Totally over mask wearing

I’m so doubley-dosed with vaccine.Why do I need to wear a mask?I’m totally sick and tired of all of the government’s COVID-19 rules, and I’m over labour’s nanny state.The worst thought is there’s another two years worth of her hell before I can cast my vote to throw out the…

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All Hail Pressreader.com!

Here’s a GREAT app / website: https://www.pressreader.com/catalogI found Pressreader through the Hutt City Library who have a library-wide subscription allowing their members free access to the world’s papers.For all those current-events interested persons who are sick of Radio New Zealand’s sycophantically-biased selection of news content, Pressreader allows readers to triangulate…

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Wolves in sheep’s clothing

The government’s Three Waters reform is wiffy. Seriously wiffy that not all looks as it seem, sometimes milk masquerades as cream.Phil Goff, current Auckland Mayor,  ex-labour party leader and a long term pinko-socialist isn’t towing the party line over the government’s Three Waters reform. I can imagine this is to…

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Better data storytelling

There is no such thing as truthThere are only stories. And everyone has their own version. For example, when talking about why the sun rises, over the ages there have been many many different stories people believed to be true.The Greeks and the Aztecs thought the sun to be a…

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On budgets and band aids..

Lots of writing by the talking heads in the media about the government’s up coming budget.The Word on the Street is summerised nicely by former Nayland College old boy class mate of mine, Bryce Edwards. Writing for that hand-wringingly leftish, rainbow-coloured, de-colonised state broadcaster RNZ, Bryce advises Jacinda and Grant…

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Colonialism in sport: email to Newsroom

From: james@jameshogan.nz Sent: Wednesday, 12 May 2021 12:59 pm To: ‘mark.jennings@newsroom.co.nz’ ; ‘tim.murphy@newsroom.co.nz’ Subject: Woman’s rugby as a process of colonisation?Hi Mark and Tim,I was reading Ashley Stanley’s article on woman’s sports (https://www.newsroom.co.nz/lockerroom/womens-rugby) and was interested in the connection made between where the professional game is now between the genders,…

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Happy Birthday to Me!

Happy birthday to me! Happy birthday to me! Happy birthday dear Jamesie… Happy birthday to me!I share my birthday with famous people like Rosie Collins and Abigail Phillips!This one’s not a significant birthday but next year is.I’m thinking a cocktail party next year…🎉🎊🥳

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The Rimutaka Rail Trail

I finally got back on my bike yesterday to do some decent kilometers in the saddle. John Keene and I decided we’d ride the Rimutaka Rail Trail.IT WAS A DARK AND STORMY NIGHT It WAS a dark and stormy night! I woke up at 2:00am with the sound of rain…

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Fill your Mind

Back in the day, when the internet wasn’t behind a firewall, you could download and listen to all of Berkeley University’s first year lectures.I used to download all of these onto my MP3 player, and go cycling for 2-3 hours, feeding both body and mind.I’ve found they’ve archived all the…

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Good Tech, Bad Tech

Technology is on a spectrum. There is good tech. There is bad tech. And then there is tech that’s neither good nor bad, but merely reflects its user’s intensions.I’ve recently finished reading Mark Manson’s book, “Everything is Fucked: A Book About Hope”, and watched “The Social Network” and found both…

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Thank you for Supporting Camp Quality

Now the dust has settled on my Tour, I’ve gone back and checked the Give a Little page set up for my ride.Wow!!! From your combined generosity, you all have donated $1,001 to Camp Quality, a charity that brings joy to outdoor experiences to children with cancer. That you have…

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