Christmas – the lead up to the big day – part the second – the one with the words
Christmas Shopping The food – There appears to be an extraordinary amount of items on the food shopping list. From potato chips/crisps to Maple Syrup and Apricot Marmalade for the Glaze on the … Continue reading →
Trying Teen Times – the grown up one – Part the Third
I grit my teeth, oh I really do. Daughter will not keep here room space tidy. I get surface mess, I just don’t appreciate piles of clothes, It’s very trying. … Continue reading →
Secret Santa
It’s an opt in for the company, and I put all the opt-in names into a hat, well to be precise a beanie. I then go around armed with the … Continue reading →
One-third of Kiwis believe in alien visits
A third of New Zealanders believe aliens have visited Earth and a majority think psychic powers exist, a study has found. One thousand respondents were asked by UMR Research if they believed … Continue reading →
Frozen Shoulder
A peculiar affliction of which I am now the proud owner. It’s also known as adhesive capsulitis. Frozen shoulder, also known as Adhesive Capsulitis, is a condition that affects the … Continue reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Trying Teen Times – the grown up one
“That my son is not a plan it’s actually a bit of a nightmare”
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 →
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 →
It’s Electioneering time…..
only a few weeks ago it’ll be sling some mud time, see what sticks, then credit the voters with enough sense to pick and choose
RWC entertains me today – the entertainment.
This is all a bit new, taking pictures of people, except for the statue. It’s a bit like this blog, a good idea unless someone knows .
Calm and Centered
All these are are pictures that I’ve taken, some by design, some by accident. You can tell that I’m too caught up with the volume to really do them justice, like naming them or dating them or cropping them well, or just leaving them alone.
A Commercial venture and the public purse. #4 Bridge sentries cost $80,000
This is just a vile use of mitigate and safety planning in a grand cover-your-arse gesture for some jobsworth in an office. We didn’t have this when we had the America’s cup in town for instance, and that really was a global event.
A Commercial venture and the public purse. #3
It’s only a bailout if it involves popularist content – It’s funding if you have an obstinate refusal to put on any commercially viable event prefering locally crafted works of dubious merit and popularity.
Global warming?
Professor Ian Plimer is a well-known Australian geologist and is also Emeritus Professor of Earth Science at the University of Melbourne. He’s done a bit on Climate Change and has … Continue reading →
A Commercial venture and the public purse. #2
Here’s a thing. We’re all familiar with a user pays model. You want something, a goods or service, then you should be expected to pay. Seems the Police are considering charging … Continue reading →
A life just as ordinary 