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Jimmy Carr
My wife and I are big fans of Jimmy Carr. Which is a bit unusual, because I didn’t think his brand of comedy fell neatly into the venn diagram intercept of what we both like. However, its not his jokes that keep us coming back for more, but his more serious conversations. I took today…
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A peaceful evening
After four weeks staying at other people’s home, entertaining, or going out, this evening Ky, Occi and I were able to have a very peaceful night in. I must say that peaceful is relative, as in the past few hours we have had: Despite all that, it has been a delightfully peaceful evening after the…
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Low tide
I took Occi down to the beach today at low tide, and she loved it. There is so much that as adults you miss, but for a 14 month year old who lives hundreds of miles from the coast, this must feel like Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory. We saw a bunch of different birds, hermit…
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Plates
One of the great joys of driving on NZ roads is the frequent occurrence of personalised numberplates. Yesterday as we drove up north, we were trailing an employee of Mint Plumbing (clearly had an impact!) and their number plate was ØTURDS. Outstanding. However, nothing will come close to the King. Many years ago, I remember…
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The best way to public travel
Some people like trains, some like trams. The occasional freak enjoys busses that aren’t the one exception (the double deckers in London). But the absolute king of public transport remains the ferry. I had to get into central Auckland this afternoon, and what would have taken me 90 minutes by car took me 40 by…
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Peak email?
I have had a Gmail account for ~15 years. In that, I have received over 110k emails in my primary alone. If I include Promotions (a hostel you went to 12 years ago is have a sale!, Updates (someone you don’t even recognise on LinkedIn just got promoted!), and Spam (Nigerian princes need your help!)…
