Everything in your past has succeeded in bringing you here today
I’ve been seeing a lot of ‘identity politics’ lately. These are political arguments that focus on the interest and perspectives of groups that people identify with or wish to support. These include women’s issues, gay issues, transgender issues, or black … Read more …
After writing yesterday about my net worth, I was curious about how many others out there might be doing the same thing, and why. So as I usually do when I’m curious about something, I did a quick bit of … Read more …
Back in June 2013 I went bankrupt, and it sure did throw a spanner in the works of my life. (The story on that is here: What I’m learning from bankruptcy). But here we are, 3 years later, and I’m … Read more …
I guess it all started back in early 2001 when I was able to buy my first ‘expensive’ car, a 1992 BMW 525i for NZ$18,000 which was originally priced at about NZ$113,000 when brand new. It was awesome, and I … Read more …
Kittens! We have one! We’ve named her Bella, and she’s a Scottish Fold. The photo is from my Facebook profile. You should be following me there, so you can keep up with more cute kitten photos. Oh yes, there’s going to … Read more …
Back in March I went on a journey to a new website. It was foolish of me. I’m back now. There was no real point in changing websites. It didn’t have the effect or the result I was expecting, and … Read more …
If you didn’t know that Donald Trump has been campaigning to become President of the US, then you’re probably an alien that’s hanging out here on Earth and doesn’t care about such trivial matters. But for the rest of you, based … Read more …
Over the years I’ve quite often enjoyed taking photos. Lots of photos. Occasionally I’ve even taken photos of people out and about on the street. Street photography, it’s called. The photo above is something I took yesterday. The woman looks sad. The … Read more …
Back in 2000 I moved to Wellington, New Zealand and lived there for 7 years, returning to Canberra in 2007. Every year since then I’ve been meaning to go back, but life just has a way of interfering. When I got married … Read more …
I started writing in a diary back in 1985, after leaving high school. I had the idea of recording my life for posterity. But unfortunately it turned out to be pretty boring for the most part. But I persevered. It … Read more …
You probably laugh at the idea. A war on men. Really? Ludicrous! Maybe you’ve heard of it but the idea makes you laugh. Maybe you’ve never heard of such a thing. Maybe you don’t even see how it’s possible. Bear … Read more …
A friend of mine had a discussion with me during the week about free speech. He tried to get me to understand that sometimes suppressing free speech was a good thing. Some people might get offended at the words someone … Read more …
My wife and I were watching one of the episodes of Boston Legal last night. We’ve been binge watching the past couple months. The third time for me, first time for her. It’s one of the best shows in the … Read more …