The Dungeon Master

Gary Gygax the Creator of Dungeons and Dragons passed away on the 4th of March. I'm a little late with this tribute but I found this Cartoon over at xkcd.


XKCD is very much worth checking out too people. It is a humorous and witty take on the world. Back to the Topic at hand, Thanks Gazza. You game changed allot of things both in the world of games and even in everyday life.

Cheers L.

Happy Birthday

To my Brother, Happy Birthday. I hope you had a good day and all the attention and presents that you got yesterday can sustain you through the opening day of your new production.

Cheers Bro and I'll talk to you soon

L.

Sustainable Cities

A Long while ago now I read on the Wired Magazine site a story about Dongtan. This is a proposed development on an Island in the Delta of the Yangtzee river. It could be a half hour train trip to the centre of Shanghai but it is currently a 3 hour car trip and a ferry. It has just been featured in the latest issue of Science Magazine.

The plans for this city are amazing with the aim of 100% of the cities energy to come from renewable sources. More dense (but not to dense) housing around many commercial centres to encourage walking and the use of public transport. Large public transport nodes in each of the shopping precincts that can take you to your work even in the centre of Shanghai.

This project should be followed and learned from by all city and town planners in Australia. Encourage the use of Bicycles and Public Transport. Increase the density of the housing and increase the number and connectedness of the Parklands in our cities.

I urge everyone to read the Wired Magazine article about this amazing project. The article in Science Magazine is good to but not available to everyone.

Cheers Lewis

Old Bags

And for once I mean that literally. I have up graded to a new Bag for travelling. My old one that dad bought me has been an awesome bag but It is time that I got a new one. The zips on the old one are failing.
The old bag is 90lt, the new one is 120lt and full water proof vinyl type material. By Denali which is a bit of a dodge brand but there is so little to go wrong with this bag that it seemed worth buying. It sort of like this bag
http://denaliequipment.com/Product.asp?p=46
But a cylinder and made from tough vinyl material

Airlie Regatta

Well a (Not So) New year and a new paddling season. This year the paddling season has kicked off a little late due to flooding and other natural Disasters. So Airlie Beach was the first regatta for the season for Maggie Island Outriggers. For a club that has very few returning members and a bunch of new people we did really well. In fact the men's team was just off getting a third place in the sprint event.

New members turned up and raced, more seasoned competitors backed up and raced multiple divisions. So for only 15 people we entered 6 events and in the case of the mixed events we entered 2 teams.

We got a couple of 4ths, 5ths and 7ths. Not bad for a club of almost entirely brand new people. I actually managed to paddle so hard and for so long that the muscles in my ribs stopped working. They didn't cramp or tear they just were so tired that they stopped being able to contract properly. After a little rest they were fine but it was not a fun sprint when I couldn't breathe properly.

Anyway the club now has a goal. The boys want to get a medal in the sprints and the Girls want to come at least 5th in their marathon.

Cheers Lewis

Pacific Islands

I have been looking at going to one of the Pacific island nation for a while now. I really think that Tonga would be good for a Sailing trip. I proposed to go on Holidays with Dad Glen and some other members of my family at Durras earlier this year. I was Wondering weather people could hold off until Easter next year. There are several good reasons for this.

One - The Monsoon season should be over by then so we wouldn't have to deal with Cyclones while sailing.

Two - Min will hopefully have enough leave by then to go on a holiday again after her South American epic that she is embarking upon.

Three - It give me more time to save up some money, so I can afford to go.

Four - it will not interrupt seeing family over the Christmas break, and I might be able to do the Hawksbury Classic paddle with glen (hope your getting fit glen).

So Dad, Glen, Christian, Tahl's, Others in the family (whoever wants to come) what do you think are you in. Does Easter next year sound like a good idea. I was thinking of going on a paddling adventure after the sailing trip as well. Tongan Outrigger Canoe Tours - Tours with Outriggers in Paradise, Vava'u, Kingdom of Tonga. This is the website of the tour people if you think that you might want to come along.

Here are some links to Sailing Holiday people in Tonga.
Sailing Holidays in The Kingdom of Tonga with The Moorings Tonga
Tonga Sailing and Yacht Charters
Sail Tonga, Tonga Yacht Charters with Melinda
Tonga Yacht Charters

Now People have to give me an Idea of what they want to do.

Cheers L.