Happy New Year next week

Hey All;

I'm back at work today...by choice. Call me odd, but I actually enjoy working these few in between days. No phone calls, skeleton staff - I can get on top of things...once I get this update out of the way.

Over Christmas, I had time to reflect on the year that was and lessons learnt.

My time as a labourer for example, introduced me to a number of building techniques which have an equally useful application in the real world. Take expansion joints placed in brick walls/concrete etc. (allowing for expanding and contracting without cracking). It was observed yesterday that the one God placed between my chest and hips has been proving its worth. Now, you may niaively assume it's due to festive feasting (which Mum and The Lovely Samantha did their best to lead me into temptation with their gastronomic Christmas day spread), however the actual reason is much more grounded in technical rationale. That being the colder Melbourne weather contracting my hips and chest thus giving my mid riff the illusion of an optical overhang. With her new found personal training knowledge however, much more grounded in anatomical theory, Sam is somewhat more sceptical.

Christmas was pretty much like all before it. Presents, eating, sleeping, cricket (actually more like a lesson in how not to pick a cricket team) and remeniscing. Sam discovered a cracking new salad and we've made a resolution to work through her new present (Damian Pignolet's Salad cookbook) over the summer.

Have a cracking few days.

see you next year,
Minas.