This being awake bit is a bit tedious 🙂 So I moved on from Super Powers and the question became “What’s on the opposite side of the earth from me” … Continue reading →
The New Years Eve edition, that was. The new thing is fireworks we discovered at variously 11:58, 11:59, midnight, 12:01 and all the way through to 12:20. Extremely loud fireworks. … Continue reading →
Ok, so I don’t have a handle on the speed of light thing, and how an observer would see two objects traveling at the speed of light that are heading … Continue reading →
4am is a weird time, and I’ve already covered a few things that keep me occupied at that time of the morning , or this. Things like why flying is … Continue reading →
Surprisingly I’ve been married 25 years. To celebrate this milestone MrsPdubyah and me took off for a couple of days holiday. We chose Taupo. More correctly I was told we … Continue reading →
Part of being where you are is knowing where you came from. I’m from a family that has a chequered history, not unusual. and the family tree is a journey, … Continue reading →
We had 4 trees in front of our house, right on the boundary line, and two of them were close to a drain, and you know the horror stories about … Continue reading →
I know right, what madness is this – Stone Cali-Belgique IPA (Cali-België). Brewed by Stone Brewing Co. in the style of an India Pale Ale (IPA) in the exotic sounding Escondido, California USA. When reading the name “Stone … Continue reading →
Skysport Grill is New Zealand’s first purpose built genuine sports grill and bar, featuring 25+ sports viewing screens and 40+ beers on tap from all over. It has an exciting menu … Continue reading →
I’m not actually sure what I was thinking, but I have a Nike Sportswatch, and this allows me to track my exercise. One of it’s capabilities is to link to a … Continue reading →
In a stunning turn of events the mighty mighty Eagles, Crystal Palace F.C., late of Selhurst Park, London SE25 gained promotion from the Championship league to the Premier League of English … Continue reading →
A bit of fun in February and by my own personally competitive nature I managed to crack a 100kms of exercise in the 4 week period, says my Nike+ SportsWatch GPS My weight … Continue reading →
The 4th Annual Rings Beach, Coromandel, Food and Drink Festival, Saturday January 26th. A new beach tradition, originally started to honour a birthday, has now taken a life of it’s … Continue reading →
Having being raised in a council house in London I have a lot of empathy for the need for state housing. I lived in a 3 bedroom terrace house with … Continue reading →
There were things that were only ever seen in our house for one month a year. Fleeting things enjoyed because of their rarity in some instances. The Treats. As well … Continue reading →
One of the things that I remember from Christmas was the abundance of things. The seasonal drinks cupboard got topped up. There were 4 standout things that were brought into the … Continue reading →
It’s that time again, we spend 10 months hoping it gets here, one month preparing and then the whole of December questioning the sense of it all. I’m going to … Continue reading →
I like food. A lot. I like a lot of food. I like to try new things when I eat out, having the belief that there wouldn’t be anything on … Continue reading →
I make no apology for the airing of dirty laundry and tawdry family behaviour in what follows. I’m as amazed and amused as you might be; The cast, a family … Continue reading →