Shark Attack
Sharks ‘attack’ humans while humans ‘fish’ sharks. Why this differential in terminology? Are all our kills justified where the rest of the animal kingdom is not supposed to be killing us?
Tag: New Zealand
Where are the Journalists?
Journalists are a dying breed but journalism is one of the three legs of a functioning democracy. Where are the journalists going and what does this forecast for our society?
Hard Work
Hard work – necessary evil? Worthy practice? Or both? One thing is in no doubt, great gardens require plenty of it.
Lolly Scramble
The government is galumphing rough-shod over community and environment with the Fast Track Bill. Worse, the short-listed projects looks like hand-outs to rich-listers, at least in the Wakatipu. It’s a lolly scramble for the wealthy and here’s what you can do about it.
Familiarity
We’ve been doing up this house, soon to display the much-awaited ‘Seagull Gate’. The scale of enthusiasm for our gardening versus our painting has been interesting – is it about the blue? Or something else?
Mad Seagull Lady
We need more beauty in our built environment. This may, or may not, be painted seagulls on top of a gate.
Novid
A positive RAT test – a trip down a memory lane my brain is reluctant to take. How much things have changed since early COVID days (not that we had RAT tests in 2020)!
Simple Simon
We make assumptions about people in milliseconds; how do those types of assumptions relate to Simon the Toyota Corolla and the Ford Everest? Read on to find out.
Studying Disasters
One third of the Canadian town of Jasper burned to the ground this week. New Zealand is still not properly waking up to the risk of wildfires, despite increasing numbers here. And, for so many problems, we want to research more than we want to take action. Why?
Only A Spider
Why are human lives considered to be so much more valuable than lives of animals, whatever state a human is in?