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September 3, 2015 General muttering / observations from domesticity / Ramblings of a mad man

Marking Five Years Since the Earthquakes Began

Today marks five years since the first big earthquake that hit my hometown, Christchurch. It doesn’t take long for me to

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May 5, 2015 Travel (broadens the mind)

Another post about the post. This one is the last post (about the post)

So I am whole again.  My passport arrived this morning, by the hand of our wonderful local courier, Josh. (You

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May 4, 2015 General muttering

So here’s a post about (NZ) Post

I’d prefer not to have to write this post.  But I need to record it.  After all it has been

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April 23, 2015 Travel (broadens the mind)

ANZAC Cove

Like so many young New Zealanders, Katherine and I have made the pilgrimage to ANZAC Cove in Turkey. We visited

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January 27, 2015 General muttering / Ramblings of a mad man

Some thoughts on the late Lynn Saunders

This 27 January marks the 12th anniversary of the death of Lynn Austin Saunders.  Lynn was my first ever ‘real’ boss

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December 22, 2014 General muttering / Ramblings of a mad man / Travel (broadens the mind)

Just testing to see if this thing still works.

Hello?  Hello?  Is this thing on? My contributions to this blog have been woeful in recent months. In fact if

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June 30, 2014 General muttering / Travel (broadens the mind)

Foster Moore – The Sequel

And it’s official, I’m heading back to Foster Moore – The Registry People.   I hope (and expect) it’ll be

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May 18, 2014 General muttering / Poetry for the non poetic / Ramblings of a mad man

Convention

Of some things one should never speak. I wonder if they can be typed? What would happen I wonder, if

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May 4, 2014 General muttering / Ramblings of a mad man / Uncategorized

I lost my words for a while

Hello world.  I read an opinion piece in the The Press recently relating to the desperation being experienced by some

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December 31, 2013 Uncategorized

2013 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable

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