12 months ago a horrific event happened in America when a man came into a public meeting being held by Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and shot the place up. He killed 6 people and injured 12 one of which was Giffords whom he shot through the head. At the time Sarah Palin caught some heat as…
Well one week ago I started this new blog and just wanted to say thanks to all those who have jumped on and had a look, who have made comments and who have started following my writings. In the first seven days I have nearly 4,000 visits which is very small compared to places like…
Never really seen the need for pets, but if the cat can keep catching these pests we’ll keep her on Luckily the girls are not home as the ‘screaming’ by the rabbit as the cat ‘choked him out’ on the kitchen floor may have disturbed them 🙂
In the UK at the moment you can be arrested for using racial insults. Now I find racism abhorrent, the idea that one person believes themselves better than anyone else because of the colour of their skin, or what culture they come from is not only loathsome but ludicrous. Often examples of such cretins who believe in racist…
What the heck is all this about? Somerfield resident Kris Kaan was walking with a friend along Cashmere’s Ashgrove Tce on Thursday evening when they came across the unusual find. “Me and my mate were just walking along. We saw a lady standing on the side of the road looking down at the ground.” Kaan’s…
Happy Birthday Stephen Hawking The world’s most recognised living scientist Stephen Hawking was too ill to attend his 70th birthday celebrations overnight but was hailed by colleagues as one of the most brilliant theoretical physicists since Einstein. We hope you start to feel better 🙂
The latest news on the Rena from Stuff.co.nz Svitzer Salvage spokesperson Matthew Watson said the work of removing containers from the remains of the Rena had become “very, very dangerous and very difficult”. If the rear section sunk, salvaging containers from the ship would become a far more complicated operation, he told Radio New Zealand.…
As many of you know I don’t really understand what the word ‘Christian’ means these days but I want to correct something…I actually do know what the word Christian means, what I don’t understand is how people interpret it in so many different, and in my opinion, often inaccurate ways. Let’s set the record straight. To be…
So the 2012 whaling season in the Southern Ocean has started and I have to admit to always being a little confused as to why so many people have such a huge problem with whaling. I’ve done this as a talkback topic over the years and the main answers are “It’s a horrific way to…
GNS scientists today released information that they believe that aftershocks could go on for 3 decades in Christchurch! From TVNZ.co.nz GNS Science seismologist Kelvin Berryman told ONE News that magnitude three aftershocks are likely to go on for a “number of years”, and that magnitude one and two aftershocks “could go for 30 years”. Canterbury Earthquake Recovery…