Adelaide and Christchurch have much in common, and I don’t just mean earthquakes. Prior to departing for Adelaide, friends asked why? In the minds of many, choosing Aussie’s fifth city as a holiday destination is akin to an extended church sermon. However, I had heard rumours that Adelaide was like Christchurch so with curiosity aroused, […]
Some things in life are just beautiful. Here is my list that brings a gentle smile to my face and a contented pleasurable sigh My list avoids the obvious. It goes without saying that sunsets are beautiful, as are tropical fish, and David Beckham. No, my list doesn’t dwell on the obvious, rather I suggest […]
Codenames and hashtags have much in common. I was reading about some moron’s threat to poison baby food with 1080 and noticed that the investigation is named by the police as ‘Operation Concord’. I immediately wondered why that name? After all, when I think of Concord (pom) Concorde (frog) I think of a slim fast […]
WOMAD (World of Music Arts & Dance) is important to New Plymouth for just one reason. If you want to understand everything about football (and I know you don’t) then you should read a book called Soccernomics. Aside from describing the in’s and out’s of professional football, the book also discusses the wider issue of […]
Things that will happen this year. I think I may be psychic. I just seem to be able to know whats going to happen. For example, when I walk my dog and we go past the house with the immaculate lawn, I just know that Rover is going to wander nonchalantly into the middle, spin […]
If I were an airline owner I would give the catering contract to McDonald’s. I really hate standing in queues. Whether its for tickets to Lady blah blah, waiting for a big red bus, or ordering a quinoa burger, queuing is as annoying as a Piranha in your bath. The reason for my vehement intolerance […]
Good design should be like marriage Last Saturday in a sun-soaked Pukekura Park, the fabulous and adorable Lynne Alexander and I married. As the summer breeze made me feel fine blowing through the jasmine in my mind, I felt blessed and as contented as a fasting monk. The next morning lying about in our hotel […]
We now have Pop-Ups for everything. Its time to stop. Only a handful of years ago, the term ‘pop up’ was unheard of. The only thing that ‘popped up’ was either a jack-in-a-box, or the thing in men’s trousers. Other than that, pop-up was an expression rarely used. Well my goodness me how things have […]
Life is full of joy and wonder – yet some things are just so disappointing. Here is my top 10 list of regular disappointments. 10 Sky TV’s ‘end of recorded programme’ message. Sitting comfortably in our lazy boy chairs we lean forward in anticipation of finding out “who was the biggest loser” – turns out […]
Its that time of year when we reflect on who has influenced us over the last year. Time magazine have come out with their annual person of the year issue and named Ebola workers as their choice. You will certainly get no disagreement out of me about their selection. Those working with Ebola patients are […]
