: About Me

I can has a kitteh!

Born a long long time ago, in a city far away (Vienna Austria) and came to Australia via the mystic Middle East (Bahrain Persian Gulf) and a brief extended stay in Bombay (Mumbai India) landed in Australia (Fremantle Western Australia) in 1965.

Spent time in Papua New Guinea and other states in Australia, became a writer and a geek and an author and a blogger, (http://tedalog.blogspot.com/) work in IT now but retiring real soon now to go around Australia by caravan or campervan or horse and buggy - don't really care which but I'm doing it. Will have photos around too I guess. (http://flickr.com/photos/teddlesruss/)

Had prostate cancer starting, developed a diet which reversed it - without ANY other therapy or treatment - and put the book online as an E-Book. (http://www.zencookbook.com/) Into third year with no recurrence now, it must work okay...

My passion is ...

Sustainable energy, eco-friendliness, computers, wines, cooking

I know too much about ...

nothing really - there's always more to learn!

My parents always told me ...

That the world does NOT owe me anything, and will generally act that way.

My childhood ambition ...

To become a famous scientist

My favorite memory ...

Life's a memory - by the time you've epxerienced it, it's already passed.

Why I write ...

Because I can. Some ppl cnt kthx?

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

My life unfolding.

My first job ...

Electrician's assistant.

My best moment ...

Rescuing someone off the cliffs in Western Australia's North.

My inspiration ...

My parents. My father. Myself.

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Energy auditing brings up visions of men with briefcases and suits crawling all over your appliances? Maybe not so much. Your energy audit should encompass more than just a quick survey of the toaster, the number of lightbulbs, and the central heating. Your greatest energy cost in the home is always going to be temperature related in winter, you don't want cold air pouring in through cracks and inadvertently left open vents, and in summer you'd probably prefer it if the cold air stayed inside the house instead of cooling your surroundings. There are other articles in this topic which descr...

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