Next sunday is the Hornsby Shire Centenary, Country Fair and Steam Train Day.
The country fair sounds boring but the steam train bits sounds fun. They have a steam train running from waitara station to Gorson station, then you come back with to waitara with some vintage diesel locco.
You have to pre book tickets for the train trips and they have 4 trips throughout the day.
Today i went to buy some tickets for the 11:55am train. THe lady said that it was all pretty full and how many ti kets did i want. I asked for 7. She didnt think there would be 7 tickets left. But my friends there was.
So i now have 4 tickets available if anyone wants to join myself, jenny and sam.

Written on March 6th, 2006 , audience participation, special occasion

another year and no need to make a new blog post

happy birthday tom

Written on February 3rd, 2006 , special occasion

this new years eve there is only one place to be, unless of course you go somewhere ekse.

and that place is observitory hill in the city. Beautiful views and luscious green grass to lay our your picninc rug and enjoy the company of frineds and foes for sydneys party night.

some of you may feel that trecking into the city is too much but belive me its worth it, the fireworks oh how good the fireworks are.

come, bring frineds, bring foes bring family, come and go whenever you want.

and you never know a few celebrities from podcasting with howie and tom may even be there.

email me if you want more details to work out times and stuff.

Written on December 26th, 2005 , audience participation, special occasion

here i am sitting in room 544 at the star city 5 star hotel.

I know what you are thinking and no i did not elope with jenny. I’m actually wating here in my room for tom to turn up. we are stayin the night here so we can go to bondi junction westfield at 3am. its open 24 hours today you see.

so late last night tom and i logged on to wotif.com and found ourselves a room in a 5 star hotel.

what fun.

Written on December 23rd, 2005 , general chit chat, special occasion, westfield

Jenny and i are engaged.

Written on December 18th, 2005 , special occasion

After 2 computers, 4 internet browsers, 2 mobile phones and a landline.
45 minutes of trying to get into ticketek.

WE HAVE TICKETS TO U2!!!!!!!!!!!

Prasie the Lord.

It was a very tense 45 minutes, now its time for a shower to wash off the sweat.

ammendment to post
I didnt get to have a shower becasue our water has been cut off becasue men in orange jackets are diggin up the road.

Written on December 5th, 2005 , special occasion, The Bomb!

Dear Beth,

You haven’t commented on my blog for while.

Love,
Howie

Written on October 21st, 2005 , remembering and celebrating, special occasion

Tom and I just made a podcast. And boy oh boy is it dodgy, we did no planning we have music and we had no idea what we were going to talk about. Its not intended to offend anyone and i want to stress that it really is dodgy.

but hey if you’re bored at work and have nothing else to do then feel free to listen. its about twenty minutes long and may take a while to load.

“the podcast”

all complaints should be addressed to customerserviceautomatedreply@thehowie.net

that is all.

plese still be my friend

Written on September 7th, 2005 , Countdown to the album, special occasion


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Written on March 31st, 2005 , special occasion

Ladies and Gentlemen please go to the kitchen and pop into the toaster 2 bits of fresh bread. And join me in toasting Scott and Bec on the announcment of their engagment to each other.

aint love grand.

Well played Scott and Bec.

If this post doenst warrent me an invite to the wedding then its all over, i’ll tell her scott, i’ll tell her the truth.

Written on March 13th, 2005 , special occasion

Happy Birthday Anmol.

Written on February 16th, 2005 , special occasion

Happy valentines day to you all.

And a very happy Valentines day to you jenny. I like you.

Written on February 14th, 2005 , special occasion

All funnies aside I do wish you a very happy birthday Tom, I think you’re the bomb! hope you have a great day.

Written on February 3rd, 2005 , special occasion

happy birthday jo french

Written on January 25th, 2005 , special occasion

If you have no plans for New Years Eve.

Why not come join us at observitory Hill.

In the city for a night of fun on the grass.

Written on December 31st, 2004 , special occasion

Hello everyone isn’t it good to reach this time of year again. A time where we come together and pretend we like each other, a time where the world stands still whilst parents convince their children that a fat man will climb down our chimneys and deliver gifts. A time where repetitive annoying songs invade the airwaves. A time where turkey is considered “a special treat”, when really it has the texture of a chicken but the flavour of a car tire.
Christmas is upon us.

The true meaning of Christmas has disappeared and been replaced by a fat man who watches you all year and somehow knows if you have been naughty or nice. He hangs out in shopping centres and lets you sit on his knee if you hand over $10 and get a photo.

Oh tis the season to be jolly.

As we sit in our homes and our relatives homes this Christmas it is important that we do not forget the dangerous world we live in. As john Howard tells us we need to be Alert, not Alarmed.
Therefore the theme of Christmas this year should obviously be terrorism. As we sit around singing carols and exchanging holeproof hero socks we must also be alert. Whilst most people in the house are eating Christmas pudding and riding their new bikes around the living room it is important to have at least one person standing on your roof with an anti aircraft missile ready to fire. Not that anything is going to happen but we need to be Alert and ready.
It would be a sad day if on the 6 o’clock news we see stories of families who have been wiped out by terrorism due to a lack of precaution. The Christmas road toll is bad enough.
Be smart this Christmas and be ALERT.

Here are some handy tips I have come up with to help you get through Christmas.

1. Christmas cake tastes ok if you first burn your mouth with boiling water.
2. Don’t wear socks during the gift opening, this way you don’t embarrass your mother by getting a new pair of socks that you already have.
3. think in the back of your mind that once you make it through the day there is 365 days until you have to go through it again.
4. To minimise family disputes pretend you have lost your voice and don’t get involved in any conversations
5. wear 7 pairs of underpants to pad the impact when your grandfather keeps patting you on the bum and saying “you cheeky mug”
6. Don’t buy your mother weight watchers cook books
7. Eat lots during Christmas lunch so you need to retreat and lay down.

As Christmas only comes but once a year it is important to play it right. To play it safe and to lye low.

Written on December 24th, 2004 , special occasion

welcome home india boy

Written on December 24th, 2004 , special occasion

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