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Comedy Gold – Quackery knocked down – Advertiser hits back at complaint

This today from the New Zealand Herald News Advertiser hits back at complaint – National – NZ Herald News. “An advertiser who claimed its Mineral Mud Treatment would prevent hip and … Continue reading

August 15, 2012 · Leave a comment

OCD me and the Olympics

The 2012 Olympics has come and gone. Being a bit OCD I did some google work, cut and paste a few things, and tried to make some sense of the information that’s … Continue reading

August 14, 2012 · Leave a comment

The Drama of Home Theatre….

  I also learnt today that Home Theatre is something I no longer grasp. Although I’ve yet to be convinced that a $20 HDMI cable is worse than a $90 … Continue reading

August 5, 2012 · Leave a comment

The one about how twitter changed me.

I’ll admit to being a bit of a twitterer, and have been for a couple of years, well 3 years, 4 months, 3 weeks, 1 day, 20 hours, 40 minutes, … Continue reading

July 28, 2012 · Leave a comment

Faith, Same sex marriage, and Children.

New Zealand is on track to remove barriers to same sex marriages. We have Civil Union legislation, but this is a sort of half-way house thing. Removing an arbitrary sex … Continue reading

July 28, 2012 · 3 Comments

The one about Kim Dotcom

Kim Dotcom, born Kim Schmitz is a colourful larger than life character. He even lives local to me. But he is a rogue, and has done knowing and wilful things. … Continue reading

July 26, 2012 · Leave a comment

The one with the Personal Values Inventory

I’m participating in a Leadership Development Program at work, this is for all managers not at the Executive Level” and is in a number of sessions. This current week we did “Engagement, … Continue reading

July 19, 2012 · Leave a comment

..and then I dreamt of a perpetual motion machine…

A Perpetual motion machine, which is different from a free energy device.If you google you’ll find all manner of weird and wonderous devices either real or imagined that are examples of … Continue reading

July 19, 2012 · 1 Comment

Those Three Little Words…

Empty Nest Syndrome. MrsPdubyah was moping about the house yesterday ‘unfulfilled’ and generally mooching and moody, #1Son has allegedly left home and MrsPdubyah yesterday used some of my beer tokens … Continue reading

July 15, 2012 · Leave a comment

Honda CRV – a quick drive around the block

The CRV is good at what it’s good at, but it doesn’t bring anything but “safe” to the game, which you might like or you might despair of. It’s not quirky in any sense that I could define, and although you don’t necessarily want a car that challenges you, you might want one that let’s you be in a bit of command over it and not the other way around. It’s a driving pleasure not a driving experience.

July 14, 2012 · Leave a comment

Growing up – “It’s no use we’re losing her Captain”

Such a timid thing, I though. MissPdubyah has all the worldliness of a tea-spoon. This is the daughter who had to look up a map to see how to drive … Continue reading

July 13, 2012 · Leave a comment

Growing up – the one with the still leaving home

It’s been an intriguing week. Boychild has signed his tenancy agreement with his girlfriend and a new landlord for a place in Kelston. All his worldly goods in a couple … Continue reading

July 13, 2012 · Leave a comment

Supporting Local – the one where it costs us more

We’re encouraged to support Kiwi made, and to be proud of our Kiwiness. But this week, and added to a story of last year, it seems that we might just be … Continue reading

July 10, 2012 · Leave a comment

The one where schools drop Bible class as interest falls

This is a story that isn’t quite like what it seems like Schools drop Bible as interest falls – National – NZ Herald News. In the article it says “Browns … Continue reading

July 10, 2012 · 1 Comment

Spam of the week

For my own amusement I thought I would post the best of the worst bits of A goodly selection of spam  that for whatever reason gets posted as comments here, for this … Continue reading

July 7, 2012 · 1 Comment

Growing up – the one with the leaving home.

#1 Son is about to leave the parental home and set up a love nest with this girlfriend. It’s been a while coming. As a father I’m pleased that he’s … Continue reading

July 7, 2012 · 3 Comments

The facination of the media for Redemption

re·demp·tion: An act of redeeming or the state of being redeemed. Deliverance; rescue. Theology. deliverance from sin; salvation. Atonement for guilt. Repurchase, as of something sold One of the online … Continue reading

July 6, 2012 · Leave a comment

Spam…

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July 5, 2012 · Leave a comment

I remember the first time I broke a bone as if it was only yesterday.

And it was! I’ve managed by some good fortune not to have had a broken bone for my whole life. Untill just past midnight on Sunday. I’ve managed to fracture … Continue reading

July 3, 2012 · Leave a comment

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