Sumner Rocks
We’ve had to move out of our house for a few weeks. This is so the damage it incurred from our earthquake(s) can be repaired. We’ve moved to a lovely wee cottage a few blocks away in Sumner. We had looked at possibly moving into the city for these two weeks to be closer to [...]
Great Things Happen When Men and Music Meet
I have been thinking about music recently. I have been thinking of the soundtrack to my life thus far. I, like many many humans on the planet love music. I am not unique in this respect whatsoever. I am sure my tastes differ from many others (although I have such an eclectic taste in music [...]
Ten Reasons I Am Not Actually George Clooney
Well let me qualify that… here are 10 reasons I am not like George Clooney from the movie ‘Up in the Air’. 1. While I am pretty good at not getting pinged by the metal detectors I always forget to hold onto my boarding pass. George does this great routine where he places all his [...]
February 22nd.
I don’t know how I feel about this 22nd thing really. So much media noise. So many people talking about it, through it, around it. So many things have happened. Did happen. It was all going so well and then in a few seconds it was done. We were done to. Some were done for. [...]
All this from one photo…
Ever the one for introspection I have been doing some reminiscing of sorts recently. You see I have finally got around to clearing out our loft room and my study. One of my goals in the new world of Christchurch post-earthquakes is to de-clutter my life. Reducing the ‘stuff’ I have. One thing that is [...]
Well I’ve survived another extended family holiday…
Always something to be celebrated really. It wasn’t helped much by the very unseasonal weather. It’s easier to hide in the sun behind a book than in the corner of a noisy room full of kids, and in laws. I got a few walks in. But not of the length I’d have liked given my [...]
And here we are at the end of all things…
…well things 2011 at least. I’ve exhausted my commentary on the year that was. So a brief summary is all that is left to be recorded. It had some lovely bits and some really awful bits. Anyone who follows Cantabrians on Facebook will see the general consensus amongst their postings is that 2011 was an [...]
On losing my religion…
This wee entry has been a long time brewing. It is recorded for no other reason than in writing it I am declaring it. I have lost my religion. Not in the sense that I can no longer find it but rather I have actively and consciously shed it. Those who have known me a [...]
Oh the humanity…
So I find myself on the annual family holiday at a remote location devoid of cellphone coverage and thus Internet… Oh the humanity. For some this would be the whole idea of a holiday – the absence of interruption, the solitude. Not me. I get enough solitude thanks. I like to be connected. Oh and [...]
The End (of 2011) is Nigh….
Well it would be impolite to let the year come to a conclusion without one last post to this collection of ramblings. 2011 has been enormous. By every metric it has been a big year. Full of change; some traumatic, some voluntary and some delightful. A lot of change. It has also been truly a [...]
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