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Meme (aka what the hell...)
You can tell a lot about someone by the type of music they listen to. Hit shuffle on your ipod, phone, itunes, media player, etc. and write down the first 10 songs.1) It's alright with me (The Idea of the North ( Read more... ) -
anniversaries
Earlier this week I completed my 25,567th day of respiration, which caused me to spend an evening in the company of my local offspring and their partners consuming pleasant food and enjoying the usual crazy banter that passes for conversation at family gatherings ( Read more... ) -
Shaky town
We've just had a good little shake - sufficiently strong for me to consider getting under the desk...
Magnitude 5.7, 9km deep, about 25km south west of where I work...
Details here, complete with maps even...
(The NZ earthquake set up is pretty fantastic given that within 5 minutes of feeling the building wobble their website had processed over ( Read more... ) -
A beautiful video
Not a prolific poster by any means, but I found this a very relaxing three and a half minutes...
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/videos/8239539
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Heads up for the environmentally concerned...
I received this from Avaaz.org this morning and would like to think I can do a small bit to help improve the planet by spreading the message.
Please consider your response to the corporate take-over of democracy on the world stage...
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Dear friends ( Read more... ) -
For all you opera lovers
Flash Mob Performs the Beautiful OperaCantata Carmina Burana
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This just arrived in my inbox, and seems like a worthwhile cause to support ( Read more... ) -
Occupy Wall Street
This would seem to be indicative of a deeply immoral attitude of authorities in New York towards peaceful protesters.
And why is mainstream media not yelling this from the rooftops? -
Hospital visit
Further to recent comments in tatjna's journal about medical costs, and what the TPPA negotiations are threatening to do to Pharmac in New Zealand, I'd just like to record my experince last Monday evening ( Read more... ) -
Earthquakes...
Some of you out there may have noticed that a little city about 300km south of me got all shook up about lunchtime today (1251NZDT Feb 22 ( Read more... )