Thoughts in Uncertain Times
Because thinking about the world is fun
I started this blog at the beginning of the 2020 New Zealand COVID pandemic lockdown because I wished I had recorded life through the civil emergency of the Canterbury earthquakes. When I started, I had no idea how long the pandemic might last, or how long I might keep writing. In 2023, the pandemic is loosening its hold on the world but there are so many other pressing issues on the horizon and interesting aspects of life to ponder that I am not stopping yet…
Latest Posts
Depths of Dankai - fighting the wind and each other on the way back to the Pamir Highway.
Depths of Dankai - we cycle over Karachym Pass to find out how deep Dankai really is
Depths of Dankai - rain, tool theft and a sheep in a pot.
Depths of Dankai - scouting deep rivers on an off-track cycling route in Tajikstan. Why were we there?
Happy Birthday to me soon in Mongolia...and why do I want to celebrate my 60th birthday there?
Everyone loves dinosaurs. We visited dinosaur footprints on a hot Spanish afternoon, not so different from the temperatures in which the dinosaurs were paddling along the river 120 million years ago.
Want to know my secret fear...or at least intense dislike? Read on to find out, although you've already got a clue...
My first tattoo...a much bigger deal for Gen X than for Gen Z...
Was condemnation of Trump's blue suit at the Pope's funeral fair? And how does this link to concerns about my writing a song about a prominent societal figure?