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Welcome to my home away from home!

Sunday 15th April 2007
Did I tell you I bought an ibike? Yes, I'm a power-crazed cycle data junkie I'm afraid ;-) And guess what? It works, and I'm addicted to 'training by Watts' now!

Tuesday 6th February, 2007
OK, so it's been 6 months already! What do you want from me?


Thursday 24th August, 2006
Hi, and thanks for dropping by. I'm Rob Russell and I'd like to share some thoughts with you. Firstly, whilst I live on the eastern coast of Australia I don't really see nationality and 'place' as being a big deal. I can be proud of my family and my village - and a nation is really just an extended family, a huge village if you like - it doesn't mean that other people in other places aren't just as good, noble, wise and kind as the ones who are lucky enough to live here. I am also aware that my luck was in when I was born into a good family in a prosperous part of a wealthy nation. It could so easily have been otherwise. It's also important to remember that others have worked hard to achieve this prosperity. So it's with some degree of respect that I say all this... anyway, my life is fairly ordinary but I have done a few things; as time goes by I am sharing my interests and hobbies here...

Please click on a few links and explore....
  • Bill Shakespeare’s works in full. An essential lesson in the use of the English language, up there with Fowler’s.
  • The Elegant Universe (by Brian Greene. Post-Einstein string theory to get you thinking.)
  • Anything by Richard Dawkins or Stephen Jay Gould. As I said, there are mathematical proofs and there are theories. Some theories are more compelling than others.
  • The Torah (the Pentateuch, the Book of Moses: a lively read, basis for Judaism and the Old Testment and a fascinating read on any level)
  • The Bible (Greek for ‘Books’; The Old and New Testaments: basis for the Christian cults and a brilliant read)
  • The Koran (Arabic for ‘Recital’: another excellent piece of writing and the basis for Islam. I have the Dawood translation)
  • The History of Magic (by Eliphas Levi: a great, compelling read. Spot the a ha! ‘Harry Potter’ moments and see the footprints of Rowling’s research)
  • The Theory of Celestial influence (by Rodney Collin: immensely detailed, it wallows around trying to ‘prove’ a case scientifically but falls magnificently short. Can be heavy, clumsy and painful to read…but still worth it for the determined!).

That’s just for starters. Let me know what you think.


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