(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) So, did you miss me last week — or was it a welcome change to read the technology page without my irrational ramblings? I was in Christchurch last week having a mini holiday with my teenage son and well-insured husband. Planning a holiday is so […]
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The wrong choice of apparel is the quickest way to make yourself look like a total knob or a dinosaur, or in the case of Motley Crue, both. There I was, innocently minding my own business, watching the Live 8 spectacular on Sunday when all of a sudden the band that time forgot appeared. Admittedly,
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It started off like any other Monday — opened one eye, crawled out of bed, staggered towards the kitchen to get up close and personal with a cup of tea, got attacked by the cat, prised open the other eye, found the morning newspaper and settled down to read it. That was when it hit
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So, Tim’s finished his reign as the lord of the dance. As I sat at work on Sunday night enduring the agonising wait along with everyone else, listening to the metallic beeps of assorted cellphones being notified of counted votes (and the deafening silence of those who never received any comforting beeps), I couldn’t help
Watching the final of TV One’s Dancing With The Stars caused some mixed emotions. There was the joy and pride at seeing our Norm boogying his way around the dance floor in a totally blokey way and winning the whole competition. Then there was the horror of Jason Gunn dusting off his dancing shoes and
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I know its a serious and somewhat important world event but I did get a fit of the giggles while watching the footage of dear old Uncle Saddam being questioned about some mass killings on the news the other night. Anyone who has seen the Saddam Hussein rock, paper, scissors site will understand.
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(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) Tim Shadbolt’s not the only Southlander getting national attention right now. The Brocks family, of Invercargill, is one of the 25 families selected from around the country to take part in Connected Lives, which brings the households together in a unique community showcasing how the
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(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) With the infamous Trade Me art scam in the headlines lately it would be easy for the uninitiated to believe taking part in an online auction is akin to swimming in shark-infested waters. Take heart gentle reader, it’s not that bad. I mainly use Trade
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