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Just returned to New Zealand from a great holiday to Britain (my home country). I'd forgotten how droll public announcements can be in Britain, so I thought I'd share these:

Why We Like The British - FROM BRITISH NEWSPAPERS

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Just two more days until I go to Britain for a holiday. This will be my first visit to the Old Country since emigrating to New Zealand in 2004 ( Read more... )

I received my MRI results this week. As suspected, the ACL ligament in the knee was torn when I had my accident. This ligament provides stability for the whole knee joint (basically it holds the lower and upper leg bones together), so it is kind of important ( Read more... )

My knee has improved to the point where I no longer need to wear my bionic brace. Unfortunately, my leg muscles have wasted quite a lot while I was using it. The strain of having to support my injured knee has caused my calf muscle to lock up, so I am limping worse than usual ( Read more... )

Last Thursday I went along to a talk by Neale Donald Walsh, the author of the wonderful "Conversations with God" series of books. He is currently touring the world to launch his "Humanity's Team" initiative ( Read more... )

Looks like we're in for a wild night in Auckland. A storm front that's been moving across the North Island all day has just arrived here, bringing torrential rain and gusts of up to 100km/hr. Its quite a change from the hot, sunny weather we've been enjoying for the last month. Even though I got soaked limping from the taxi to my front door, I'm ( Read more... )

Still at home recovering from my accident. My knee is slowly getting better. Last Friday I got fitted with a modern, high-tech brace which allows the knee to bend, while still supporting the damaged ligaments. So now it looks and feels like I’ve got a bionic leg ( Read more... )

I had a nasty fall dismounting from my cycle last week. I found myself lying on the ground in agony, as my right kneecap had been knocked out of place! I managed to snap it back where it should be and call for help. Luckily, nothing was broken but I've badly damaged the ligaments in my knee, which is now very swollen and sore. I also hurt my right ( Read more... )