My parents used to mutter comments about the speed at which time passes as you get older and I had always believed it was simply something old people said. However, I now find myself saying the same things, which leads me to believe one of two things: either they were right, or I’m now old. […]
Time flies and people are just plain weird Read Post »
Moon-gazer Ken Ring has been in the news again of late and while I’m choosing to ignore the whole “another quake’s coming” prediction, I can’t ignore the New Zealand Skeptics Bent Spoon award he has inspired. These sensible citizens decided to give their annual award for “the most gullible or naive reporting in the paranormal
And the winner is … Read Post »
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) I know the Rugby World Cup is just around the corner but for some reason I cannot get excited about the whole thing. The hugely discounted HP Touchpads that went up for grabs on Tuesday were much more exciting, even though I didn’t buy one.
Rugby World Cup: are we excited yet? Read Post »
We no longer run a book reviews section on The Southland Times website so I’m going to separate out the books section here and keep all my reviews in a separate blog. I’ll keep you posted!
Apparently attacking your pregnant ex isn’t such a big deal. Especially if you have your mana to protect. A manager at Te Papa had a row with his ex while visiting her and their toddler. The child got a bleeding nose after being hit by a door during a struggle between her parents and the
Taking the man out of mana Read Post »
