Jim Ball -Sydney's No.1 Overnight Broadcaster - 12- 5 am

Start a Revolution--Eat Dinner With Your Family

(13Sept05) "...What if I told you that there was a magic bullet--something that would improve the quality of your daily life, your children's chances of success in the world, your family's health, our values as a society? Something that is inexpensive, simple to produce and within the reach of pretty much anyone?" Start a Revolution--Eat Dinner With Your Family “… the research indicates that a shared family meal leads to the strengthening of family bonds, the deepening of relationships, and higher levels of satisfaction and effectiveness among family members… In reality, families did not merely decide to stop eating together. The rhythms, complexities, and chaos of today's lifestyles simply produced a reality that made shared family meals almost impossible…”

Abbot and Costello in today's world

(10Aug05) A variation on the famous "Who's on First?" sketch updated for today's world, which is all over the Web. Abbot and Costello in today's world

Jim's Kokoda Trek trip

(14Nov04 )Jim's Kokoda Trek trip. You don't need to have have 'Powerpoint' in order to watch this presentation-you can go to this Microsoft site to download a FREE Powerpoint Viewer to install on your computer to keep and use to enjoy this and any other powerpoint presentation.

Jim's trip to Port Douglas(8Aug04 ) Jim's trip to Port Douglas- June 2004 -You don't need to have have 'Powerpoint' in order to watch this presentation-you can go to this Microsoft site to download a FREE Powerpoint Viewer to install on your computer to keep and use to enjoy any form of powerpoint presentation.

Strange relations

(23July04 ) Check this out…George W Bush and John Kerry….Related!!!!! Who woulda thunk it….

Sydney from a Cessna 185

(16 May 04) Sydney from a Cessna 185- For those who have not been able to see this because they don't have 'Powerpoint'- go to this Microsoft site to download a FREE Powerpoint Viewer to install on your computer and enjoy any form of powerpoint presentation, including this one.

A Jar full of Golf balls

(Jan 2004) I recall seeing this several years ago. As with many things on the net it came back to me this week. I thought it worth posting. Read it and pass it on to your friends…Particularly your best friends….Your kids.

3 minute Journey to the Centre of the Universe

For a 3 minute Journey to the Centre of the Universe, that would take a 50 million years traveling at the speed of light, from the Sydney Morning Herald site

The Anagram Generator

Have a go at this - it's the anagram generator- simply type in your own name for example and it throws up every associated anagram.

Top End Trip 

Jim Ball's Top End Trip - Here are a series of photos taken on my recent Top End Trek. This is testament to the adage of “See Australia First.” 

Say cheese for the Mars probe  

  “Earlier this month, Europe's Mars Express, 8 million kilometres out in space, looked back towards Earth to make sure its instruments were working properly.”  For those of you who missed this article Say cheese for the Mars probe by  Richard Macey
with its historical picture in the Sydney Morning Herald on July 31 2003.  

View of the world from the new space station

Bear the recent blackouts in the USA and Canada in mind when you have a look at these images, which are a panoramic view of the world from the new space station. They are night photos with the lights clearly indicating either the populated areas in the case of the West or the areas with substantial development in the case of the Third world.  

Slim Dusty

A few thoughts from Jim on Slim Dusty 

R.M. Williams story

The R.M. Williams story by Jill Bowen      The Bulletin 21^st July 1981 

Mother's Day

Here is something for Mother's Day

For the blokes

But if you are a bloke and are feeling left out - 'Men's rules' is for you

Ever wondered why it's so good to be a man? Here's why.

The Value of Time

The Value of Time - Something a little different to contemplate

Change Blindness 

So you didn't believe that talking on the mobile while driving was a distraction. It causes Change Blindness. Visit the Visual Cognition Lab at this fascinating site and see what exactly change blindness is, if you can see it, that is.

Tribute to the ‘Fireys

Jim Ball's Tribute to the ‘Fireys' - Editorial Mon 9-12-02

Don't mess with mothers

The fight back against the Children's Bill of rights! Don't mess with this mother.

Rules for life 

These Rules for life may be a bit of whimsy but they are very accurate whimsy none the less.

Commonsense 

Since first broadcasting Commonsense, I have had dozens of requests for a copy. It is one of those pieces that has had wide exposure on the Internet via email and endears itself to many people because it is true.

It's My Life 

(1/3/02)  This is all about the denigration of excellence that has infested all aspects of society over the last 30 years. You need a UAI of 99.7 to get into Medical School. When you read It's My Life you can't help but wonder why anyone would bother. Although this is from an American perspective it is exactly the same in Australia, if not worse.

The People's Bank

Now there's a concept! There has been a great deal of talk and publicity in recent times about the re-establishment of a “peoples Bank”. Now that the Commonwealth is up there and out there on the stock exchange and more accountable  to shareholders than customers, the feeling is growing that perhaps its time to loon at this concept again….That's what is happening in New Zealand…This link, The People's Bank pertains to the New Zealand experience as outlined in the April 7^th Edition of News Weekly. In NZ it has been voted on and is happening.. Why not Australia????    Also check out the current News weekly.

Some greater things to contemplate  

Want some perspective on life and where we figure in the scheme of things??? That just perhaps there is more and greater things to contemplate??? Try, Life Magazine . Also click on Space imaging and Space.com for some great satellite photos of planet Earth.

 The Political Compass 

The Political Compass is just a bit of fun.. Take the test. When I first tried it the tendency, I found,  was to answer within the narrow reference band “agree” or disagree” and it threw up a response that didn't seem to reflect what I thought. On a second run I paid more attention to the strongly agree/disagree” options. It made a difference.