Monthly Archives: February 2012

VERY COOL

Posted on February 29, 2012 by

Thanks to Ken Perrott  at “Open Parachute” for this neat bit of information. I love Douglas Adams’ “Hitchhiker’s Guide…” and there have been a few sites such as this and others around recently that lend practical assistance to simple-minded earthlings like … Continue reading →

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Decisions.

Posted on February 24, 2012 by

Sad day for a Welsh rugby club who find themselves in such dire straits that they have one simple (simple?) choice- sell a treasure or fold. I commend these people that they have decided to sell a treasure. As a … Continue reading →

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CHRISTCHURCH 1 YEAR ON

Posted on February 21, 2012 by

Oxford Terrace Baptist Church memorial ’185 Empty Chairs’- very moving image in commemoration of those who died in the February 22nd 2112 earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand.Rest In Peace. Follow @macgibbons

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Heartwarming

Posted on February 20, 2012 by

A married couple had been out shopping at the mall for most of the afternoon when, suddenly, the wife realised that her husband had disappeared. The slightly distraught but rather more irate spouse called her mate’s mobile phone and demanded- … Continue reading →

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Unfit Teachers

Posted on February 20, 2012 by

(In response to newspaper items suggesting the NZ education system is over-populated with incompetent teachers. Not particularly well written perhaps, but this article makes some interesting points.) “Tip Of The Icecube” By Thomas Lumley The Dominion-Post is reporting ‘hundreds of … Continue reading →

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GREY BY NAME ONLY

Posted on February 19, 2012 by

A lot of New Zealanders have a perception of ‘Coasters’ that can only be said to be ‘wide of the mark’. One of our past Prime Minister is reported as uncharitably calling them a bunch of ‘feral in-breeds’. If you … Continue reading →

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WELLINGTON

Posted on February 19, 2012 by

What a very good article this is. The author’s roll of ‘good things’ about Wellingtonkindle very happy memories of the town that I called home for around 20 years. I moved to attend Teachers Training College (in Kelburn in those days) … Continue reading →

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DO YOU AGREE?

Posted on February 15, 2012 by

In this article in a local newspaper the following confidence or ‘respect rankings’ based on the opinions New Zealand public were published, each position arrived at by their ranking determined out of a possible 10 points. It was constructed following a … Continue reading →

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NZ Golf- You’re Pathetic

Posted on February 14, 2012 by

The annual Halberg Sports Awards were held the other night and in one of the categories there was an impressive and notable list of ‘emerging’ young sports stars. It was impressive because each of the young people nominated has already … Continue reading →

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Smith’s ‘Mojo Moment’

Posted on February 14, 2012 by

Mojo Mathers is a newly elected MP who just happens to be profoundly deaf. Of course there’s no issue with that- after all the New Zealand Sign Language is an official language of the land and Mojo is perfectly capable … Continue reading →

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