Another chap I have read about is Phillip (Peter) Schuler, heard of him? Nope, me either,till now. The book was titled Phillip Schuler by Mark Baker.

Phillip Frederick Edward Schuler was an Australian journalist, a war correspondent at the Gallipoli campaign. He later joined the army, was wounded in action, and died in France.

Four journalists played leading roles in forming the indelible legend of Gallipoli in the minds of Australians. Yet it was the one who remains least known today – Phillip Schuler – whose part was the most immediately profound.

He volunteered to write reports and take photographs for the newspaper during the Gallipoli campaign. He documented – with evocative accounts and remarkable photography – the entire experience. Less subject to censorship than official correspondent C.E.W. Bean, he exposed flaws in the campaign, particularly the scandal of British treatment of wounded. Historian Les Carlyon considered him “a much better writer from a newspaper point of view than Bean.”

He later enlisted in the AIF, and died on the Western Front in 1917, aged 27.

Becoming a parent changes many things about your priorities and your outlook on life. In this famous poem, Edgar Guest (1881-1959) shares how life was before children and what changed once he became a father. The speaker realizes that he needs to be a better person because there’s a little one who will look up to everything he does, whether it’s good or bad. Edgar Guest wrote many poems on the topic of family. This poem is made up of octaves (eight line stanzas) that follow the rhyme scheme ABABCDCD.

The Responsibility Of Fatherhood

By Edgar Guest More Edgar Guest

BEFORE you came, my little lad,
  I used to think that I was good,
Some vicious habits, too, I had,
  But wouldn’t change them if I could.
I held my head up high and said:
  ‘I’m all that I have need to be,
It matters not what path I tread,’
  But that was ere you came to me.

I treated lightly sacred things,
  And went my way in search of fun,
Upon myself I kept no strings,
  And gave no heed to folly done.
I gave myself up to the fight
  For worldly wealth and earthly fame,
And sought advantage, wrong or right,
  But that was long before you came.

But now you sit across from me,
  Your big brown eyes are opened wide,
And every deed I do you see,
  And, O, I dare hot step aside.
I’ve shaken loose from habits bad,
  And what is wrong I’ve come to dread,
Because I know, my little lad,
  That you will follow where I tread.

I want those eyes to glow with pride,
  In me I want those eyes to see
The while we wander side by side
  The sort of man I’d have you be.
And so I’m striving to be good
  With all my might, that you may know
When this great world is understood,
  What pleasures are worth while below.

I see life in a different light
  From what I did before you came,
Then anything that pleased seemed right;
  But you are here to bear my name,
And you are looking up to me
  With those big eyes from day to day,
And I’m determined not to be
  The means of leading you astray.

Source: https://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/the-responsibility-of-fatherhood-by-edgar-guest

Well here we are at another Tuesday so that means it is extreme creature day this week it is the Tardigrade whatever that is.

This animal is no bigger than a flea but it is by far the toughest animal on Earth. It can survive temperatures hotter than 150C and colder than -200C. It can go up to 10 years without water and can go six times deeper than the deepest point in the ocean and still survive

Tardigrades, known colloquially as water bears or moss piglets, are a phylum of eight-legged segmented micro-animals. They were first described by the German zoologist Johann August Ephraim Goeze in 1773, who called them Kleiner Wasserbär.

Tardigrades pose no threat to humans. Scientists have yet to identify a species of tardigrade that spreads disease

Hello everyone, here we are at Monday again and so here are some facts.

In ancient Rome no one was allowed to leave a theatre while Emperor Nero was singing. A favourite escape plan for reluctant listeners was to pretend to be dead and be carried out by doctors.

Donald Westerholt was jailed for 50 years in Houston, Texas in January 1983 for shoplifting a pair of shoes worth $20.

In the 1350’s doctors treating patients in plague-hospitals use to shout instructions from the street. As there was no cure and doctors were too frightened to go near the infected.

“Spooky” a blue Russian cat and “George” a Boston Terrier were the first animals in America to be fitted with prescription contact lenses.

In 1995, fifteen iguanas were accidentally out to sea on a raft of water-logged trees. They travelled over 200 miles from Guadeloupe to Anguilla in the Caribbean arriving safely.

Daylight saving has ended for now and I slept till 6am or (7am daylight savings time) getting up only 10 mins before Tim. I had a pretty good night sleep as well.

Not having much in way of breaky just not hungry.

A productive morning blogging and writing letters.

Leo went on his first date and he returned really happy with how it went.

Monday at last so not having to fend for myself which is great as doing that is hard.

Had a solid 9hrs sleep.

Having a so so day doing nothing other then blogging.

Woke at 4.30 and went and peed thought I would go back to bed for an hour but no that didn’t work as I was too restless, so up at 4.45.

I decided to give myself a shower so I am nice and clean, more or less.

Getting frustrated with the computer so not doing stuff for a while.

Slept so so at 3am I got up to pee and couldn’t settle again till around 3.50am as I was shaking and sweating and in a bit of a state.

Tim isn’t well today, had to make Dr appointment for him for tomorrow morning. Had trouble logging into doctors website using his log in details, so did it using mine. Tim came home early from work.

Not much else happening around here.

Woke at 4 to pee and manged to go back to bed till 5.50am, happy me.

Tim off work today, he has a doctor appointment.

Kathy rang and the first thing she said was Jessica has covid in a laughing tone, I do not think it is funny. So I won’t see her or Leo for a bit.

Jessica also has a blocked toilet so Tim rang the maintenance line and was on hold for 1.45hrs by the time he had arranged for a plumber she had managed to unblock it herself. I wouldn’t be able to do that.

Had a pretty good night, woke at 5.30am. Tasha sounded annoyed when I rang her but she said it was only because she had just started to do something.

Tim back at work this afternoon, a warmish day.

Last day of school for term one of 2022.

Wrote one letter today but did little else

Tasha putting me to bed.

Had another good night although I have been up since 5am woke at 1 to pee not issue then again at 5 when I decided to stay up.

Had a good morning, been another wet day.

Kathy and the girls arrived around 1.30pm, they did some housework and cleaned out the linen press (cupboard) throwing out a bunch of stuff.

Had a shower and dressed in the clothes I will wear tomorrow. Which will make it easier for me in the morning.

To You I Promise

© Danny Blackburn More By Danny Blackburn

Published: October 2008

My love for you is unconditional and enduring.
To you I promise to always be reassuring.

My love for you protects you and is honorable.
To you I promise to always be faithful.

My love for you is understanding and passionate.
To you I promise to always be compassionate.

My love for you is thoughtful and cherishing.
To you I promise to always be devoted and caring.

My love for you is patient and kind.
To you I promise this always until the end of time.

My love for you is selfless and forgiving.
To you I promise this always, for as long as I am living.

My love for you is devoted and encouraging.
To you I promise to always listen and never be detouring.

I promise to show you, my wife, that I love you in all that I do.
I can promise these things because with all of my heart I love you.

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Source: https://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/to-you-i-promise

Hello everyone on this lovely Tuesday morning, this weeks extreme creature is the Anglerfish.

The anglerfish are fish of the teleost order Lophiiformes. They are bony fish named for their characteristic mode of predation, in which a modified luminescent fin ray acts as a lure for other fish.

“Sometimes they’re caught and they have whole fish in their stomachs. If you touch the stomachs, it’s quite squishy, for lack of a better term.” But don’t worry too much about these deep-sea horrors:They’re far too small to hurt a human, making their oversized teeth and misshapen bodies

They dangle a glowing or worm like bait called an esca, from a long lure that sticks out from the front of its head like a fishing rod. It then waits until a hungry fish comes to investigate and then wham it gobbles down its prey with lightning speed.

Good morning all it is 8am here I have been up for three hours shaking a bloody lot, anyway here are this weeks facts……..

The sun travels at a speed of 155 miles per second but it still takes 230 million years to complete a single revolution of the galaxy.

Damascus, Syria was flourishing a couple of thousand years before Rome was founded in 753BC, making it the oldest continuously inhabited city in existence.

The length from your wrist to your elbow is the same as the length of your foot.

About one-tenth of the earth is permanently covered in ice.

The first successful kidney transplant was in 1954

Cyberspace ate Saturday’s diary entry how annoying. After a restless start I slept well a solid 9hrs. I am not getting dressed for the day till Tim gets up and can help me.

So far this morning I have been ok but it’s only 7.30, I have been up since 5am.

Had a productive morning, wanted to do more but lost motivation and concentration.

Kelli came and put me to bed.

I slept well, Tasha doubled my restlessness medication and it helped.

I am managing to do some stuff this morning so hopefully this week will be better then last week.

Had a reasonable day.

Woke to rain at 5.10am managed a wash ok but needed Tash to dress me.

Had a good morning even managed to write 2 letters.

Leo was playing with a screwdriver this morning and when Tim went to find it he couldn’t and that put him in a foul mood.

Raining heavy here today, couldn’t go up with Leo.

Had a so so night woke at 4.15 and decided to get up. A restless morning.

Took Leo up before it pissed down rain.

Restless but managed to do some stuff here on the laptop which has made me happy.

Heavy rain on and off all day.

Woke at 4am but managed to dose off again till 5am when I got up. After my wash I rang Tasha but she didn’t answer, rang 3 times. She did at last turn up.

Still raining so couldn’t go with Leo this morning.

Seems like he got into trouble at school yesterday for taking a weapon to school, my letter opener, which was confiscated will have to talk to Jess about getting it back.

Raining on and off all day

Had another pretty good night woke a 4.30 needing to pee so got up at 4.40am, a coldish morning.

Had nothing but trouble with Coles online it is so frustrating I ended up packing it in and will try tomorrow.

I am in a right state with the shaking and sweating and feeling confused and frustrated.

Awake and up at 5am after a decent enough night, fend for myself saw me in tears of frustration.

Micheal has gone camping with his mate Jerry so unable to help move the fridge for Jess/Tasha.

I am in long pants for the first time this year.

Bought pizza for lunch stuff crust for me thin & crispy for Tim.

Managed to write 3 letters.