Heard any good jokes lately? Me neither. Perhaps there's a joke drought. All remedies gratefully accepted.

I usually enjoy it when I'm shopping and the counter attendant makes friendly conversation. But I hate it when it gets personal. Yesterday,a shop assistant gave me the third degree about my plans for the evening which, frankly, was none of their business. But how do you say that without being rude? Perhaps I should have just made something up. "Oh, well I thought I'd drink a carton of beer, snort some cocaine, then head off to a bondage parlour. Do you want to come too?"

I'm probably way behind the times on this, but I've just discovered The Australian Index. It's a great resource for finding Australian bloggers writing about the things that interest you. You can search by subject or by state.

The recent on-air changes in breakfast at 4KQ and 97.3FM in Brisbane have raised some comment on my other blog. While it's clear that Marnie Titheradge (who was axed from breakfast on 97.3FM and now "floats" across both stations) has some fans out there, the big question seems to be: why swap anchormen Mark Hine and Bob Gallagher? Given their ages and styles, they would seem to be more suited to the stations they were on. Perhaps it's a forward-thinking move for 4KQ to have a younger host who may appeal to the older female audience, while giving 97.3FM listeners an "avuncular/ voice-of-experience" type to balance young mum Robin Bailey? Just a thought.

Ellen Burstyn's reaction to being nominated for an Emmy award for a 14-second performance in the telemovie Mrs Harris: "My next ambition is to get nominated for seven seconds, and, ultimately, I want to be nominated for a picture in which I don't even appear."