Category Archives: Don’t ask me

> Recently, I was diagnosed with A.A.A.D.D. – Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder. This is how it manifests itself: Decide to water the garden. Turn on the hose, look over at the car and decide it needs washing. Start toward … Continue reading →

> The BBC comes up with some seriously cool ideas. They’ve stuck a GPS device device in a 40′ shipping container to track its progress around the world for a year to display the logistic chain that underpins globalisation. Sort … Continue reading →

> “Reduced from the outrageous to the merely ridiculous” Bill Leslie would say. “ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY NINE BLOODY EUROS?” I murmured quietly. “FROM TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY BLOODY EUROS?” “This is the cheaper place” sez Ms jb. “I wouldn’t … Continue reading →

> Maria Brumm is a geologist.. She reckons that “Ice cream is an igneous rock. You begin with a liquid slurry containing a hodgepodge of chemicals, and by bringing it below its freezing point, you create something solid – or … Continue reading →

> This is just too good to miss – a 1980’s Estonian advert for a Chicken McNuggets slurry that you stuff with something and then coat with chunks of something and then devour with pleasure. But doesn’t that chook look … Continue reading →

I’ve been quite impressed with myself lately. Getting around on Christoph’s bike and walking 5km every couple of days. Doing the Bionic Leg wonders and keeping the weight in check. And using public transport. Quite a pleasant experience mostly, but … Continue reading →

>My mate, the legendary Frank the Potter is at this moment in hospital, waiting for them to wheel him into the operating theatre in a couple of hours to fix a herniated disc. You don’t want to know about the … Continue reading →

>Gives a totally new meaning to the expression “Peeler“ Tags: Ponsonby, Auckland, Ponsonby Police Station, Peeler