Almost25 years ago I wrote my thesis using a word processor.  This was a leading edge piece of technology at the time.  It was a lot more fun than bashing away on my manual typewriter.  It was my Dad’s computer or rather it was the computer he used at work but since he owned the [...]

If I had a dollar for everyone who asked whether I’ve got swine flu, I wouldn’t have had to buy a Big Wednesday Lotto ticket this week.  No I don’t have swine flu but 150 people in New Zealand do.  Instead I have a rotten, stinky, I’m so over it cold.  Yes, I’m still spluttering [...]

Three years ago I had too much time on my hands and set up this blog.  I had no idea then how much a part of my daily routine it would become. When I look back at my very first post I see someone who was a bit lost, a bit lonely and a bit [...]

I had high hopes for this weekend.  The opportunity to get out and about with the camera.  As it turned out we didn’t get far as I’m still coughing and spluttering that internalised my homing tendencies. The fact it was dark, dank and misty made the fireside that much more attractive. We did however venture [...]

When I was a kid and ill I always remember spending hours watching the test card on the TV.  In fact, I’m not sure it was compulsory to be ill.   But just to have it on was a sign that the TV would eventually burst into broadcasting life and make my world a happier place [...]

It takes a lot for me to give up, give in.  But I must. I’ve been suffering a heavy cold since last Thursday and one more sleepless night of coughing and spluttering has left me tired, real tired. See those basset eyes?  That’s what mine look like. I’m off back to bed for a while [...]