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What is the most insensitive thing you have heard a medical professional say to someone with a terminal illness

Posted on January 30, 2022 by Ted Howard NZ

What is the most insensitive thing you have heard a medical professional say to someone with a terminal illness? [ 26/November/21 ] I had a doctor tell me that I had terminal cancer, that there was nothing known to medical … Continue reading →

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Odd and interesting day today

Posted on December 31, 2021 by Ted Howard NZ

I’ve known for two months that today’s announcement was coming, but was asked to keep it confidential, and didn’t tell anyone, and today Ailsa and I were both recipients of a Queen’s Service Medal (QSM) for services to conservation, and … Continue reading →

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Did the COVID-19 pandemic lead you to redefine what you want from your work life?

Posted on September 30, 2021 by Ted Howard NZ

Did the COVID-19 pandemic lead you to redefine what you want from your work life? [ 31/August/21 ] Not much. I am already officially retired, even though I am still running the company I started 35 years ago, that doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Facebook post about work on Hutton’s Shearwater colony predator proof fence.

Posted on September 30, 2021 by Ted Howard NZ

Facebook post about work on Hutton’s Shearwater colony predator proof fence. [ 23/August/21 ] Actually this particular piece of work (about 23 hours in total) was adding screws and washers to ensure that there are no mouse sized gaps in … Continue reading →

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Seasons greetings and best wishes

Posted on December 25, 2020 by Ted Howard NZ

Wishing all people well. None of the cultural or religious paradigms I have investigated seem particularly accurate or useful in our current reality, and all are some approximation to useful, particularly in the times of our past. What seems to … Continue reading →

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A day of celebration.

Posted on April 9, 2020 by Ted Howard NZ

This day 26 years ago Ailsa and I got married. 22 years and 3 days ago the title for this house changed into our name (with a mortgage, which has been gone a couple of years). Today is a special … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year Everyone.

Posted on December 31, 2017 by Ted Howard NZ

7 Minutes to midnight here in Kaikoura. 2017 draws rapidly to a close. Very best wishes to all. Arohanui Ted

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Near miss car accident in January

Posted on August 29, 2017 by Ted Howard NZ

Thoughts on a near miss accident earlier this year I mentioned in Laurie’s “A Heavy Load” post earlier this year (Tuesday 31st Jan) that Ailsa and I were almost killed returning home from Jewelia’s 21st in Wellington. The alarm went … Continue reading →

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Hardest thing done

Posted on June 14, 2017 by Ted Howard NZ

June 13-17, ’17 ~QofDay~ Hardest Thing Which is the hardest thing you had to do and why? A really challenging question. How to judge the many different dimensions of hard against each other? One really difficult thing was killing a … Continue reading →

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What did 2016 bring

Posted on January 8, 2017 by Ted Howard NZ

Dec. 27-31,’16 ~QofDay~ Year 2016 What did the year 2016 bring to you? A very full, very mixed year for me. Two friends died of cancer, another from heart failure. My favourite vehicle (my Hilux) died, as did our fridge, … Continue reading →

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