it a small, small, world
whilst i am employed by company e2, i on the account of a large nz telecommunications company (company t) and spend much of my time at their site. today i was sitting at my desk at company t when i…
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pan handling
today was the karori nature sanctuary’s annual street appeal and the jboss was out beggingaccepting contributions. jboss’ review of the day: My two hour stint on the bucket brigade was pretty successful. It’s hard to say how much I collected as…
practice practice practice
every time now i see an athlete performing some amazing maneuver i think of “ronaldo”, one of the kids on our street. rolando is outside on our street practicing with his skateboard, bike and scooter (the kids kind) for hours…
artsy fartsy
for the last 3 weeks the new zealand international arts festival has been in full swing here in wellington. held every 2 years it features a wide range of theater, music, dance and visual arts. i think most every local theater, stage…
life on a south pacific island
the biggest surprise for me about our move to nz has been how much i enjoy living on the coast and spending time at the shore. i’ve never been a big ocean person before despite living over 20 years in…
crouch, touch, pause, engage
tonight we went to our second rugby match this season to root for wellington hurricanes as they took on the waikato chiefs. as part of our continuing effort to acclimate getting in the rugby spirit seemed to logical thing to…
distorsione di velocità, scooter piacevole
after an almost 3 month wait my scooter finally arrived. this should make getting around the city a whole lot easier. just kidding. that’s jackie’s scooter. my scooter is below. 49cc’s of italian charm. portofino green with carmel saddle leather.…
an afternoon in saint petersburg
this afternoon we went to a concert – an afternoon in saint petersburg – hosted by his excellency the governor-general, the honorable anand satyanand. the governor-general is the queen’s personal representative with in the realm of new zealand (new zealand,…
1,2,3,4,5,6… 7
this weekend was the new zealand sevens. at the simplest level it is an international rugby league with teams from 16 countries that play a series of 8 tournaments around the world. the format of the matches is radically different…
sanctuary
today we went to the karori wildlife sanctuary. in the truly amazing category it is a 252 hectare (623 acre) predator free native forest and wildlife sanctuary only 2 km from the wellington city centre. started in 1992 as just…