Monthly Archives: January 2007

>Lufthansa, of course, gets it all wrong….. But it wasn’t always like that. Back in the Dark Ages, we had the (almost) perfectly PC team. Even the most innocuous statement had a fair chance of offending at least one of … Continue reading →

>I just love Political Correctness. Especially in corporate America. They have competitions for it over there. The idea is to cram as much diversity as possible into a single blissfully-posed corporate image The rules are simple: 1 point per diversity … Continue reading →

>From me (“the wishor”) to you (“hereinafter called the wishee”), please accept without obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, politically correct, low stress, non-addictive, gender neutral, celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced … Continue reading →

>If this works, I’ll be well pleased… So might you. I’ve been an avid follower of Jeff Giles’ mp3 blog since I stumbled over it. And I haven’t a clue how that happened, but suffice to say it was one … Continue reading →

>There’s a guy in Motueka who has a thing about Morris Minors. Quite an admirable trait, I’d say. My fondness for them might have a bit to do with the fact that the pre-production lines in Cowley were running at … Continue reading →

> Auckland Airport had its second evacuation in two days this morning. It was unclear why the alarm went off. The spokeswoman said alarms going off were not surprising as the airport was a busy place. OK, so let’s work … Continue reading →

>Not A Woman Of Few Words has this link to New Zealand’s low tech answer to traffic management. The Americans, of course, take it to extremes…. And I know someone who’d go for that. In a big way.

>David Hockney – Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) JB – The pool at the Getty Villa in Malibu last week Why does Ian Dury spring to mind when I look at this picture….. ? And – while … Continue reading →

>“Would you like to go to Mac’s?” she asks I don’t need asking twice – I’m in her slipstream in no time. Thinks: I didn’t know that they have a brewery on Trafalgar Street But Pavlovian salivation kicks in and … Continue reading →

>“I’d like 30 stamps for Xmas cards” she says.“Which denominations?” the clerk asks.“I don’t see that it’s any of your business, but I guess I’ll have 10 Catholic and 20 Presbyterian…” This – and more – from Bob Dylan’s Theme … Continue reading →