Pretention | A life just as ordinary

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

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

Funding and Self-Sustaining organizations – the 2011 Edition

I’ve already written on this: https://pdubyah.wordpress.com/2009/09/21/funding-and-self-sustaining-organizations/ From the NZ Herald today : Fashion Week’s opening night was swimming along in champagne until managing director Pieter Stewart burst the bubble … Continue reading →

August 31, 2011 · Leave a comment

Forgive me for laughing but this isn’t a prediction.

To say that I’m skeptical of this is an understatement, there is no science involved in picking 50% off all possible days and associating it with naturally occurring and non-threatening events. If you believe that this is science then you should ask yourself why “that in the last 100 years of earthquakes in Christchurch how come that none of these scientifically dangerous coincidences have occurred?

August 28, 2011 · Leave a comment

Food pretention

There is a new FARO store near me, it’s an up-market deli place, lots of imported stuff – not the usual imported stuff this is from exotic places and all … Continue reading →

November 9, 2010 · Leave a comment