TET.Life (The Extraordinary Tourist Life)

Different Stands Out Mug by TET. View on RedBubble . I got to thinking about blogs and the fact that anyone can leave a comment to my posts. When someone comments, the polite thing to do is to respond with a comment under theirs. This may prompt an additional comment but really that person has no real intention of in depth discussion. They're just passing through. It's a lot like walking down the street with a complete stranger approaching from the opposite direction. Your intention is to simply pass them by but as you come within talking distance the stranger says "Hi, nice day isn't it?" Like they needed to share that little highlight of information to brighten your day too. You can smile and nod in agreement, or go so far as to say "Yes isn't it," whilst passing by without so much as a break in stride. It's all that is required to be polite. Sometimes though, you want a bit more from your stranger. Why did they decide to say 'Hi'...

[Note: This post originally had no title and is an incomplete story because it used to be part of a news stream embeded into my website. I'd delete it but, soon to be even more famous person, Rachel Reenstra ( Ms Adventure , The Wildlife Docs ), randomly discovered my blog on Christmas 2005 here and left a comment. She then returned the next evening and left a comment on this post. I think she is still the most high profile person to comment on this blog alongside Boom Crash Opera's Peter Farnan who left a comment here . - TET 2021-05-03 ] If you're a reader of 'The Bunyip', Gawler's local newspaper, and you've found your way here, chances are you've already viewed my 'Sleeping Cats' exhibition. Hope you enjoyed it and I hope you voted for your favourite artwork. If you'd like to see more of my work (even after browsing this site) then sign up to my newsletter to receive updates of future exhibitions, ebay auctions and other site news. Tha...

[Note: This post originally had no title and is an incomplete story because it used to be part of a news stream embeded into my website. I'd delete it but soon to be even more famous person, Rachel Reenstra ( Ms Adventure , The Wildlife Docs ), randomly discovered my blog on Christmas 2005 and left a comment. I think she is still the most high profile person to comment on this blog alongside Boom Crash Opera's Peter Farnan who left a comment here . Rachel returned the next night to write a comment on this post . - TET 2021-05-03 ]  Congratulations to the proud owners of 'Sleepy Koala' and 'Marshmellow the Wombat'. Both artworks were sold via ebay at well below their 'buy now' prices which is a great reason to keep an eye on this site if you're at all interested in my art.   One might wonder why I'm willing to sell my artwork at such low prices. The answer is simple. I have no desire to own the biggest collection of my own artwork. I like to sen...