Make a difference in the world by lending on Kiva. Kiva uses crowdfunded microloans as a force for good, creating a space where people can have one-to-one impact, and together, expand financial access for all. Since 2009, I have been a KIVA lender. Largely, the same principal $money donated is lent, paid back and then […]
I am now a RAKtivist
What is a RAKtivist I hear you ask.. ‘RAKtivist’ is short for ‘Random Acts of Kindness activist’. They’re the people that end up brightening what otherwise would’ve been ‘just a normal day’. You know the sort. The clerk at the store who tells you to ‘have a great day’…and really means it. The person on […]
Solar Does NOT Work During Blackouts
Did you know if there is a power outage, then solar power does not nessesarily work! Battery or not, your’re in the black. A solar system must be configured to work during a blackout or they power off during blackouts. I am still working through this (February 2023) but after our power went of during […]
Social Media: Time For Change – End Bad Users
I’ve long said that social media giants have the power to make platforms safe but CHOOSE not to. I believe social media knows every single user but chooses not to ban/block/deny users for fear of losing $$$. It shocks me that social media puts the minority of anonymous, bad users before good, honest users. Forget […]
AusPost: 11 Spam Messages
I am going to call out AusPost for SPAM. I ordered an item online on eBay.com.au for delivery from Sydney to Melbourne. It took 4 days from the order date to when the item arrived. In that time I received 14 messages: 3 emails from the supplier (2) and eBay (1) and 11 (yes, eleven) […]
Dumb Australians: Dodgy Medical Advice
How stupid are Australian’s when it comes to health? We’ll believe an unregistered quack, non scientific data found on the internet but question the science of trained registered medical professionals! To the nay-sayers, anti-vaxxers, non-believers.. you are risking your lives and the lives of your friends and family. Vaccines are one of the safest and […]
Lockdowns after reaching 80% vaccination rate
Will we be saying “we were LIED to” when the Government (state and Federal) announce lockdowns AFTER we reach a 80% vaccination rate? I am PRO vaccination but Government rhetoric that lockdowns will end once we are all vaccinated is very concerning. It’s concerning that local Government will blame Federal Government who will blame effectiveness. […]
Allegedly
I cannot stand reading or hearing the word “Allegedly” in media news. Allegedly, media must use the word to cover its ass in case a statement turns out to be incorrect. There are times when it is factually incorrect to use Allegedly. Take the case of the Jewish engagement party in Melbourne. The HeraldSun says: POLICE […]
eBay Email Nightmare
My new pet hate.. the number of emails I receive after buying an item on eBay. I understand confirmation and freight emails but the sheer number has got to ridiculous proportions. Emails eBay sends them Receipts Seller sends them Transport company sends If there is a delay for any reason, then be prepared, you’re about […]
Coles & Woolworths Sourdough Bread is FAKE
Don’t I feel justified right now… I’ve been banging on about sourdough bread sold by Coles and Woolworths is simply not what it is labelled. It is NOT sourdough bread As far back as 2013, alarms have been raised by Australian media, publishers, health groups and retail organisations (Choice). How is it possible that retailers […]
Fake Sourdough Bread | Coles
Here we go again! Coles is now doing the same thing as Woolworths.. selling bread labelled sourdough when it isn’t. What that means for me.. 2 days of feeling unwell. It has other consequences as well.. loss of productivity, mood swings, worry and concern. Having had a stroke, everytime I feel unwell my concerns return […]
Worried About Your Memory?
If you’re over 50 and worried about memory loss or becoming forgetful, then read a new book: Adventures in Memory — the Science and Secrets of Remembering and Forgetting by Hilde and Ylva Ostby. In short, our fears relate to quite natural ageing in the 21st century. The Herald Sun Digital Edition: GOOD TO FORGET […]
The Best (and Worst) of People
Elections bring out the best (and worst) of people. Standing, waiting in line to vote you see.. The impatient voter, obviously with something very important they have to do next. Looking around, mumbling and grumbling to anyone that will listen (or not) The access voter who can’t wait in line with everyone else. The seat […]
McUnHappy Day
Don’t get me wrong, McHappy Day is a good thing but, flawed in its delivery. McHappy Day raises funds for the charity, which helps keep families together while their seriously ill child undergoes treatment. We (public) are digging deep but what is McDonald’s and it’s franchises contributing to Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) ? We contribute […]
Fake Sourdough Bread | Woolworths
For a bread to be labelled and sold as “sourdough”, the dough must be fermented over a period of 12 – 48 hours. Woolworths sourdough breads contain less than 15% fermented dough. My Story Whether related to my stroke or not, I’ve become intolerant of wheat-based products like bread. I’ve been tested for coeliac disease […]
Free Television | Rights (and wrongs)
It surprises me how many people believe they have a right to watch free television, that is without advertising. Whenever I read people saying.. TV is more about revenue than viewers pleasure it begs the question: In your line of work, how much was unpaid work performed purely for your customers’ enjoyment? Example Comment OK Channel […]
Don’t just assume it only happens to Minh
One reads some interesting articles, but “Don’t just assume that I’m Chinese” by Minh Giang in TheAge says more about Minh and a need to travel than anything. She complains that she is mistaken for being Chinese as if she is the only person in the world that it happens to. Sorry Minh, it happens “everywhere”, […]
VicRoads + Government = $0
Well, here I go again… VicRoads + Government = money down the gurgler! Last week (August 2018), there were two major press releases regarding roads: Road and Road Safety Minister Luke Donnellan said ALL revenue from traffic cameras and on-the-spot speeding fines would be used to fix suburban and country roads, under a new state […]
My Man Cave
I am lucky enough to have a fabulous man cave. It was fortuitous the space was suitable plus an understanding partner. The cave is situated on a lower level (basement) of our home in a warm comfortable area. Man Cave Priorities Space – seating, television, speakers, coffee table Furniture – seating (chair / couch), coffee table, […]
Melbourne: Worst Drivers In The World
Who is to blame for Melbourne having the worst drivers in the world? VicRoads is to blame! I have absolutely no doubt the cause of Victoria’s atrocious drivers and a system close to gridlock is the organisation responsible for it. VicRoads and it’s nanny-state attitude is the cause. Don’t be fooled into believing VicRoads (Government) […]
Making A-League special again
SOCCER is dying a slow death in Australia with memberships at an all-time low, falling spectators and general apathy from the Australian public. Its governing body is out of touch with what Australians want from a sport in 2018. Player antics.. faking injury, staging for frees, unacceptable behaviour where the players are seen as primadonna’s not […]
TigerTime: Best Day in 37 Years
As Toyota would say, oh what a feeling. Now, this post is not me gloating (although I’d love to Adrian), it’s about how it feels as a supporter of a premiership team. Damn good, real good, amazing is how it feels. I have been on an emotional high since Saturday 30th September 2017 at around […]
Twitter | Password Recovery + Email
I’ll start this post with saying, I am actually a huge fan of TWITTER, but I am not a fan of Twitter’s password recovery process. In simple terms, if you have lost your password and cannot access your email address there is NO OTHER OPTION to gain access to your account. It does not matter […]
Its My CHOICE
I have been a member of CHOICE for over 30 years. I liked it as a printed publication, but love it as an online resource. I find myself having to pry myself away from reading and reading. In short, you would be mad not seeing what CHOICE thinks ‘before’ buying anything. CHOICE will have already […]
The Other Side of Julia
The other side of Julia.. not, oops I mean’t knit! The headline read: Julia Gillard: Knitting shows another side of me Well, it certainly does but I am afraid it isn’t the side she may have been hoping for? For the non-believers, the photo is a very bad case of staged photography. My mother-in-law said: […]
Local Car Industry Lost!
I spent a few years of my early working life in the motor industry here in Melbourne Australia. I remember back in the 80’s when the government of the day introduced changes which at the time appeared tough, but now in 2013 I can see why, the measures were aimed at protecting our local automotive […]
Australia Needs A Car Industry!
Australia needs and deserves a car industry.. not an industry only propped up by Government dollars, but a fully protected industry that encourages manufacturing here in Australia, along with dealerships that service the industry. A thriving car industry provides thousands of jobs, not just in the manufacture of the vehicle but the many hundreds of associated industries […]
Climate Change Change?
I was rather surprised to read in TheAge today, that the Goverment (Labor) has dumped its National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility. Given the hoo-haa over climate-change, right or wrong, we are all now paying a climate-change tax to the tune of around $100M a year. I don’t know about you, but my electricity and gas bills have gone through the […]
Historic Collingwood Facade Wrecked by Developer
Hopping mad today, when I read this article in TheAge.. A developer has destroyed a historic Collingwood facade despite a Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal order protecting it. Firstly, thank you Alana for bringing it to our attention. Secondly, the developer should face this: A $1M fine for breaking the order A directive to rebuild the facade to ‘exactly’ […]
Electricity Bill Madness
I dont know if everyone else is experiencing the same price hike in their electricity bills as I am, but I read this article in TheAge and simply laughed in defeat… Not only have our bills gone through the roof in 2012, but they are about to go up again. Why? The Australian Energy Regulator […]
Marieke Hardy | Melbourne Beach Culture
Do you agree with Marieke Hardy when she says Melburnian’s are NOT beach type people? I generally like and agree with a lot of what Marieke writes about Melbourne and Melburnians, but not today. Not only has she missed the mark, she has made a very typical Melburnian mistake… Assuming all Melbunians are like her. […]
Railway Crossings in Melbourne
I am not normally controversial but the topic of Railway Crossings and safety really gets me mad… While we all feel terrible for the loss of life, who really has a “safety fear” about level crossings other than the press making explosive headlines. Read the article below from TheAge newspaper titled “Safety fears after fatal crash”. […]
Free Range Egg on their Faces
You have got to be joking… which part of “free-range” is so damn hard? The Australian Egg Corporation should win the ‘Dumb-Ass Award’ for lodging the most ridiculous application of the century. I want my eggs to come from hens that wander around a field regardless of cost. Eggs from 20,000 hens per hectare should be labelled […]
Hello Melbourne!
Welcome to KOZblog, a place to vent my opinion and piece of mind. Simply my view, not nessesarily yours or anyones but mine. Why? Bkoz! Why this page? WordPress comes with a Hello World page by default, so it seemed like a nice thing to do, welcome you and my friends to my new blog.. rave, […]
Dinner with Brothers
Dinner with the brothers of KOZ, in a Victoria Street, Richmond (where else) restaurant.. A lovely evening with brothers, wives and friends.. Click pic to view big pix (opens new window)
Revenge | Handling Telemarketers
Oh they shit me! Ring ring, is that Mr ********? Lucky for me, thats my partners surname (not mine) so I immediately know its a telemarketer. I have to admit, these days they don’t botther me, because I don’t say anything other than yes it is, and then I very quietly put the phone down […]