consultant from Winter Park, Florida, said the analysis backs up what she sees in the workplace.
"To some degree, it's that the (boss) is drawn to certain characteristics, and they tend to put more weight on that," Seawright said. "What can happen, unfortunately, is that they miss more important job-related traits.
"It hurts employment in the long-run because there are talented people out there who are not tall, blond, slender and attractive," Seawright said.
Engemann and Owyang said that in some cases, the attractive are simply more self-confident because of their good looks.
For jobs where interpersonal interaction is important, that increased confidence can result in better communications skills that may improve job performance.
"Employers might believe that customers or co-workers want to interact with more-attractive people," the researchers wrote.
Source Associated Press
Analysis by the Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis suggests that good-looking people tend to make more money and get promoted more often than those with average looks.
The analysis is published in the April edition of The Regional Economist, the Fed's quarterly magazine.
Research analyst Kristie Engemann and economist Michael Owyang looked at the possible link between appearance and wages by evaluating previous surveys and research. Their conclusion: It helps to be tall, slender and attractive.
Less clear was whether the less attractive are victims of bias, or if good-looking people tend to develop self-confidence and social skills that simply enhance their marketability.
"It doesn't seem like anti-discrimination laws, even if you enforce them strictly, would be a magic bullet," Owyang said.
The researchers cited one study that found a "plainness penalty" of nine per cent in wages - meaning a person with below-average looks tended to earn nine per cent less than those with average looks - and a "beauty premium" of five per cent.
A study concerning weight showed that women who were obese earned 17 per cent lower wages than women of average weight.
Height matters, too, the researchers believe. One study looked at the height of 16-year-olds and the wages they earned later as adults. The taller teens went on to earn an average of 2.6 per cent more per additional inch of height.
"Maybe they developed extra confidence early on that their shorter counterparts didn't have," Engemann said.
The researchers also cited a survey by journalist Malcolm Gladwell showing that the average chief executive is 7.5 cm taller than the average man.
While a typical American male stands 1.76 metres, Gladwell's study found that about one-third of CEOs are 1.88 metres.
Jean Seawright, a human resources consultant from Winter Park, Florida, said the analysis backs up what she sees in the workplace.
"To some degree, it's that the (boss) is drawn to certain characteristics, and they tend to put more weight on that," Seawright said. "What can happen, unfortunately, is that they miss more important job-related traits.
"It hurts employment in the long-run because there are talented people out there who are not tall, blond, slender and attractive," Seawright said.
Engemann and Owyang said that in some cases, the attractive are simply more self-confident because of their good looks.
For jobs where interpersonal interaction is important, that increased confidence can result in better communications skills that may improve job performance.
"Employers might believe that customers or co-workers want to interact with more-attractive people," the researchers wrote.
Source Associated Press
Wednesday, April 06, 2005
The First Ever BBQ...
.... The Scoular household has a premiere last night - it was the first time in 27 years that there have been people over for a BBQ ar House of Scoular!
So thanks to the Blacksmiths* for coming over
Quite a good night was had - i might have to do it again!
There's something about just getting together and having a meal with friends - it's great!
* Blacksmiths is the name of our bible study
So thanks to the Blacksmiths* for coming over
Quite a good night was had - i might have to do it again!
There's something about just getting together and having a meal with friends - it's great!
* Blacksmiths is the name of our bible study
