http://www.awordfromthewise.net/ A Word From The Wise en Sun, 25 May 2008 04:39:00 GMT Sun, 25 May 2008 04:39:00 GMT info@awordfromthewise.net info@awordfromthewise.net http://www.awordfromthewise.net/patent-pending/ You're surfing the web and you see the inevitable ads, many for get rich quick schemes, all with the words 'patent pending' as part of their description. It makes it... http://www.awordfromthewise.net/patent-pending/#comments http://www.awordfromthewise.net/patent-pending/ Sun, 25 May 2008 04:39:00 GMT http://www.awordfromthewise.net/have-you-ever-been-treated-badly-at-work/ I gave my resignation in at work last week. It was also the day there was a performance review and I was spoken to before I gave them my letter... http://www.awordfromthewise.net/have-you-ever-been-treated-badly-at-work/#comments http://www.awordfromthewise.net/have-you-ever-been-treated-badly-at-work/ Wed, 07 May 2008 03:21:00 GMT http://www.awordfromthewise.net/jaywalking/ I was walking in the city today and it really struck me just how many people jaywalk. It's a daily occurrence of course, almost everyone does it. I'm usually the... http://www.awordfromthewise.net/jaywalking/#comments http://www.awordfromthewise.net/jaywalking/ Sun, 30 Mar 2008 09:31:00 GMT http://www.awordfromthewise.net/taking-a-bear-to-court/ I thought I had heard it all until I heard about this. A court in FYROM (I refuse to call the country by the other name it uses, which was... http://www.awordfromthewise.net/taking-a-bear-to-court/#comments http://www.awordfromthewise.net/taking-a-bear-to-court/ Fri, 21 Mar 2008 03:00:00 GMT http://www.awordfromthewise.net/he-must-have-really-thought-about-this/ A man must have seriously had to weigh up his options after 6 men allegedly entered his residence and started stealing his cannabis plants. What to do in a case... http://www.awordfromthewise.net/he-must-have-really-thought-about-this/#comments http://www.awordfromthewise.net/he-must-have-really-thought-about-this/ Fri, 21 Mar 2008 02:48:00 GMT http://www.awordfromthewise.net/more-money/ Whenever I receive one of those lovely letters from a bank, phone company or anyone who sends me a bill, stating that a fee is going up, this is how... http://www.awordfromthewise.net/more-money/#comments http://www.awordfromthewise.net/more-money/ Fri, 07 Mar 2008 01:11:00 GMT http://www.awordfromthewise.net/who-designs-these/ Are paedophiles designing children's clothing and underwear? You only need to walk through a clothing store to see that sex is being sold to children as well. What makes a... http://www.awordfromthewise.net/who-designs-these/#comments http://www.awordfromthewise.net/who-designs-these/ Sun, 03 Feb 2008 00:05:00 GMT http://www.awordfromthewise.net/what-does-your-user-name-mean/ So we all have them, we all use them but what do they mean? Did you choose your user name for a reason? Is it a word you like, your... http://www.awordfromthewise.net/what-does-your-user-name-mean/#comments http://www.awordfromthewise.net/what-does-your-user-name-mean/ Tue, 15 Jan 2008 01:03:00 GMT http://www.awordfromthewise.net/how-do-you-iron-a-shirt/ This was the question posed to me by my eighteen year old brother. I just wish I'd seen him turn on the iron and then try to tackle the job... http://www.awordfromthewise.net/how-do-you-iron-a-shirt/#comments http://www.awordfromthewise.net/how-do-you-iron-a-shirt/ Fri, 04 Jan 2008 02:17:00 GMT http://www.awordfromthewise.net/20072008/ What do I remember from the year 2007? Quite a good year really, I graduated from university, went on to do a graduate diploma and became involved in community radio... http://www.awordfromthewise.net/20072008/#comments http://www.awordfromthewise.net/20072008/ Tue, 01 Jan 2008 05:16:00 GMT http://www.awordfromthewise.net/your-and-youre/ Why do people not notice the difference? It's either your or you're, it's not one or the other no matter how it's being used in a sentence. Just one of... http://www.awordfromthewise.net/your-and-youre/#comments http://www.awordfromthewise.net/your-and-youre/ Sun, 30 Dec 2007 10:44:00 GMT http://www.awordfromthewise.net/being-single-is-a-curse/ RSVP'ing for a Christmas party, I failed to satisfy the definition of "and partner" on the invitation because I wasn't planning on bringing a boyfriend or a husband. Apparently, that's... http://www.awordfromthewise.net/being-single-is-a-curse/#comments http://www.awordfromthewise.net/being-single-is-a-curse/ Sat, 15 Dec 2007 21:45:00 GMT http://www.awordfromthewise.net/beware-of-the-gardener/ Police found a large number of cannabis plants at a convent in Greece. The nuns had no idea what the plants were, thinking they were just 'decorative', trusting that the... http://www.awordfromthewise.net/beware-of-the-gardener/#comments http://www.awordfromthewise.net/beware-of-the-gardener/ Tue, 04 Dec 2007 23:52:00 GMT http://www.awordfromthewise.net/pet-peeve-for-the-day/ Who has walked through the food court of a shopping centre and seen babies being given Coke, Pepsi and who knows what else by parents who don't seem to know... http://www.awordfromthewise.net/pet-peeve-for-the-day/#comments http://www.awordfromthewise.net/pet-peeve-for-the-day/ Sun, 25 Nov 2007 05:08:00 GMT http://www.awordfromthewise.net/a-new-day/ Australia now has a Labor government. Personally, I think it's been a long time coming and was glad to see the general swing away from the Liberal Party. It's time... http://www.awordfromthewise.net/a-new-day/#comments http://www.awordfromthewise.net/a-new-day/ Sun, 25 Nov 2007 01:46:00 GMT