Monthly Archives: July 2009

>Don’t ask me about…..

Posted on 15 July, 2009 by jb

>    …Bionic Legs. Been there – done that (As in – what’s good for the gosling is good for the gander old fart)

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>Rick Danko and Levon Helm reloaded

Posted on 14 July, 2009 by jb

>Google Analytics tells me that this post from way back in 2007 is consistently my most-viewed. Also tops a Google search for Levon Helm and Rick Danko. Which might explain that…. Here’s the music again, then Short Fat Fanny Every … Continue reading →

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>Why I left the Dark Side

Posted on 13 July, 2009 by jb

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>I bought a fire basket

Posted on 12 July, 2009 by jb

> I do like a fire. I’m not as bad as My Mate Houghton, though. He’ll start scavenging for firewood in mid-summer the minute he arrives at any place with a fireplace. It wouldn’t even surprise me if his will … Continue reading →

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>Watch this space….

Posted on 7 July, 2009 by jb

> So what it’s to be in the future? Playing pocket planets…? For a mere $450

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>The Trace of Time clock

Posted on 7 July, 2009 by jb

> Engadget has a shout-out about the ideal clock (wipes itself clean…YES!!) to get rid of those bloody “To Do” lists that spouses so enjoy. “Haven’t you cleaned out the roof guttering yet? It’s on your To-Do list you know” … Continue reading →

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>I am fuel. You are friends.

Posted on 6 July, 2009 by jb

> “I’ve just walked in from stretching out on the lawn alongside my house, where I finished rapidly devouring of all 400 pages of Nick Hornby’s massively enjoyable new book Juliet, Naked. My skin is warm from the beginnings of … Continue reading →

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>Words fail me….

Posted on 6 July, 2009 by jb

> We liberals can mock all we want, but don’t forget that 60 million Americans thought that this airhead Sarah Palin was qualified to run for the second-highest office in the land. With a high probability of succeeding McCain – … Continue reading →

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>Nick Smith gets it wrong

Posted on 4 July, 2009 by jb

> The Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) is New Zealand’s no-fault personal injury cover for all New Zealand residents and visitors to New Zealand. If some one hurts you (or you hurt yourself), you’re entitled to compensation. Open to immense abuse, … Continue reading →

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>On yer bike, Seth

Posted on 3 July, 2009 by jb

> Seth Godin’s a really clued-up guy, but sometimes his pearls of wisdom are a bit……..BFO-ish?. His post “What to do with special requests” is a case in point.  “Let the customer decide” is his argument. A bike shop is … Continue reading →

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