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*Chuckle* @JudithCollinsMP in an apron. (But what an apron!)
@JudithCollinsMP has the self-confidence to carry this off. Respec’. I say good on her. (Apparently it’s a cow shed safety apron.) I wonder how others see it? – P PS Nasty, hateful comments will be deleted, so leave them out.
The non-sense of political labels and cutting friends because of their conclusions
From a wonderful article on recent US politics (Really. Please read it.) Revenge of the Reality-Based Community: My life on the Republican right—and how I saw it all go wrong by Bruce Bartlett. The final line for me to cross in complete alienation from the right was my recognition that Obama is not a leftist. […]
Farewell Bryce Courtenay RIP
Novelist and inspirer Bryce Courtenay has died. What story-teller. What an inspiring human being. I mourn his passing but feel much gratitude for the way he gave his gifts. – P
Your bullets cannot harm me … my iPad is like a shield of steel?
Following up on some earlier MacBook bullet abuse … Watch a gun video here at Engadget and see a 9mm and .357 magnum pistol fired — at an iPad! Now, WHO does *this* blog post remind me of …? Someone. Guns. It’s on the tip of my tongue … … Nope. Can’t think. 🙂 … […]
Cluster WHAT?
This, in my pantry, reminded me of Labour’s internal woes … what a welcome distraction that is for the gummint.
The ancient (and dangerous) model of leadership
Sudden death or death by a thousand cuts? I learned pretty much all I needed to know about political manoeuvring, frustrated ambition and Olympic-level backstabbing when I covered local body politics — the ‘civics’ round — in Wellington for NewstalkZB, before going on to the Parliamentary press gallery. In my experience at that time, the […]
‘As playful as he is psychotic’
I read this wonderful line in Michele Manelis’ preview of Skyfall, the latest Bond movie: Javier Barden stars as Raoul Silva, and brings the sinister-yet-comedic element to the story. This over-the-top baddie is as playful as he is psychotic, but of course, underneath it all, he feels that he’s simply “misunderstood”. Which reminded me of […]
Lying for a living — part of an ugly cosmology
I just had to share this: Delusion? or Audacity? You decide. Breathless irony from Bill O’Reilly Fox News: Meanwhile, Ezra Klein, writing in the Washington Post, reacting to Mitt Romney telling his (disappointed) donors and backers that President Obama beat him in the election because he gave “gifts” to a wide sector of the electorate, […]
Big Bang Theory flash mob
Love it!
NZ sovereignty? SkyCity’s tentacles …
This seems like unwelcome involvement by SkyCity … Casino company Sky City helped negotiate a deal struck by the Government which fast tracks wealthy Chinese visitors’ visa applications when they fly China Southern Airlines to New Zealand, NZ First Leader Winston Peters has revealed. Mr Peters yesterday forced Immigration Minister Nathan Guy to hastily announce […]
