Month: July 2010

Mr Jobs, the iPeeler’s time has come

(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) I can almost hear the excited squeals of delight coming from homes across the land as Apple fans melt into a puddle of geeky goo over the treats they can…

My own special serenity prayer …

Well that was a fun day at the office … it’s 3.25am and I’ve been home for about half an hour. Fortunately, I was greeted by both a warm, fluffy cat and a cold, soothing beer and I see by…

Come again?

During the past week or so I’ve had a couple of those deja vu moments that manage to make me stop and ponder life, the universe and all that other crap. Strangely, they both involved coffee … and not good…

The afterlife?

Beethoven

The great composer  Beethoven passed away and was buried in a graveyard (of course). A couple days later, the town drunk was walking through the cemetery and heard some strange noise coming from the area where Beethoven was buried. Terrified,…

Computer fairies decide I don’t exist

(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) Oh it’s been such a fraught week or so of technological trials. I headed back to the office on Monday last week after a nice little two-week holiday spent organising…

Feeling peckish?

Sandwiches in a tin? Really? Is the world ready for the Candwich? More to the point, does the world NEED Candwich? Yes, it seems we are and we do. This culinary delight comes in four flavours, including peanut butter and…