Monthly Archives: May 2008

write on

How to take a trip and never have to leave the farm. Dates me – and possibly you too, if you remember the Jim Stafford song about the Wildwood Weed. No, I haven’t been exploring the apparent joys of having … Continue reading

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the one song…

This is the one song I think anyone, perhaps even me, could sing in karaoke. But strangely (perhaps luckily) I don’t think I have ever heard it – karaoke-wise, I mean. Go-warn, you know you wanna; sing along to perhaps … Continue reading

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the prodigal son…

I am in the process of negotiating for some further study. It’s a bit of scary process – getting started in study again will mean changes about how I spend my money, my time, and perhaps most fundamental of all, … Continue reading

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the road to monkey heaven

Tidying up some of my papers, decluttering the past, I found a handwritten note (in my hand writing)… The road to monkey heaven is a) paved b) littered c) barricaded with good intentions While I’ve really liked finding the various … Continue reading

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so, where’s all the money gone then eh?

I don’t understand why New Zealand has this on-going issue with literacy. I have an opinion or two, but I don’t understand it. My parents learned to read and write using a slate. I still have my grandmother’s school exercise … Continue reading

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