Melbourne Cup 2009 ... the best & worst ...

... as promised the best and worst of Melbourne Cup 2009 ...

... pics courtesy SMH ...



mosaic courtesy BigHugeLabs ... that I'm still trying to conquer ...

How much does your printer ink cost ...

Todays Sydney Morning Herald Column 8 a guy writes "madness abounds". His Canon printer ink cartridges, containing 13ml of ink, cost $23 each, i.e. $17,692.23 per litre ... shite!!!

My Hewlett Packard cartridges cost $31 each ... no way am I about to calculate ...

What it'll cost in Sydney ...

$55 to busk at Circular Quay.
$1,230 to close down a block of George Street

$160,000 to appear on the Anzac Bridge billboard

$1,200 to be married in St Mary's Cathedral inlcudes bells

$6,000 to watch the New Years Eve fireworks from your balcony at the Park Hyatt

$125 to run for Lord Mayor of Sydney

$11,000 to reserve a plot at Waverley Cemetery

$7,700 to dedicate a bench in the Royal Botanic Gardens wwwbgsyd.nsw.gov.au

No matter what the cost - it's one of the most beautiful cities on the planet!