"[W]orried about the plight of groups like the Sensible Sentencing Trust or Family First, with their "many thousands of members", who can all too easily be trapped into raising far too much money and being unable to spend it? If they just register as a political party, then they'd have a $1m cap, plus another $20k for each electorate candidate they ( Read more... )

Oh come ON, you what?!
Big Circle is the Cop Station, Small Circle is where I work.I've been thinking about the advice to not take on board the various financial burdens suggested to deal with Global Warming. The argument appears to be, it'll cause economic hardship and should thus be delayed or worked in very slowly ( Read more... )

Interesting point about Nia Glassie's mum.

( I don't know how to spell Licence. Liscence. Licensce. Dammit, why am I going to teach English? )

This is an open response to an opinion piece in the New Zealand Herald a week or so ago. It was written by one Phil O'Reilly (O RLY? YA RLY!) who had something to do with the business roundtable (It constantly surprises me that that appears to be a real organisation. I mean come on, do they wear magical armour that turns them into corporate dragons ( Read more... )

This is a bit of comfort.

I note someone in the comments mentions keep taking everyone out. Sounds like a good idea.

There's a new show on saturday on TV1 called the Book Show where NZ authors get together and talk about new books.

But I work at that time.

Dammit.

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A Terrifying Message From Al Gore.

Y'know, he has a real sense of humour. Sometimes I wonder what the world would have been like if he'd gotten in?

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LiveJournal: Being an Humble Treatise on ( Read more... )

First of all, check out Princess Bridermen. Classy.

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( 'Who are you to point your finger? / You must have been out your head.' )

To whom it may concern ( Read more... )

I needed new work sneakers ( Read more... )