28 November 2020Uncategorized To those that have, more shall be given Known as the ‘Matthew effect‘ in honour of the Gospel of Matthew from whence it comes, the principle of those who have […]
14 November 2020Uncategorized Lands of hope and stories I admit it, I am a storage junkie. I love getting matching storage containers in different sizes and then optimising which item […]
7 November 2020Uncategorized The paradox of predictions Everyone, including me, was dusting off their crystal balls this week as the American election moved to its zenith. The continuous commentary […]
1 November 2020Uncategorized Waka or sieve? The JumbliesThey went to sea in a Sieve, they did, In a Sieve they went to sea: In spite of all their […]
24 October 2020Uncategorized Who are us? Jacinda Ardern’s quote “They are us”, spoken in the aftermath of the Christchurch mosque attacks, was voted the Massey University quote of […]
9 October 2020Uncategorized Chewable chunks One of the great challenges when cycle touring is how to mentally cope with the scale of the task. One end of […]
3 October 2020Uncategorized Focusing on the journey The hardest step of the journey is the one you take out your front door. After that it’s all downhill (or uphill, […]
23 September 2020Uncategorized Taking stock Yesterday (September 22) was another happy day in New Zealand, as the majority of the country returned to Alert Level 1 conditions, […]
19 September 2020Uncategorized Things I don’t understand Of the many things that I don’t understand, the vast majority relate to human nature. I have questions like, why don’t people […]
16 September 2020Uncategorized Elections & Fantasy Literature When I was a child I really loved fairy stories. I read every single one that was in the library and was […]