Juma, the Pittsburgh Zoo’s oldest lion, had to be put to sleep a few days ago. He’d been unwell for a while with an assortment of problems, including liver disease, and things came to a head when he stopped eating.…
Another sad death
Category: In the news
Plucked from the headlines, online and in print
RIP Elizabeth Taylor
I see on the online news that Elizabeth Taylor has died. Very sad but I guess not unexpected with all the health problems she has had over the years. She was 79.
Horror after horror
I think I might just be in a bad mood for the rest of the week as I try to get my head around the insensitive, selfish fuck-tards who seem to inhabit some parts of cyberspace here in New Zealand.…
Still here … just busy
It’s been a chaotic week, with the massive earthquake in Christchurch. It’s heartbreaking seeing the image of a city I’m so familiar with in ruins. And knowing that so many are suffering right now. Christchurch is my second favourite place…
Sad but not unexpected
It’s sad that Whitcoulls is in trouble but as an avid reader who likes both books and money, I don’t reckon it should come as any surprise. I make an effort to support local businesses where possible, even if they…
Meanwhile, in the real world
Model Gisele has stirred things up again, this time with the comment that sunscreen is poison. She was speaking to media at the launch of her organic skincare line, Sejaa. Because, apparently, she protects her skin from the sun’s harmful rays…
Our PM likes girls? How scandalous!
Poor old John Key, I guess it doesn’t really matter what he’s got to say, someone out there is going to pick holes in it. Now, don’t get me wrong, I’m not a fan of politicians in general (bunch of overpaid…
Grunty tennis chicks here to stay?
I’m not a huge fan of tennis, although I do class it as a sport (unlike cricket). However, on the rare occasion I do manage to show enough interest to peer at the TV screen when a tennis ball is…
Marketing: how not to do it
I have never been a fan of Slingshot’s method of marketing but I’m even less inclined to think kindly of them after the recent news that they were regularly breaching Telecom’s security to gain an edge in the poaching of customers.…
Dear Oprah, got any holiday plans?
It looks like Oprah’s trip of Oz has been a big boost for our neighbours, with web traffic to the australia.com website up 120 percent in America after her first Down Under episode screened last week. Maybe we need to…