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According to my research, this is defined as someone who is 100 lbs. (or about 45 kg) in excess of the recommended weight for that individual’s body size. Let me first start by saying I am not a doctor. In my work as a freelance writer, I recently was handed a lot of assignments relating to the medical profession and observed some interesting insight into this field. An individual who is seriously overweight needs to find a way to reduce that weight to more manageable numbers to relieve the strain that this puts on the internal system and chances are they will quite possibly live longer.

One topic I was given was “lap band”. Since the other part of the assignment is to associate this with a U.S. city selected from a predetermined list, I chose New Orleans and came up with a title that said, “Lap Band is not a new Dixieland Jazz Band from Norway”. LAP- BAND® is a product now marketed by Allergan, Inc . and was originally a product of the Inamed Corporation. Allergan claims they acquired Inamed and other sources say it was a merger. No doubt, the lawsuits around silicon breast implants had something to do with Inamed’s demise.

The band is a very interesting concept and is considered minimally invasive surgery. A gastric bypass is much riskier surgery, if you believe the figures of a death rate on the operating table of 250:1 for the bypass and 2,500:1 for the band implant surgery.

Essentially, the band works like a tie-wrap that is wrapped around the oesophagus just above the stomach. Attached to the band is a tube that is connected on the other end to a “pad” that is sutured just below the skin to allow the doctor to inject a saline solution into the tube. The solution will expand the band and, therefore, restrict the flow of food into the stomach. The whole apparatus doesn’t involve a lot of stapling or removal of any part of someone’s anatomy. It can be removed if it is no longer a viable option as it was for one entertainment individual who will remain nameless.

The concept is simply this. The brain and the stomach don’t communicate very well. We tend to eat until we are full. So slowing down the intake of food into the stomach will add time to the process and may allow for less food intake. It can work, but it is also up to the patient to work with it. Otherwise, they just eat longer and don’t lose weight.

Anyone considering this surgery, should obviously discuss this with a medical professional to see if it is right for you. Fashion models might consider themselves candidates for the surgery to control weight but the surgical scar would probably deter them  from considering it because bikini modelling would likely be removed from their list.

I also discovered that the field of radiology is growing in leaps and bounds and that job opportunities are expected to grow by 15% in the United States in the next 5 years or so. There are not many careers out there in this economic environment that can talk about that kind of growth.

I am also not a financial expert, as are most writers. We don’t write for the money because it isn’t that good but save for a very few. But I would have to think that the medical health field will perform better than a lot of segments in the world market because the world population is getting older and everyone is a potential customer for some form of medical treatment.

So if you are in the category of the seriously overweight, looking for a career that will be quite stable and also looking for a place to invest your money, you might want to spend some time investigating medical websites. It is most surprising what you will learn.

i would like to know how can i published my blog to more exciting topics, most of all in my blog content that shows guideline for travel people to various type of each country.

That is a question from a person speaking English, of course, but not using the words the way that most everyone accepts. Now the basic idea is there, but if this writer tries to gain an English speaking audience, he will find it a difficult task until his use of grammar and sentence structure improves. Bonus marks for trying but not too many people will come back to read a second article. It’s a lot like listening to someone singing off key. You can’t wait to leave the room or for them to stop.

So my suggestion would be to try writing a blog in your native tongue first, and then work on improving your English skills and come on back. The words up there are not unlike a Google Translate approach to converting from one language to the other. It is a great start and I look forward to it advancing and making it easier for the world to communicate with each other in a very understandable manner. Think how we sound when we try to use a foreign language in their country. I’m sure it would be the same.

The English language is very difficult for just about everybody. When you add an accent, you wonder if we are talking the same language. I was once in Barbados, where I met a very nice gal, who happened to have her personal papers stolen from her purse on a bus ride into Bridgetown. When the two policemen arrived, she asked me to join them in the lobby to help with her problem. I didn’t hesitate and we left the beach and made our way to the nice open air lobby (not many doors in Barbados, just gates that they lock up at night).

Turns out the two policeman were natives of Barbados and Trinidad and both spoke English with very strong accents so the look on Joanne’s face, when they started asking questions, only meant one thing. “What are they saying? I don’t understand”.

Try to follow this next story because I will try to describe the interview with the use of phonetics. I pride myself in understanding people that speak English with a strong accent because of my exposure to so many different ethnic groups in my youth.

The first policeman asks Joanne the following question. “Wadd dahh mann tall or wadd dahh mann chort?” And if the other policeman had asked the same question it might have sounded this way. ” Woody mon toll o’ woody mon short.”

Joanne just looked at me with that “I don’t know look” and I turned to her and said “Was the man tall or was the man short?” The two policeman looked at me as if to say “U bin on da beach and bin vizzaten dah can-dee mon” (The candy man is local slang for a drug dealer). Eventually, the interview was over and Joanne was able to go to the Canadian consulate and get temporary papers to be able to leave Barbados and return home to Ottawa.

The lesson here is that, even though we speak the same language, we are not communicating effectively until the other party fully understands the meaning of your question or dialogue. So if someone asks or tells you something that you don’t understand, don’t be embarrassed, just tell them that you don’t understand and could you please make that a little clearer so I can understand it better and give you a proper response.

Choose your words carefully and phrase them is such a way that the other individual acknowledges that they understand what you just said. And that is called good communication.

OK dats it. I just got back from de doctair. He be playin’ Pokemon wit me. Get me a room and coke, I be goin’ to da beach. I be soakin’ up dee sun, I be drinkin’ da room, I be warin’ me wool ‘at.

I just love the way they talk in Barbados . Some really wonderful people there. Go visit.

No it’s not the name of an old time Motown group. (For interests sake, that is an early picture of The Four Tops that I borrowed from Jango.com and played with a little)

What I’m referring to is an attitude that seems to be out there and something that I think we need to revisit both at school but primarily at home. What triggered the story is a conversation I had with a friend while playing an online game. I refer to him as 109, even though he has let me know his real name, because we had a conversation about warplanes somewhere in the game and he mentioned that the Messerschmidt Me109 was his favourite WWII warplane. The following quote is his comments about the younger crowd out there which we were discussing at the time. It may help to know that 109 is of German descent and living in the USA and is proud of both heritages except for the Nazi war machine.

It just shows you the general mentality of todays society.
“Me, Me, Me!!!!”
Everybody walks through life with their elbows sticking out without regard of whom they might bump out of their way.
I hate it!
It is like that everywhere you turn.
“I am entitled to this and that and forget about the rest.”

Obviously, 109 is referring to the lack of mutual respect that seems to run rampant in today’s society and sadly very prevalent in a lot of  our youth.

And we discussed the need for ways to improve that scenario and that was to reintroduce some basic learning skills primarily at home and not expect the school system to take the place of a child’s primary teacher—the parents.

My advice to any parent would be to stop chasing another Bimmer and spend time with something of value—your children. Help mold them into a worthwhile member of society and keep them aware of how to deal with bad influences like the so-called cool guys hanging out at the local mall.

Take the time to teach them the 4 R’s - Reading ‘Riting ‘Rithmetic and Respect. And some parents take that very seriously and they should be commended for that because their children aren’t making the news for some criminal act or taking something from others that doesn’t belong to them.

To become  a master at anything, you must first learn the basic skills required in that discipline. In this case, the discipline is just called life.

Rochester policeman shot by 15-yr old and his mother claims he is not a monster . If he is not a monster then just what is a 15-yr old doing with a gun and hanging out with other bad kids. He obviously shows no respect for authority. In my day, we showed great respect for all policemen and recognized that they are doing a very difficult job in protecting us from danger.

Mom needs to do a reality check. I only hope the officer will fully recover. It is a tragedy that cannot go unpunished.

After reading the adjusted story, 109 came back with this comment.

When we grew up there was school, homework, chores and then play with friends. If there was any daylight left because once the street lights came on we were supposed to be at home and safe.
I was privileged since one of my chores was walking the dog after he had his supper and in spring fall and winter it was dark at that time.
So I could make the occasional stop at a friends house since I had about an hour time to walk the dog.
When I was 14- 15 years old I build model air plains and mounted blinkers on my bike. If we saw a cop we would greet them and be polite. This was standard. We would greet the people our parents knew even if we did not really know their names. We would make room for older people, hold doors open and asked them if we could help if we saw them struggle with bags at the store or with a stroller on a set of stairs etc.
Never would it cross our minds to speak ill to anyone since word of that would have reached our home before we got there ourselves.
But I guess now I sound like someone from the 50’s even though I am talking about the 70’s.
It is just all to sad that one has to be fearful stopping at a red light in the city not knowing if you get robbed or shot while waiting for the light to change.
Personally I am not one who is worried about such things since I have been in active war zones in my life and dogged many of bullets as well as fired them at individual targets with precision.
However, I am worried about those innocent people who get in the line of fire over turf and drug wars of uneducated (by their own choice) thugs with no respect for life who possess not one ounce of integrity, credibility, honor or self respect.
Sometimes I wish one could be still active on a roof top with a trusted friend fitted with a scope and take care of some of the problems that plague our cities and even now the smaller towns and rural areas.
I know it would be highly illegal to do so, but one can dream without acting on it.
I just feel that people who choose a life of crime have forsaken any and all human rights and or rights in general since they do not respect the rights of their fellow human beings and as such should be dealt with accordingly.
Sorry, I am rambling.

And I would have to disagree with the mention of rambling. I think that is called caring. 109 obviously is very passionate about the subject. He wasn’t at a loss for words, now was he.

I know he is not alone in his thinking regarding the use of force to match force, the punishment must fit the crime and other deterrents for major crimes. We have also become too forgiving for our own good and there are many out there taking advantage of that kindness.

They need to understand that this will no longer be the case. Go directly to jail or some other place that is always quite warm.

I am a big fan of World War II warplanes like 109, but I can’t decide if the P51 Mustang or the old beast of the P-47 would be my favourite. If you believe in a previous life, I would think that I could have been a pilot in that terrible war. The planes have always fascinated me starting with building models in my youth. Maybe that is part of learning respect at an early age.

Hobbies taught me things of importance that set a pretty good foundation for me later in life. I guess technology is part of the problem but only because of how we use it. The Internet can be a valuable teaching tool. Maybe you could sit down with you children and learn something together. Start with the song, Respect—Aretha or Otis. They are both classics.

MF, my Aussie friend, has been sharing stories of the tragic bush fires in Southern Australia. We only here about how hot it has been playing the tennis championships down there, but there is a starker reality to the heat. You are looking at a very desperate wild animal doing what it must do to survive. The picture appears to be a photograph of the latest newspaper article regarding this terrible situation.

In the middle of it all, is one of our saviours doing their job that they do so well. The uniform says that this is a fireman (fireys in Australia) doing his best to help this little creature. The helping hand is so touching. It’s what they are so good at. Just one of many throughout the world that protect those that can’t protect themselves from impending disaster.

I am always touched by the times that sports announcers take to thank our troops, our firemen, our police forces and medical personnel (ambos) and always thought that it was just lip service. But watching hockey on Saturday night, the pain that you feel in Don Cherry’s voice when he shares the picture of another fallen defender in some far away land, makes this all to clear. He is doing what he can to say thank you and I have no doubt it comes from the bottom of his heart.

So whenever it is possible, take the opportunity to say thank you to our defenders. Go to your local fire hall and drop off some homemade cookies, or when you are going through the drive-through for your next coffee, buy a bunch more and drop them off at your neighbourhood police station. For all the troops abroad, maybe find a way to send an email that just has to say “thank you for what you do”.

We never seem to be short of water, no matter how terrible we think it is for us now. Maybe think of our defenders and little Kooly Koala and put the idea of “chasing the next Bimmer” in its rightful place. One is significantly more important than the other.

Kooly may have lost his home and our defenders just don’t have the luxury of working so close to home, now do they.

TK, another Aussie friend, has been kind enough to provide an update on our “little creature” friend in the aftermath of what has been referred to as Black Saturday in the mountains of the state of Victoria. Officials are investigating the strong possibility that the raging bush fires are the result of a suspected arsonist who is currently under investigation.

Sam was saved just in time by the volunteer “firey”, David Tree, who has been reunited with our creature friend. David Tree and Sam are now world famous. (good on ya, mate)

The crime of arson in Australia carries with it a potential prison term of 25 years. My thinking is that this event may lead to a more appropriate penalty for all the death and destruction that has taken place here.

FACTS AND FIGURES ABOUT BUSHFIRES IN VICTORIA 

- Average number of fires caused by lightning each year: 149 

- Average number of fires deliberately lit each year: 145 

- Average number of fires started as a result of campfires each year: 59

(source HeraldSun )

secretdealsearch.com

While researching Hi Speed Internet Connections the other day, I tripped over this website and thought it would be useful to any reader looking to save a buck or two. In today’s world, that would pretty much include everybody I would think.

The site is more than just deals on computer realated items and services. There are listings for travel destinations and beauty salons. The following is a sampling of some of the links within the site.

Victoria Secret’s Official Website - seems kinda’ appropriate, doesn’t it?

Oprah Winfrey’s Diet Secret Revealed - ah, not gonna’ go there!

Cheap Perfume - isn’t that an oxymoron?

Cheap Domain Names - lots of links for those looking to set up their own website.

Cheap Package Holidays - who wouldn’t want to investigate this one?

Build A Website - 25,000+ Templates. Maybe you will find one you like.

Hi Speed Internet - DSL and Cable are some of the choices.

And for fun, I tried typing in some searches to see what they would return.

Politics - like there are no secrets in politics.  It came back with links for bullet-proof clothing,  and campaign buttons, and a CD for getting free money from the government. That last one seemed a little shady but consider the category.

Ice Hockey - it came back with links for equipment, jerseys, renting a goalie. I hung up my pads a long time ago. Teams were always looking for a goalie. Only so many of us were stupid enough to put on the pads. I loved it.

Fire - it came back with links for fire protection equipment and clothing, fire retardants and fire doors. I’ll let you try Earth and Wind.

So it looks like you can consider using this as a starting point for just about anything that you are considering as a purchase.

I guess it’s true. There really are no secrets. I couldn’t find anything that would come up blank. The infamous “No Matches Found”. Go look in the kitchen drawer. There’s always some in there.

In Canada one of more our popular beers is Molson’s Canadian. It has come under attack from brewers that are offering a simpler and less expensive alternative for beer drinkers in Canada. Lakeport just happens to be one and since Canadian was already taken, they decided to call it Lakeport. It’s simple.

There isn’t a lot of advertising and the packaging is pretty basic and beer is pretty much all the same. So the consumer is sending a message to the bigger breweries by buying Lakeport. And the big breweries aren’t listening.

Instead they are trying all kinds of tricks to deceive the market into buying their product and spending money on advertising that is falling on deaf ears. It’s simple, just offer us a product that is simpler and less expensive like Australia is doing in the automotive industry with the Mazda 2. This car is simpler and less expensive.

So for the breweries around the world, here’s what you do. Fosters, you bring out Australian. Heineken, yours would be Dutch and Corona, yours would be Mexican and Great Britain would have Ireland, Scotland and England. And the German brewers could use German, and so on and so forth.

They would all have one thing in common. They would be simpler and less expensive and the consumer would end up buying this product. The breweries would likely be more profitable because they would be wasting less money on advertising and packaging redesigns and image stuff.

Does “simpler and less expensive” equate to “tastes like crap”? That was a question that my Aussie friend MF asked in response to the first cut of this post. The answer would be no because then the breweries have missed the point. We still want a quality product but we don’t need all the whistles and bells added to the product that we don’t or just can’t use. Who needs 10 speakers in a Mazda2 anyway? And we don’t need a “slab box of beer” to be printed on 12 colour printing presses. 4-colour process will do just fine thank you.

They could think about hiring more people to spread the word about their products instead of administrators and desk jockeys that measure the decline in sales. Send the scouts out and find out what the market wants and give it to them. The world has changed so don’t be wasting your time on the deluxe models. We have all come to the realization that we can’t continue to buy it.

So everywhere you turn, businesses should be looking to market a Canadian. It’s simpler and less expensive, just like me.

And we the consumer, the villager or worker really, should look to simpler and not so high paying jobs that are available out there if the employer’s would just recognize that they can get a better bang for their buck if they took on these types of individuals and gave them some incentives for using their heads instead of just their backs.

We all need to look for more Mazda2’s in everything we do today and I will write more about this in the future because I think that is our future. The world needs to be simpler and less expensive and the Internet is helping that to become a reality.

We “travel” a lot more on the Internet than we do in the physical sense and that isn’t such a bad thing either. I think I have experienced more new and exciting things in the last 2 months than I have in the last 10 years by “visiting” other parts of the world.

We just have to do things differently to make the world a little better, don’t you think. They have a word for that.

It’s called change.

Since I have never actually been to New York City, I thought using the Internet would be a good way to research this concept. As points of reference, most of us are familiar with the Ed Sullivan Theater (site of the David Letterman Show), the Statue of Liberty, Central Park, the Apollo Theater and Radio City Music Hall.

To start the research process, I used Google maps to first give an idea of where these entertainment venues are located and also to create a directional map, if I decide to drive instead of fly. Just click on Get Directions. The next thing to do is click on the “more info” link next to the Radio City listing (#1) in the left column. Now you will have several more links to help you find more pertinent information about entertainment in the city of New York.

There are several other great features in Google maps. Here are a couple of useful ones that make the research project even more rewarding. If you click on the Satellite button in the upper right hand corner, you will now see the map as it is seen from outer space and you are able to zoom in even closer.

Now go to the final destination listing in the left column and click on it. You will now be given two new views. The upper one is images of the entire trip. You can go backwards through the entire trip and view some points of interest that you may decide that are of interest to you.

So now you may create a completely different trip. It is quite remarkable.

You could use this technique to take a virtual vacation just about anywhere in the world. So if it’s winter, and you would like to go to Hawaii and you can’t get the vacation time or the mortgage payments don’t make that possible, try Google maps.

Just type in Hawaii or Kapalua or or Maui or Pearl Harbor as your destination and start your “voyage”. The wonders of the Internet never cease to amaze me.

It isn’t perfect because I thought I would have some fun with the program. I asked it to give me driving directions between Toronto and Tokyo avoiding highways and tolls.

It seems that Google Maps has a pretty good sense of humour.

Driving directions to Tokyo, Japan

9,504 mi – about 36 days 14 hours

That’s part of a Facebook conversation I had today with LS, another really friendly Aussie. We were talking about the weather and how we both suck at typing because we have “fat fingers”. She responded with the title and like the great “thief” that I am, I pounced on it. A lot of my story ideas come about this way.

And what is it with the Aussie ladies? That’s the third one this week that has shown me how “refreshingly easy” they all seem to be.

OK, get your mind out of the gutter. I already have dibs on it and it’s not big enough for all of us to fit anyway.

What I mean by “refreshingly easy” is the ease in which these three really nice people have accepted me in conversations that we are having on the Internet. As you may know I am Canadian and like most Canadians, well we are pretty harmless. We have an army of sorts but we are more like the welcoming committee in a new neighbourhood. Most of the weaponry belongs in some museum and that suits me just fine. War is really outdated anyway. It might be best done in computer simulations and the “winner” gets reward points from the loser. That’s another story for another time.

The “fat finger” syndrome is more about how all of us are with sharing our thoughts on the computer. We are in such a rush to spit out and share what’s on our minds that the keyboard just gets in the way. When you really look at, the computer keyboard and its predecessor, the typewriter makes no sense really. The QWERTY concept of a keyboard was something that others have tried to change with pretty much no success.

I guess I’ll have to write the “What will replace the computer keyboard” story some time soon but like the other what-will-replace stories I never have the answer, just more questions. I don’t think voice recognition software is the answer either.

It can’t get into your mind and heart and figure out what you are really saying. It has trouble with people who have speech impediments and with background noise so don’t be using that software for your next business presentation with the latest porno thing playing in the background.

If somebody is developing the next level of that software, pick me as part of your beta testing program. If it can figure me out, it’s got a good chance of figuring out a lot of other people, too.

The thing I am learning in my most recent Internet adventures is that people all around the world are full of surprises. Sometimes all it takes, is a passing comment about the weather at the coffee shop.

That’s how I see Facebook and the news feeds now. LS accepted me as friend as part of my “recruiting” game (another story for later) and now we are starting to get together over a cup of coffee.

TK has made her decision on a new car and is standing firm despite her friends “giving her the gears” regarding the car of her choice.

Aussies and Canucks have one thing in common. We are verbally polite. You have to read between the lines to figure out what we are really saying. It’s TK’s decision and you know where you can put yours. Hint: It’s kinda’ dark in there. I don’t leave as much space between my lines as other Canadians do.

So I haven’t kept up on all the latest stuff in new cars because I’m still driving the new car I bought in 2002. It works just fine and Alfonso fixes the minor stuff and the wear and tear stuff that the car gets in the light use I put it through.

But why did TK pick a Mazda 2. Truth is, I was wondering if she actually read gonna update my car and the answer is maybe. Looks to me that she has chosen a very functional and basic car and will most likely add a few personal touches to it in the final negotiations. Get them to throw in the better stereo for free or it’s no deal.

So I google Mazda Australia and Mazda Canada and Mazda USA. We don’t have a Mazda 2 in North America. The closest car I can see is going to be the 2010 Mazda 3 Sport which isn’t available yet. It’s really a 2009 but the car market here thinks we’re stupid or something so they think it makes the car “newer” if they lie about its age.

The Mazda has a very fuel efficient 1.5L engine and doesn’t have too many options—extra stuff. The Mazda 3 Sport will come with a 2.0L engine standard and then a whole list of options or extra junk (junk is just useless stuff)—Bluetooth, a military-like display for your dash, a 10 speaker stereo (where do you sit with all those speakers in the car), remote starter, remote keyless entry, bigger wheels, heated seats (I won’t tell you how I heat my seat), etc. etc.

So the 2010 Mazda 3 is going to cost us a whole lot more than what TK is going to pay for her Mazda 2. With today’s state of the world economy, we need Mazda 2’s. Not just in cars, but everything. That doesn’t mean that the higher priced models with more options aren’t still relevant. We just need to have the choice and we, the customer, will decide which one is right for us today.

The Mazda 2 idea is something I remember in my friends’ first cars. I didn’t get a car or license until my mid 20’s because I didn’t need one. Public transportation, friends and the fact that I was the youngest of 3 boys in a one-car family made that decision very easy. My friends had Volkswagen Beetles, Minis, Honda Civics, 6-cylinder Camaro’s with bench seats. Air conditioning meant you rolled down the windows by hand (if the handle worked) and drove quicker. The only real option you dealt with at the dealership was the colour.

So, for the North American car manufacturers, if you want to see your business improve give us Mazda 2’s and 3’s and 4’s, but let us decide what an entry level car should be and not you. And call a 2009 a 2009. Otherwise, when I get my next car in 2025, I’m going to ask for 2 stereos or it’s no deal.

These 4 little adorable “mates” are celebrating a very important day in their country today, Australia Day . It is January 26, 2009 today so that would make Australia only 12 years younger than our neighbours to the south in the United States. And 79 years older than this country, Canada.

I’m embarrassed to say that I didn’t know it was their birthday. I know my countries and I know the United States, too. But I think I understand the reason why we know so little about our very distant relative and that is exactly it—it’s long way to New South Wales.

We were both pink on the map when we spent that week studying Australia in geography class. Both countries have historical ties to the British Empire. Moses wasn’t paying attention that day, as usual. He wanted to go to basket weaving class.

This isn’t just another excuse for a “sickie” (Aussie slang for what we call a sick day, you know, I don’t feel like going into work so I’m feeling kinda’ sick cough cough). It’s an important day for them just like Canada Day and the 4th of July for these two geographically close countries.

I was lucky enough to make a new Aussie friend about 10 days ago on the Internet. Her first words were “Sure why not”. MW doesn’t realize it, but she has become my personal ambassador to her country. She’s off celebrating this special day with family at a big get together just like we do, sharing all kinds of wonderful homemade tucker. And for us, it’s the middle of the winter but it’s the middle of the summer there, of course.

MW offers this introduction in her Facebook profile.

Want to know what I’m like? I’m an Aussie, from convict and free settler stock. I live on the biggest and most beautifullest(if thats a word) island on this planet and couldn’t think of anywhere else I’d rather be. Lucky Bugga aren’t I.

I understand beautifullest perfectly—it’s more beautiful than beautiful. It also gives you the sense that Aussie’s aren’t into being real formal and they are very proud of their country. In fact, I joke with MW that she is “refreshingly easy” because she is. Any time, I have a question about something, her response is very detailed and explained in sufficient detail to make me get a good feeling for what the answer really means, not just the facts.

Just this week I was asking my car guy, who moved from Venezuela 11 years ago, why he picked Canada as his new home with all the good options out there. Why not Australia? He lifted his eyebrows and said “I thought of moving there but Canada was closer. I don’t like to fly so I can just handle a 5 hour flight to visit my parents. Seventeen hours is too much for me.” And not to mention the International Date Line.

So it looks to me that the Internet is making that 17 hours less significant. Google translate isn’t much help though. Even if it could help with Aussie slang, it still can’t do what those “mates” in the picture and MW do and that’s smile from their toes.

So “Happy Aussie Day, Mate”. Try not to burn yourself on the barbie and you and your mates have a bee’s knees day. I’m working on being a likeable dag and not the one that sticks to the jumbuck’s wool. But I do feel a lot like the last one.

Happy 221.