Month: September 2008

Tax cuts: Oooh, let’s go crazy!

So, what will you be doing with all that cash you’ll have burning a hole in your pocket with our exciting tax cuts that come into being tomorrow? The lovely people at Infometrics have a calculator on their site if…

The ultimate … er, climax

Hah, I was right. Some of us aren’t smarter than the animals! It seems there was a bloke who picked himself up a friendly young woman in a bar. They made there way to the railway tracks, where they proceeded to…

The celebrity curse

Reports are coming out on a plane crash in South Carolina involving former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and DJ AM. The breaking news reports say the two musicians have been critically injured and have been taken to a burns unit.…

Aaarrr me hearties, it’s pirate time

(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) Ahoy me hearties, it’s that time again. Today is  International Talk Like A Pirate Day so break out your best pirate paraphernalia and embrace the day. The event came about…

Happy birthday to the little Google that could

(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) I know for some readers it’s probably difficult to imagine a time when Google didn’t exist but that time was just 10 years ago. Google celebrated its 10th birthday on…