Feb
04
Why let things stick. Why not let them slide off, like water off a duck’s back. This morning it poured down in Auckland. After such a long time without rain, even in the Waitakere’s, the ground was rock hard. So…
Jan
28
“One must maintain a little bittle of summer, even in the middle of winter.” ― Henry David Thoreau The Summer holidays in New Zealand have finally come to an end with most schools going back this week or next. It’s…
Jan
21
“Yes or no, did you ever take banned substances to enhance your cycling performance?” “Yes.” “Yes or no, was one of those banned substances EPO?” “Yes.” “Did you ever blood dope or use blood transfusions to enhance your cycling performance?”…
Jan
14
Every year I have the same issue with New Zealand businesses – the month is half over and some people still aren’t back at work. How do we get anything started? I’m ready, where is everyone?? It’s the bane of…
Jan
07
New year, new me, new you? Bit of a throwaway subject line but it got me thinking and Steven Spielberg even had a quote that worked with it – “All of us every single year, we’re a different person. I…
Dec
31
It’s the last day of 2012, we’re still here, and a new year beckons. Brad Paisley said, “Tomorrow, is the first blank page of a 365 page book. Write a good one.” In my opinion every day is like that…
Dec
24
“Maybe Christmas,” the Grinch thought, “doesn’t come from a store.” Dr. Seuss I probably shouldn’t babysit and write.Although a blanket, trolley and shoes are providing entertainment right now. So, Christmas and Co. The Co. part stands for Company. That is…
Dec
17
“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.” Socrates Should I write about the shooting in the US? The awful loss of innocent lives and the media who amp it up, make the shooter famous, ignore the victims…
Dec
10
We all have a talent. Something we do that seems so easy to us, and others around us, we take it for granted. Over the weekend I had a conversation about a software programme that had been written by a…
Dec
03
Confucius says, “Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” I reflect a lot on how I act. Even when I’m being unsociable I take notice of the way I am acting and decide whether or not…