http://www.alasolo.com/ A La Solo en Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:05:00 GMT Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:05:00 GMT info@alasolo.com info@alasolo.com http://www.alasolo.com/ode-to-kevin-rudd/ The mining tax was a brave move that cost Kevin Rudd his job and made him a martyr for the cause of economic fairness for all Australians. His mistake was... http://www.alasolo.com/ode-to-kevin-rudd/#comments http://www.alasolo.com/ode-to-kevin-rudd/ Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:05:00 GMT http://www.alasolo.com/bp-oil-and-other-reasons-to-lie-awake-at-night/ What is really puzzling about the oil catastrophe is that so far, everyone is keeping their jobs. Well, everyone who works for BP anyway. The shrimp farmers are screwed. It... http://www.alasolo.com/bp-oil-and-other-reasons-to-lie-awake-at-night/#comments http://www.alasolo.com/bp-oil-and-other-reasons-to-lie-awake-at-night/ Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:42:00 GMT http://www.alasolo.com/some-white-goods-are-no-good/ Have you noticed how many machines are being manufactured to perform an elementary cooking task? Its almost as though people see some vacant bench space in their kitchen and think... http://www.alasolo.com/some-white-goods-are-no-good/#comments http://www.alasolo.com/some-white-goods-are-no-good/ Thu, 24 Jun 2010 09:53:00 GMT http://www.alasolo.com/big-brother-lost-my-address/ Everyone goes on and on about how nervous they are about handing over their personal details to anyone. What I find frustrating is my details aren't used to track me... http://www.alasolo.com/big-brother-lost-my-address/#comments http://www.alasolo.com/big-brother-lost-my-address/ Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:17:00 GMT http://www.alasolo.com/qld-government-youre-under-arrest/ Apparently, our government is breaking the law. Why then, do we not see sirens whirling atop police cars on their way to Parliament house? In our latest example of outrageous... http://www.alasolo.com/qld-government-youre-under-arrest/#comments http://www.alasolo.com/qld-government-youre-under-arrest/ Sat, 29 May 2010 10:11:00 GMT http://www.alasolo.com/its-like-riding-a-bike/ I've always hated the phrase, "It's like riding a bike." That probably has a lot to do with my lack of bike riding ability. You haven't heard a bigger bombshell... http://www.alasolo.com/its-like-riding-a-bike/#comments http://www.alasolo.com/its-like-riding-a-bike/ Wed, 19 May 2010 08:26:00 GMT http://www.alasolo.com/nosales-people/ I drove out west to try on a matron of honour dress that my bride-to-be friend had picked out for me. The shop assistant took one look at me and... http://www.alasolo.com/nosales-people/#comments http://www.alasolo.com/nosales-people/ Sun, 25 Apr 2010 15:08:00 GMT http://www.alasolo.com/iceland-more-like-fiery-volcano-land/ You don't hear much about Iceland. They mustn't get up to much. Perhaps they are busy hiding under a thinly veiled disguise of being inhabitants of an "Iceland" when in... http://www.alasolo.com/iceland-more-like-fiery-volcano-land/#comments http://www.alasolo.com/iceland-more-like-fiery-volcano-land/ Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:04:00 GMT http://www.alasolo.com/jessica-watson/ We all said she shouldn't go. We all wished she would just stay home and play some sort of Wii sailing game. But when she was sideswiped by a wayward... http://www.alasolo.com/jessica-watson/#comments http://www.alasolo.com/jessica-watson/ Mon, 12 Apr 2010 12:25:00 GMT http://www.alasolo.com/a-dog-by-any-other-name/ The Supreme Court has seen Mabo win land rights for indigenous Australians, Pauline Hanson smear mud off her reputation and now, they are judging the fate of a dog. Gold... http://www.alasolo.com/a-dog-by-any-other-name/#comments http://www.alasolo.com/a-dog-by-any-other-name/ Thu, 08 Apr 2010 10:04:00 GMT http://www.alasolo.com/lets-go-native/ In Australia we scoff at the naivety of foreigners who believe we are one great big Outback with koalas in every gum tree, wallabies bounding around our streets. We laugh... http://www.alasolo.com/lets-go-native/#comments http://www.alasolo.com/lets-go-native/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:08:00 GMT http://www.alasolo.com/flowers-do-have-power/ "No, I don't like those. No, they look like weeds. I hate that colour, put it back." My husband wearily pushed the trolley around the nursery as I tried to... http://www.alasolo.com/flowers-do-have-power/#comments http://www.alasolo.com/flowers-do-have-power/ Sun, 28 Mar 2010 01:23:00 GMT http://www.alasolo.com/devilish-things/ Today one of my colleagues said an 8 year old boy came to the counter and requested some writing paper. His brother was about 4 years old so she handed... http://www.alasolo.com/devilish-things/#comments http://www.alasolo.com/devilish-things/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:13:00 GMT http://www.alasolo.com/pandamonium-at-adelaide-zoo/ To be honest I wasn't ecstatic about the prospect of visiting Adelaide until I realised there were pandas. Pandas! If it weren't for the fact that a small barricade of... http://www.alasolo.com/pandamonium-at-adelaide-zoo/#comments http://www.alasolo.com/pandamonium-at-adelaide-zoo/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:38:00 GMT http://www.alasolo.com/a-la-duo/ A life led less silly might never have arrived in the seriously wonderful state it is now. I was twelve years old when a board game played with friends gave... http://www.alasolo.com/a-la-duo/#comments http://www.alasolo.com/a-la-duo/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:25:00 GMT