More Irony

Like not trying to beat the tram  Elementary spelling mistake Not much help if you can't Nothing like a real life example to add dramati...

It's Fine...But Only If

Competitive sport is great...but only if my team is winning. I want a free society...but only if it is for those I agree with. Indulgence in...

The XXL Restaurant Waldgeist

This is about a restaurant in Germany where the portions can be large, very large. For some reason, this is considered to be a challenge tha...

Christopher Robin

My mother used to recite this poem and she did so often. When done softly and with feeling, it is fascinating. Mum used to say it to me when...

Card Game - No Nines

A typical hand When I was young, one of the regular card games we played was No Nines. Whenever I teach new people, they pick it up quickly ...

A New Zealand Food Favourite

I recall when I was young down at the Devonport (Auckland) wharf, watching people with big nets hauling in copious amounts of tiny fish. You...

The Working Class Uprising

I saw Iain Smith on Hardtalk discussing Brexit. He understands the reason, but but interviewer Stephen Sackur doesn't  I wrote a deep pi...

Queen Charlotte Drive / Picton

At the top east of the South Island, there are the Marlborough Sounds. The gateway to them is Picton. The road running west from that town i...