Suzanne Vega and Vanessa Paradis version of 'Blowing In The Wind'. Interesting.
And the very good original with Joan Baez helping the man.
Not that I give a toss how the Teleban will cope, it is the women and children who will suffer more when we leave. Maybe I don't get the song and it really means we should just walk away from our neighbours and leave them to it.
Thursday, 5 November 2009
Tuesday, 3 November 2009
Well done U17 footballers.
Amazing to think we are through to the top 16 when Brazil and the Netherlands are out.
No bets on the Nigeria game this Friday though. Give it everything guys!
Great timing for the build up to Wellington on Saturday 14 November when we'll find out if the All Whites are good enough to earn their place in history as well.
Got the tickets and flights organised, accommodation to go.
No bets on the Nigeria game this Friday though. Give it everything guys!
Great timing for the build up to Wellington on Saturday 14 November when we'll find out if the All Whites are good enough to earn their place in history as well.
Got the tickets and flights organised, accommodation to go.
Monday, 2 November 2009
Why I hadn't taken my kids shooting.
Almost entirely the result of watching this documentary The Killing Of America in 1982 (that and seeing what a .308 did to a carcass at the Burnham range).
27 years on the doco is still very sobering and disturbing. The IMD review says it's expoitive, and to a limited extent I agree - but people who get kicks watching this stuff already have major problems. Depends on whether you think the ugly side or reality of the truth should be hidden or is better exposed and known about. Most people will go "That is really f'n scary" and give some serious thought to violence and guns.
Has quotes like "More people have been murdered in the US since 1900 than have died in all the countries wars during this time". Just checking on Wikipedia a homicide rate of 5.5 per 100,ooo for a population of 293,655,404 = 16,151 per year in 2004! "..at its lowest level since 1965" !
Contrast this to the media coverage the 'war on terror', the Iraq and Afghanistan casuality figures get.
27 years on the doco is still very sobering and disturbing. The IMD review says it's expoitive, and to a limited extent I agree - but people who get kicks watching this stuff already have major problems. Depends on whether you think the ugly side or reality of the truth should be hidden or is better exposed and known about. Most people will go "That is really f'n scary" and give some serious thought to violence and guns.
Has quotes like "More people have been murdered in the US since 1900 than have died in all the countries wars during this time". Just checking on Wikipedia a homicide rate of 5.5 per 100,ooo for a population of 293,655,404 = 16,151 per year in 2004! "..at its lowest level since 1965" !
Contrast this to the media coverage the 'war on terror', the Iraq and Afghanistan casuality figures get.
Sympathy
H "What game are you going to play with that?"
N "Well, K and S run at me with the rope and I jump it"
H "Do you think that's a good idea? You know who ends up crying."
10 minutes later from outside
N "Waaaaaaa".
H "No. I don't want to know. Mr Sympathy, me".
L "You don't know how to be sympathetic to anyone"
After helping her Dad and now mine die of cancer, I disagree. (It was 'months' to live. Exactly 2 months and 6 days since he found out)
Not much chance getting pepper-sprayed with you as my Dad. Thanks.
N "Well, K and S run at me with the rope and I jump it"
H "Do you think that's a good idea? You know who ends up crying."
10 minutes later from outside
N "Waaaaaaa".
H "No. I don't want to know. Mr Sympathy, me".
L "You don't know how to be sympathetic to anyone"
After helping her Dad and now mine die of cancer, I disagree. (It was 'months' to live. Exactly 2 months and 6 days since he found out)
Not much chance getting pepper-sprayed with you as my Dad. Thanks.
Thursday, 15 October 2009
Sick Skiing
These guys must spend a lot of time staring at hospital walls !
Starts off slow but rips from 1.47 and the timing of the impact at 2.37 with the music is worth putting up with the 'guy' stuff.
Starts off slow but rips from 1.47 and the timing of the impact at 2.37 with the music is worth putting up with the 'guy' stuff.
Thursday, 24 September 2009
Oh My Lord !
L is off to the front row tomorrow. She refuses to take any photos for me so I'll have to make do with the Little Black Dress . Forget garnishing it with fur...
Inspirational.
Inspirational.
And while we're on insurance ...
Hone Harawira thinks "This is a war against people who kill New Zealanders ......"
Eighty per cent of smokers wanted to quit, Mr Harawira said "And 80 per cent of the other 20 per cent want to quit too ... they just don't want to admit it."
Eighty per cent of smokers wanted to quit, Mr Harawira said "And 80 per cent of the other 20 per cent want to quit too ... they just don't want to admit it."
Reducing the stats is as simple as making sure the health related costs of this shocking statistic are paid by those who choose to smoke not the rest of us.
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