A life just as ordinary

Just like you, but different

Golf – Accepting professional mediocrity in a hobby/sport

I had the occasion to be at the Australian PGA Open in Coolum, Australia on the weekend of the 26th November. The Final days play, the top 72 golfers in pairs for … Continue reading

November 30, 2011 · Leave a comment

I’d do most things – #3

You’d know from earlier posts that I’m not a big fan of tattoo, or ink, or whatever you want to dress it up as. Today then the press carries this; … Continue reading

November 21, 2011 · Leave a comment

Quackery of the first degree

I use twitter a bit, and was followed by a chiropractor, which made me smile a crooked smile.  Lots of “might” and “may” but actually it’s just wriggle your back … Continue reading

November 18, 2011 · Leave a comment

An Unnamed Economics professor, at an unnamed school, on Socialism

An economics professor at a local college made a statement that he had never failed a single student before, but had recently failed an entire class. That class had insisted … Continue reading

November 14, 2011 · Leave a comment

Trying Teen Times – the grown up one- Part the Second

My son has had an epiphany, his moment of realisation, that bit as a teenager when you have a stream of consciousness, the outpouring of everything that you think you’ve done … Continue reading

November 9, 2011 · Leave a comment

When Sci-Fi loses the plot – Terra Nova

I’ve been watching a couple of ‘new’ programs. “Person of interest” and “Terra Nova” Terra Nova – an ordinary family from 2149 when the planet is dying who are transported … Continue reading

November 7, 2011 · Leave a comment

Trying Teen Times – the grown up one

“That my son is not a plan it’s actually a bit of a nightmare”

November 5, 2011 · Leave a comment

Commercial Ventures and the Public purse – #5 – Canterbury University Seeks Bailout As Intake Falls

Canterbury University is pleading for at least another $150 million from the Government as it faces losing almost 20,000 students and $346m in revenue in the next eight years. Based on … Continue reading

November 3, 2011 · Leave a comment

On the home front.

I’m struggling with understanding what’s going on around me in terms of what my partner is thinking, or her motivation. She’ll blame me of course for being difficult and awkward, … Continue reading

November 1, 2011 · Leave a comment

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