Word-whore. I write 'em. I talk 'em. Information, politics, media, and the cybers. I drink. I use bad words. All publication is a political act. All communication is propaganda. All art is pornography. All business is personal. All hail Eris! Vive les poissons rouges sauvages!
![A bright sunny day on Sydney Harbour, and we’re maybe 1,000 feet in the air. We’re looking down on a warship, which we’re seeing from slightly behind its port beam. It’s a modern landing [ship] helicopter dock (LHD), HMAS Adelaide, with its flight deck laid out before us. Beyond it is a wharf, another dock, and to the right of that a dry dock containing a smaller ship. In the background, the various building of Fleet Base East. On the far upper left is the Hobart-class air warfare destroyer HMAS Brisbane (DDG 41).](https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/DSC00054.jpeg)
At the start of my week of Monday 5 to Sunday 11 May 2025 I decided that it would be relatively relaxed given that my birthday was in there somewhere, including a generously-gifted helicopter flight on Wednesday and a delightful lunch with friends on Saturday.
Continue reading “Weekly Wrap 780: Big ship again, for my birthday and such”![A grey and drizzly day on Sydney Harbour. On the left is a warship, which we’re seeing from slightly off its starboard bow. It’s a modern landing [ship] helicopter dock (LHD), and the ski ramp on its bow looms over us. To its left towers a crane. On the right, however, we can see the Sydney CBD in the background, its skyscrapers and the distinctive Sydney Tower blurred out in the mists.](https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IMG_9308_1800.jpeg)
My week of Monday 28 April to Sunday 4 May 2025 was remarkably productive, with one podcast produced and a second recorded, and even some billable hours for clients. So I’m having to illustrate this post wth a photo from last week’s ferry trip to Manly.
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