Carnival of Australia celebrates new home
March 26, 2008
G’day and welcome to the March 26, 2008 edition of our Carnival of Australia. Thanks for hopping on back here. This fortnight we are celebrating with a brand new home for the Carnival: The new Imaginif corporate blog. What do you think?
Imaginif is jumping in this fortnight for Lightening Online. Having to hit the frog and toad interstate at short notice, she is “offline” and unable to host. We’ve simply swapped our turns around. Lightening is facilitating for my scheduled turn next fortnight.
As is my Carnival hostessing practice, let’s begin with a post from the last host:
Duncan Macleod. Duncan poses a question that has more to do with beliefs than chocolate eggs: Should we keep Good Friday as a public holiday? posted at Pacific Highlander, saying, “How do we respond to suggestions that Australia ditch Good Friday as a public holiday?” Duncan goes on to expand our Aussie culture and the benefits of a four day weekend: “Easter, although associated with a Christian tradition, is a key part of the Australian culture. Most Australians, regardless of beliefs or ethnic backgrounds, enjoy having an extra long weekend, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday observed on Monday. People get to travel, see family and just have a relaxing time. ” What’s your response to Duncan’s question?
Albert Foong presents The Art of Giving What You Don’t Have » Personal Development - The Urban Monk posted at Urban Monk.
Kathie Thomas presents The Torn Curtain posted at thomases.org
GrrlScientist presents Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted): A Kiwi in Washington DC posted at Living the Scientific Life. Not quite Australian but seeing as our Duncan is a Kiwi, I’ve allowed it in: GrrlScientist offers, “An endangered bird species from New Zealand hatches at the National Zoo in WashDC — only the fourth chick of this species to hatch outside of NZ.”
Char (one of my fellow Cairns bloggers) presents Backyard Psychology Observations with the Birds posted at Psych Matters, saying, “Linking birding and psychology to apply critical analysis and observational skills.” Hey, seems the birds are getting into the birds here….Go you beautiful birds!
Business
David Hunkar presents ADR Universe: Australian Bank ADRs !! posted at ADR Universe, saying, “There are four Australian bank stocks that are available in the US as ADRs for investment.”
Current Affairs
Gavin R. Putland presents Apply your razor to the FHOG — surgically posted at /etc/cron.whenever/.
Family
Suzie Cheel presents The Journey, Making a Real Difference with Children posted at The Abundance Highway, saying, “The Journey is making a difference in lives of many children. See how children so openly share about how they have healed and grown. See how schools are using the Journey to help children! The Journey is making a difference in lives of many children. See how children so openly share about how they have healed and grown. See how schools are using the Journey to help children!”
PlanningQueen presents 10 circuit breakers to prevent those family melt down moments! posted at Planning with Kids, saying, “Some things that we do in our house when it all gets a little crazy…..”
Mattg presents Do You Get Twitter? posted at Matt Garrett, saying, “Twitter is really a fast growing community site and providing a good environment to interacting with people of same thinking or business line. So, go and get a twitter, now.”
Carole Fogarty presents Top Eight Must Know Feng Shui Success Habits: posted at THE HEALTHY LIVING LOUNGE, saying, “The feeling, vibe or atmosphere filling your home is simply energy. The quality and way in which this energy moves throughout your home directly effects the flow of your life. You are not separate from the energy filling your home and it is not separate from you. You are both exchanging energy continuously. Stuck stagnant energy in your home creates obstacles and setbacks whilst light gentle moving energy allows your life to flow with greater ease. It’s that simple.” Carole, I need you to come and move in with me. I have feng shuied my office as best I could but all the globes keep blowing and the three talk doctors remain stressed. We want you to have a Bali retreat in Cairns - we’ll all book in 
(Megan).
Allison from Three Times Kewl, asks, Was that a big dream? A fantastically wonderful woman and blogger who I just know I would love face to face, she just returned (exhausted) from a holiday in Victoria. A lone parent of three tiny and hilarious girls, Allison’s partner died, and the girls all miss him dreadfully. While away on holidays, the girls soaked up some culture, stayed up late at night (oh ah…don’t tell your Mum girls) and on the third day, Daddy almost rose again: after dancing till midnight (almost - well not almost, just seemed like that to the wee ones) under the silvery moon Miss F approvingly enquired, “Is this what daddy does all the time now, mum?”
Outback
Lightening presents Shearing posted at Lightening Online, saying, “We’re not quite “outback” but here’s a little sneak peek into shearing time on our farm. :). Loved it Lightening. Hope all went well with your quick interstate trip.
Sport
Duncan Macleod presents AFL writes The True History of Australia posted at Duncan’s TV Ad Land, saying, “AFL (Australian Football League) has launched a campaign to mark the celebration of 150 years of Australian football, with a TV ad, ‘The True History of Australia’, tweaking the currently accepted view of Australian history. Most of the footage was shot and recreated in camera, including the recreation of the first game of Australian Football in 1858. Australian actor, Bill Hunter guides us through the story in a documentary style.”
Walkabout
jen presents In case of emergency posted at Semantically driven.
Machione presents Pete’s View In Melbourne, Australia posted at What I See Out My Window. What a really lovely idea.
I’m going to Sydney for All for Women’s third birthday party on May 11. Would love to meet up with a few of you sheilas at the gala do and perhaps with the blokes at the pub. We’re staying in Annadale so we’ll be central and close to public transport - I take the “if you drink and drive, you’re a bloody idiot” messages VERY seriously.
Really off the path well travelled here (I’m super good at that!): I’m on a mission to start a network between bloggers in my beautiful home town of Cairns. Do you know any? Here’s who I’ve collected so far (below). Get to know them, invite them into our social networks and perhaps some of them can be added to our two elite blogging lists: the top 100 Australian blogs index and the top 100 Australian women’s blogs.
Cairns Bloggers
- Andrew Griffiths
- Big Little Sister
- Birdwing Therapies
- Cairns Action for Sustainable Transport
- Cairns Blog.net
- Cairns Unlimited
- Jean Burman (artist)
- Psych Matters
- Spasmodic Dysphonia (this is my mother’s blog)
- Tropical Passions
That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of carnival of Australia using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page. And women, don’t forget the All Women blogging Carnival - it runs weekly: every Monday.
If you haven’t already signed up for our automated Carnival reminders, do it now. You will only ever receive two emails a fortnight from me: one to remind you to post and a second to tell you that the Carnival is up and where to go to check your links.
Apr 09, 2008, Lightening Online
April 23, 2008, Aussie Bloggers
May 07, 2008, Semantically Driven (you should see what Jen can do with Photoshop: AMAZING!!! Jen it’s our wedding anniversary this month and I’ve ordered Photoshop).
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17 Responses to “Carnival of Australia celebrates new home”
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Super kewl frogs!!! I LOVE them!
I’m hopeless (but getter better everyday!) at forward planning so as soon as a get myself a diary for this year I’ll write it in and hopefully we’ll be able to make it.
The birthday bash sounds spectacular - We’d love to celebrate with you
Great carnival post to kick off the new blog. Thanks for the mention.
Axx
Thanks for putting the Carnival up Megan. Much appreciated. And thanks for featuring my post at the beginning. I’ll remember to do the same next time.
Love the frogs and the new look. Thanks for including my post
You are all welcome.
A, couldn’t resist the dancing frog for beside your post. I also figured that you were so tired after your holiday that a laugh was a simple way to give you a ‘pick me up’.
D, it’s just my little way of saying thank you to the person who hosted the fortnight before. The stats do indicate that the first post gets the most hits. What I’m excited about is that you said, “next time.” Does that mean you’re up for another host?
S, very important post that you have included. The journey for children has had amazing results. As a child therapist and child protection advocate I was tickled pink to see your post.
Nice sparkly new blog look Megan. Good job on the Carnival again.
Thanks for adding my post on The Torn Curtain which was a real revelation for me. I panicked because my blog crashed on the weekend and I didn’t think I’d still have the post up there - it’s been resurrected (haha, almost a pun there!) but I’m still waiting to see if my backups of old posts really will restore.
Love the new look! Ditto the frogs.
Great reads at this Carnival. Thanks for putting up the reminder link - I keep missing the date!
Lovely clean sparkling looking blog. Thanks also for hosting such a fab and well presented selection of Aussie bloggers.
Megan, you’re too kind about the Photoshop compliment. You enjoy it when you get it though - it is fantastic.
The new website looks great. A very big Congratulations!
Fantastic carnival, Megan. I loved working my way through the posts, and the frogs were the perfect pick me up
Also letting you know, I’ve tagged you for a meme if you’d like to play.
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Excellent energy, great vibes and above all an awesome feel.
Cairns here I come…………………………………..try and keep me away.
Peace, love and chai tea
Carole Fogarty
love those frogs! if i ever become a hostess i want to be just like you
Hi Megan,
Imaginif new home is looking great! The only issue seems to be the double column on the right side. For some reason in my monitor I can see all the adds/widgets of the first column (making the page look a little empty) and below that all the second column. Not sure if that is the intended effect. Well done!
Alex
Hi Alex, some monitors do seem to do that. Have heard the same thing from another person as well. I tested with a single column and exactly the same thing happened on the other person’s monitor - the column dropped right down.
Will ask Leigh over at All for Women. She’s a magic tech head and knows answers for all that sort of stuff.
Well, I don’t know if you changed anything, but today looks fine.
Well done!
Thanks Alex. I absolutely love the web cam you have on your blog. Brisbane river is lovely…but that traffic often makes me cringe.