Rodney O. posted an article on RodneyOlsen.net - Jan 30, 2012, 9:38 pm
Can we slow things down a little? I don’t know about you but I reckon this year has started way too fast. My head is spinning with all that’s going on. So much is happening and in less than two weeks I’ll be cycling the Great Ocean Road in Victoria to release children from poverty. If you wan...
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Rodney O. posted an article on RodneyOlsen.net - Jan 30, 2012, 2:17 am
I don’t know what you did with your Sunday afternoon but I spent a fair bit of time lying on the kitchen floor wielding a hairdryer yesterday. Our 17 year old fridge has been having issues as old fridges sometimes do. The freezer’s been doing it’s job but the fridge compartment could have bee...
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Rodney O. posted an article on RodneyOlsen.net - Jan 26, 2012, 10:22 pm
One of the segments on my Morning Café radio program on 98.5 Sonshine FM is a look at fitness and health with personal trainer Kellie Long. When we began the segment last year we started out with a little of Kellie’s story. It’s a story with which many of us can identify. It’s a story abou...
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Rodney O. posted an article on RodneyOlsen.net - Jan 25, 2012, 2:21 am
Are you ready for Australia Day tomorrow? We celebrate Australia Day on the 26th of January each year because it was that day in 1788 that Captain Arthur Phillip took formal possession of the colony of New South Wales and became its first Governor. The first official celebrations were held in 1818 ...
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Rodney O. posted an article on RodneyOlsen.net - Jan 18, 2012, 11:49 pm
25000 Spins is a non-profit business dedicated to making a difference to children in need. Their vision is to not only make the lives of children better but to empower and challenge people to get involved in the cause through physical challenges. Craig Shipton was living in London back in 2008 when...
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Rodney O. posted an article on RodneyOlsen.net - Jan 18, 2012, 9:49 pm
I think I fixed my phone. Over the last week or two I’ve noticed that my mobile phone hasn’t been holding its charge as long as it should. In fact, if I didn’t recharge it every day it’d run down and switch itself off within twenty four hours. I checked online for the price of a new batter...
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Rodney O. posted an article on RodneyOlsen.net - Oct 31, 2011, 9:54 am
What a fantastic day. The day finally arrived and the 2011 Cancer Ride is under way. We began by broadcasting from St. John’s Church in the main street of Albany. Then at midday the Mayor of Albany wished us well and officially started our ride. We cycled just over 91 kilometres to Cranbrook wit...
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Rodney O. posted an article on RodneyOlsen.net - Oct 28, 2011, 7:09 pm
We’re finally about to hit the road. At midday today our team of cyclists and our trusty support crew will say goodbye to friends and family as we leave 98.5 Sonshine FM in Como to begin our ride for cancer. If you missed the details you can read all you might like to know at my previous post, Ca...
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Rodney O. posted an article on RodneyOlsen.net - Oct 27, 2011, 11:07 pm
The regular Friday morning ride to Sassy’s had quite a boost in numbers today. Each Friday morning a group of cyclists ride from Canning Vale to the city for a coffee to get the day underway. The Friday public holiday in Western Australia meant that a lot more riders were free to ride into the ci...
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Rodney O. posted an article on RodneyOlsen.net - Oct 24, 2011, 6:00 am
“Cancer can be beaten.” What an amazing statement. That’s what one cancer researcher recently told me. He’s confident that a day will come when we beat cancer. How different would our world be without cancer? How many people that we have deeply loved would still be with us? How much heartbr...
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Rodney O. posted an article on RodneyOlsen.net - Oct 21, 2011, 10:05 am
Ever noticed how differently you feel about the people in front of you in a queue and the treatment you’d like to receive? I know it’s wrong, but sitting in the barber’s shop today, I was quite keen for the barber to get through the two customers in front of me as quickly as possible but I ce...
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Rodney O. posted an article on RodneyOlsen.net - Oct 18, 2011, 8:14 am
Researchers are saying that the first drugs that can slow the ageing process are likely to be available within five to ten years. They believe this could result in people eventually living to 150 or more. Peter Smith, dean of medicine at the University of NSW, said a girl born today in Australia co...
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Rodney O. posted an article on RodneyOlsen.net - Oct 14, 2011, 9:23 pm
A couple of years ago Mark Vincent was just another school boy, but he was a school boy with an amazing talent. In April 2009 Mark won Australia’s Got Talent. He was just 15, and even more surprisingly, he wasn’t singing the latest pop music, he was singing what some have termed, pop opera. He ...
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Rodney O. posted an article on RodneyOlsen.net - Oct 12, 2011, 9:28 pm
I was reading in the local paper today that Westminster Primary School teacher, Brooke Topelberg, was last nigt awarded the Prime Minister’s Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Primary Schools. She was awarded at a ceremony at Parliament House in Canberra. The judges praised her for using...
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Rodney O. posted an article on RodneyOlsen.net - Oct 12, 2011, 6:15 pm
Arthur C. Clokey, the creator of Gumby, brought a lot of happiness to a lot of children. His legacy lives on with many Gumby products still available for sale today. Sadly his childhood wasn’t as happy as many of those he entertained. Art died peacefully in his sleep the morning of the 8th of Janu...
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Rodney O. posted an article on RodneyOlsen.net - Oct 12, 2011, 6:24 am
Life is a ‘little’ more normal this week. I spent last week broadcasting from the Perth Royal Show. The video above gives you a very small taste of my week. If I included everything I saw and did you’d be watching videos all week so I’ve distilled a few moments from the show into less than ...
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Rodney O. posted an article on RodneyOlsen.net - Oct 11, 2011, 10:09 pm
The short video doesn’t really capture the atmosphere of the breakfast in front of the Perth Concert Hall this morning but it certainly hints at it. It’s Ride to Work Day and so I did waht I do every day and cycled to work. I detoured into the city on the way for the free breakfast. I didn’t ...
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Rodney O. posted an article on RodneyOlsen.net - Oct 10, 2011, 8:16 am
What are you like at letting other people use things that belong to you? Are you happy to share your belongings or do you hold things a little tighter? On the way to work I noticed a Holden Ute that not many men would be prepared to borrow. I reckon the owner has come up with a great way to dissuad...
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Rodney O. posted an article on RodneyOlsen.net - Oct 1, 2011, 9:23 am
My home internet woes finally seem to be over. Several weeks ago we had need to replace our DSL modem and wireless router. I chose the Netgear DGN1000 modem/router as pictured on the left. I’m not an I.T. expert but I certainly know my way around a computer. I’ve pulled computers apart and pu...
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Rodney O. posted an article on RodneyOlsen.net - Sep 30, 2011, 12:12 am
... and said, “That voice is like God kissed his throat”. After one performance during Idol he left Joel and Benji Madden of Good Charlotte speechless. Joel said that listening to Stan sing made him want to sing R&B music and Benji said he’d watch him perform whether he won the competition ...
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Rodney O. posted an article on RodneyOlsen.net - Sep 29, 2011, 3:25 am
Amazon has done very well with their Kindle eReaders but they’ve now turned up the heat on the iPad with the Kindle Fire. The Kindle Fire is much more than a colour version of the popular Kindle. There’ll be apps, games. thousands of movies and TV shows, music and web browsing. Some are suggest...
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Rodney O. posted an article on RodneyOlsen.net - Sep 28, 2011, 8:20 pm
Have you ever felt that you’re living someone else’s life? I feel a bit that way at the moment. For the third day in a row I’ve driven to work. That’s pretty normal for a lot of people but it just feels wrong. I usually ride to and from work each day and when I don’t ride I really miss it...
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Rodney O. posted an article on RodneyOlsen.net - Sep 28, 2011, 9:00 am
It’s on again. The Perth Royal Show begins at the Claremont Showgrounds this Saturday and runs until the following Saturday the 8th of October. The Perth Royal Show is Perth’s biggest community event attracting 400 000 visitors from the city and the country every year. It has a history spannin...
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Rodney O. posted an article on RodneyOlsen.net - Sep 23, 2011, 1:42 am
Queen’s Roger Taylor is launching a North American talent search that will offer vocalists and musicians the opportunity to star in the Queen Extravaganza. The Queen Extravaganza is a live touring show celebrating and paying tribute to the songs, style and vision of one of the World’s biggest b...
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Rodney O. posted an article on RodneyOlsen.net - Sep 22, 2011, 1:06 am
It’s likely to happen some day soon. It always does during Spring. I’ll be cycling to work or home from work and I’ll be attacked. It happens every year and the attacker is a particularly vicious magpie on my commute. If you’re new to the idea of swooping magpies, it’s what these birds do...
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Rodney O. posted an article on RodneyOlsen.net - Sep 21, 2011, 9:48 pm
Most people that wanted them have had invitations already but yesterday Google Plus became available for everyone. It’s apparently Google’s attempt at taking market share from Facebook in the world of social media. I have a Google Plus account which lies quietly in the corner feeling neglected....
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Rodney O. posted an article on RodneyOlsen.net - Sep 17, 2011, 8:01 pm
Just a quick look at the album sale 98.5 Sonshine FM held yesterday at the Thornlie Christian College Open Day. Please Click this Link to Leave Your Comments on this Post
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Rodney O. posted an article on RodneyOlsen.net - Sep 15, 2011, 1:00 am
Melinda Schneider is a leading light of the new-breed of Australian Country music artists both in Australia and the US. She made her stage debut at the age of three and has developed into an accomplished singer, songwriter and performer. Among the many awards she’s won, Melinda has picked up six ...
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Rodney O. posted an article on RodneyOlsen.net - Sep 14, 2011, 8:39 pm
Losing someone to suicide is such a devastating experience. There’s no chance to talk things through and work towards a solution. It’s an event that fills the rest of your life with so many ‘what if’ questions. It’s heart breaking to think that some people believe that death by their own ...
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Rodney O. posted an article on RodneyOlsen.net - Sep 13, 2011, 2:42 am
What’s round, black and about the size of a pizza? A vinyl album … and after over 23 years on air 98.5 Sonshine FM has thousands to clear, from Beethoven to Bowie, Keith Green to Amy Grant. There will be many old favourites as well as rare albums, some of which have never been played. We’re...
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Rodney O. posted an article on RodneyOlsen.net - Sep 12, 2011, 11:30 am
Would you like the opportunity to have your blog promoted? Have you published a post that you’d like read by a wider audience? I’m having some friends drop in to my faith blog, Beyond Belief, this week for the next Christian Carnival. They’ll be visiting from all over the world and you’re ...
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Rodney O. posted an article on RodneyOlsen.net - Sep 12, 2011, 9:55 am
I’ve written here before about my upcoming Ride for Cancer I’m about to undertake a bike ride of over 500 km from Albany to Perth to raise funds for Cancer Council Western Australia. This will be the third year in a row that I’ve cycled for this cause. I feel very strongly about it and if you...
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Rodney O. posted an article on RodneyOlsen.net - Sep 7, 2011, 11:52 pm
A disaster is currently unfolding in Africa. Millions of people are in desperate need and yet we’re hearing very little about the death and suffering that is happening right now. It can be stopped if we only have the will to intervene and do something now. Countries in East Africa, including the ...
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Rodney O. posted an article on RodneyOlsen.net - Sep 3, 2011, 8:44 pm
It’s Father’s Day here in Australia. While I celebrate with my children I’m also aware that this will be my tenth Father’s Day without my own dad. Dad passed away in August 2002, just a few days before his 83rd birthday. I really do miss dad but it’s not with an overwhelming sadness beca...
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Rodney O. posted an article on RodneyOlsen.net - Sep 2, 2011, 1:46 am
This Sunday is Father’s Day here in Australia. I read today that in a recent poll a lot of people compared their dad to Peter Griffin from The Family Guy. It seems they consider their dad to be cuddly, loveable and great for a laugh, just like Peter Griffin. 20th Century Fox asked 1,000 Aussies ...
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Rodney O. posted an article on RodneyOlsen.net - Aug 31, 2011, 12:27 am
Until recently he was a Sydney school boy. These days he’s touring the country with a growing overseas interest in his amazing new career. Jack Vidgen is only 14 but his voice has an incredible maturity. He’s able to sing meaning into his music in a way that many people twice his age just can�...
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Rodney O. posted an article on RodneyOlsen.net - Aug 29, 2011, 11:20 pm
It’s something that tears families apart and leaves an ache that doesn’t seem to diminish over the years. It raises unanswerable questions and takes more lives each year than the road toll, yet we hear far less about its devastating effects. Each year in Western Australia, over 200 people compl...
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Rodney O. posted an article on RodneyOlsen.net - Aug 24, 2011, 7:07 pm
If it hasn’t touched your life yet, I can almost guarantee that it will. We don’t like to talk about cancer so we can sometimes start believing that we’re alone in facing its effects. The reality is that since I’ve started talking to others about cancer I haven’t encountered even one pers...
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Rodney O. posted an article on RodneyOlsen.net - Aug 24, 2011, 4:03 am
He’s the world’s most famous wizard and from the moment his story hit book stores around the world he has been the subject of controversy. Some Christians immediately started to warn us of this evil character and tell us that allowing children to read the Harry Potter series would lead to an inc...
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Rodney O. posted an article on RodneyOlsen.net - Aug 23, 2011, 1:11 am
The RAC in Western Australia is calling for motorists and cyclists to work together to make the roads safer for all road users. The results of their recent cycling survey showed that 91% of respondents highlighted their fear of sharing the road as one of the major barriers to getting on their bike...
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Rodney O. posted an article on RodneyOlsen.net - Aug 22, 2011, 2:05 am
This is not everyone’s taste but I really wish I still had my copy of this Rick Wakeman song. I had it on a single many years ago but let someone borrow it. I never saw it again. It was released back in 1980 with the song, Do You Believe in Fairies on the B side. (Back in the day when there was s...
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Rodney O. posted an article on RodneyOlsen.net - Aug 19, 2011, 9:18 pm
Just in case you’re one of the handful of people in the world who haven’t seen this yet I thought I’d post it here for you. Please Click this Link to Leave Your Comments on this Post
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Rodney O. posted an article on RodneyOlsen.net - Aug 19, 2011, 8:38 pm
I recently mentioned that my radio programme was changing to become the Morning Café. One of the new segments that I’ve been looking forward to is a look at fitness and health with personal trainer Kellie Long. We introduced the segment yesterday and got off to a wonderful start. I know that w...
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Rodney O. posted an article on RodneyOlsen.net - Aug 10, 2011, 10:50 pm
I’ll be riding my bike with a little more purpose in the coming months as I start preparing for a ride from Albany to Perth this November. The ride follows the success of rides held over the last couple of years. This will be our third ride highlighting the cancer journey of a number of people an...
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Rodney O. posted an article on RodneyOlsen.net - Aug 8, 2011, 7:46 am
Tomorrow night is census night here in Australia. Once every five years the Australian government gathers information on the Aussie population. It’s kind of a stock take on all the people in the country. It helps them plan for the future and just gives us an indication of who we are as Australians...
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Rodney O. posted an article on RodneyOlsen.net - Aug 6, 2011, 5:46 pm
I’m starting a new venture tomorrow. I’m creating my own café. I’ve been on annual leave from my job at 98.5 Sonshine FM for a couple of weeks but tomorrow I’ll return with a re-branded morning program. What used to simply be called ‘mornings’ will become the Morning Café. It’ll be ...
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Rodney O. posted an article on RodneyOlsen.net - Aug 4, 2011, 4:22 am
I’ve watched this several times already … but I think I’d better watch it a few more times. Please Click this Link to Leave Your Comments on this Post
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Rodney O. posted an article on RodneyOlsen.net - Jul 31, 2011, 2:02 am
We were surrounded by nuns, people dressed in curtains and lederhosen and even a nazi or two. Pauline and I had a most unusual yet enjoyable night out at the Regal Theatre in Subiaco last night. We were at a sing along version of The Sound of Music. We chose not to get dressed up for the occasion b...
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Rodney O. posted an article on RodneyOlsen.net - Jul 27, 2011, 11:51 pm
I’ve been mostly absent online over the past few days. I managed to get a couple of posts published on this blog but from Friday, my 48th birthday, until yesterday afternoon, I was spending time with my family in Dwellingup. Situated in the heart of the majestic jarrah forest, Dwellingup is a tow...
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Rodney O. posted an article on RodneyOlsen.net - Jul 14, 2011, 10:56 pm
Are you finding it harder to remember things? I know that I’ve noticed myself searching harder for a word or name a little more often recently. I thought it was just that I was getting older but I’ve found out that I can blame it all on Google. I thought Google was my friend, the keeper of all ...
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