Two of many New Zealand native flowers.
Kakabeak 
Kowhai 
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Money
@ 15/10/09 – 09:07:13 am
If money grew on trees I'd choose apple - Apple Computers of course.Having just checked local retail prices I now have second thoughts about a change-over to Apple.
The highest local retail prices are:
PC Windows HP - $1700
Apple Mac Pro... - $7200I'm wondering how few Apple Computers are actually used for blogging here - possibly none - almost a certain bet that none of my visitors have money growing on trees - I may be wrong of course lol.
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Smart.
@ 12/10/09 – 09:50:11 am
A college professor asked his class a question. "If Philadelphia is 100 miles from New York and Chicago is 1000 miles from Philadelphia and Los Angles is 2000 miles from Chicago, how old am I?"
One student in the back of the class raised his hand and when called upon said, "Professor you're 44."
The Professor said, "You're absolutely correct, but tell me how did you arrive at the answer so quickly?"
The student said, "You see professor I have a brother, he's 22 and he's only half nuts."
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Opportunities
@ 11/10/09 – 07:39:28 am
I have been thinking about my lifetime of lost opportunities. One that always comes to mind was the opportunity to spend much more time with our four children - all now 40+. I confess that less time should have spent on furthering my career and enjoying my hobbies.No doubt we all regret lost opportunities of some kind.
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Thoughts
@ 09/10/09 – 07:17:55 am
Bloggers.Blogging we know as something new,
It's here for joy and not to scorn.
Bloggers by numbers grew and grew,
Posting entries night till morn.
'Why do bloggers blog?' is often asked,
Not for money nor for fame.
It seems that each may wear a mask,
Hiding away to enjoy the game.
Eager bloggers await the news,
That each and every blog reveals.
Some expressing world-wide views,
Or simply telling just how they feel. -
How
@ 08/10/09 – 08:39:47 pm
I'm still trying to simplify both posting and commenting. I'm now at the stage where I am attempting to send one post a day and visit and comment only those who visit my blog and leave a comment. Usually when I visit I leave only one comment which serves as a reciprocal friendly message as well as an acknowledgment.
As expected there are pros and cons to this system. Some of the pros include the fact that
anybody who visits me and comments is never ignored - having few 'friends' listed, I don't get snowed under having to read too many posts and send too many comments - and by not visiting and commenting randomly I don't end up in an embarrassing muddle.Some of the cons - a few bloggers comment frequently and when I check their blogs I find that since they may only post once or twice a week, I have already commented on their most recent post - by not randomly visiting a great number of posts I am no doubt missing out on lots of news that might be of interest to me - and unfortunately by waiting for visitors I have lost contact with quite a few bloggers.
Confession: Occasionally I come across a random post where I feel I should take time to post a comment - only occasionally.
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Fraud
@ 08/10/09 – 08:52:44 am
A few days ago one of our members of parliament was sentenced in the Supreme Court, to 6 years imprisonment for numerous cases of fraud. Over a very long period of time he had been taking advantage of his position in government by using large sums of taxpayers' money to make great monetary gains for himself. Immediately the sentence was passed there were loud screams of defiance from his followers, insisting that he shouldn't have been imprisoned.Here are my thoughts on the matter:
It is well known that the truth usually comes out in the end. Any lighter sentence would have suggested undeserved support for such a deceitful person. Though he has been sentenced to a six year jail term, he will probably serve only a fraction of that time. For years he has been receiving a very high salary for holding a very trustworthy position. Though he is disgraced and no longer a member of parliament, he will continue to receive at the taxpayers' expense, the many costly member of parliament entitlements for the rest of his life. That is that we should all be complaining about.
Fair enough?
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Television
@ 07/10/09 – 07:20:46 am
THE POWER OF TELEVISION
TV - A BLESSING OR A CURSE?
A great source of entertainment?
A poor influence in regard to crime?
A source of useful information?A time waster?
A good relaxer?
Too much interruption to programs with advertising - frustration?A great child minder?
Good for family unity?
Poor selection of program times?More of a curse me thinks - lol
