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Comment on Daniel’s page
Comment on Daniel’s page [ 20/May/23 ] My dad died almost 26 years ago. For many years we worked together every day – my closest friend. When I “left home”, I bought the house next door. It was hard not … Continue reading
What is the most insensitive thing you have heard a medical professional say to someone with a terminal illness
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
Odd and interesting day today
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
Did the COVID-19 pandemic lead you to redefine what you want from your work life?
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
Facebook post about work on Hutton’s Shearwater colony predator proof fence.
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
Seasons greetings and best wishes
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.
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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Tagged Abundance, complexity, cooperation, diary, Evolution, freedom, future, understanding, values
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Happy New Year Everyone.
7 Minutes to midnight here in Kaikoura. 2017 draws rapidly to a close. Very best wishes to all. Arohanui Ted
Near miss car accident in January
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
Hardest thing done
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