I decided to get a kitten. My old cat had passed away and someone I knew was giving away this cute little ball of orange fluff. I couldn’t resist. ‘Weasley’ was so affectionate and followed me everywhere, getting under my feet at every opportunity. One morning when I was getting ready for work, he managed … Continue reading Mad Cats and Medicos
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My daughter met me at Newcastle airport after the Fraser Island trip and took me to the emergency department at John Hunter hospital. I finally saw a doctor who I’m certain thought I was a raving hypochondriac, but he wrote me a prescription for some diazepam and painkillers and told me to go and see … Continue reading Back to Square One
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Here in New Zealand Election Day looms Christmas is over, the bullshit resumes The National Party have told us today Which kids they’d have in their sandpit to play The Greens aren’t invited, they’re too left for some And Dotcom is hardly a National chum A union with Hone would not be supported Though Maori … Continue reading Who Gets to Play in National’s Sandpit?
In the southern seas below us, a gory hunt is taking place In international waters – slightly north of our Scott Base Against a wave of protest and of global condemnation A grim pursuit is mounted on a shrinking population While most enlightened nations have now banned commercial whaling Attempts to stop the Japanese are … Continue reading Japanese Commercial Whaling
Christchurch continued to rattle its way through the aftershocks that persisted in the months that followed the February earthquake. Thankfully the strength of the tremors gradually diminished and with it my fears that there would be another big one. Even so, Christchurch remained in ruins and I had no yearning to return to New Zealand … Continue reading My First Relapse
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