Daily Archives: 24 January, 2007

>“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 →

>So we’re at the Richmond Mall, using Orcon’s exceptionally wonderful (i.e. free) WiFi hotspot to Skype with folks on the other side of the world. This necessitates positioning one’s nose in close proximity to the screen and talking into the … Continue reading →

>First New Zealand….. Defying talk of global warming, New Zealanders shivered in December, with the capital Wellington recording its coldest start to the southern hemisphere summer for 78 years, according to official figures released Wednesday. The National Climate Centre said … Continue reading →