On death, dying and the ever after.
I get the need to believe that there is more, I get that some people think they can talk in cryptic to the dead, I do. However you’re all having a laugh, and you need to exercise you’re imagination a little to ponder why it should be that after your four score and ten on the earth you get a couple billion years in some other place?
On politics- CGT
So realising your investment will cost you a small matter of a tax, it’s not going to depress the house prices, and will inflate pricing if people do what I would do, and that’s top up your ask price by the amount of tax you’ll pay to be a zero sum game. Just a thought.
Faux outrage, Faux compassion and chipping in!
or slamming and damning, counselling and group grieving and how I learned to react in a group. Led mostly by media snippets and reporting (often poorly repeated, and incomplete, inaccurate and … Continue reading →
Charity begins with me.
“I decided that the most effective way for me to make a contribution to the charities I want to support is to give my time for free” So the story … Continue reading →
I’d be annoyed if I’ve run out of things to say then
Not that I worry about not being able to keep it up or anything but if’n you’re going to do it at least try to do it well, they said. So … Continue reading →
Pre Ball Pretty
We had a pre-ball thingy at our house, and all the dughters came with their mothers, and with one exceptions all the daughters were taller than the mothers, I kid … Continue reading →
Is blogging the old black
As I decided to make a good fist of it is occurs to me that phrase ”I’ve just blogged on ..” doesn’t seem to appear that often. Blogging, if you’re … Continue reading →
Watching
After the chop-shop (the hairdresser) I stopped at the Hockey to have a look at the umpiring skills of the daughter. After all it’s what a father does. Apparantly she … Continue reading →
The Story So far
I like the idea that the last post from me was a couple weeks ago, or december, whatever Much has happened in such a short space of time I became … Continue reading →
Numerology – buy the numbers
Numerology The idea that numbers, combinations of numbers, or letters converted to number equivalents somehow define a person, behaviour, future events , past problems or can be manipulated to change … Continue reading →
Keeping it a secret
I realised something. The twitter me, and this the ranting rambling no-mates blog me, aren’t that comfortable that my real live friends could read it. It’s bad enough having a … Continue reading →
Getting Carried Away aways
But only with my idea that I’d write an entry a day, perhaps that can wait for the new year when I may just give it a crack. The end … Continue reading →
Miffed – why I should stop reading the newspapers
1) Pike river mine goes into receivership. Seems that the Union and Labour expect there to be continuous and ongoing employment for those that are about to lose their jobs. … Continue reading →
Christmas Cheer
In corporate world this becomes a couple of things The customer party – where we open our cheque book, book a venue and ply the punters with drinking and nibbles … Continue reading →
SecretSanta’ing it up
Pretty much up for any interesting idea that does not cost the earth and basically remains anonymous. #nztwittersecretsanta is then all those, interesting, cheap and anonymous. Trouble is that you … Continue reading →
Bigging it up
Ms16 has finished school for the yet, and is merrily hanging out like a “gangsta” – her words not mine. Then she drops onto us that she’s going to a … Continue reading →
Outrage as a defence
A feminist friend of mine constantly bangs on about how outraged she is about almost everything. You can’t pick anything she says as repeat it back to her since this … Continue reading →
Subway Mystery pick
Just saying. We have a monthly meeting where out of the goodness of their heart they buy subway sandwiches for us. So we get to pick from the extensive menu. … Continue reading →
The Birds and the bees.
It’s that time, actually it’s past that time, when as a father you have to face up to the fact that your daughter is in fact sexually mature. Not that … Continue reading →
A life just as ordinary 