A view on this thing called Life, from having seen quite a lot of it.
Late Sunday morning – the ratbag tabby is in his usual curled up position of slumber in the corner of the couch on the fluffy cushion, which is somewhat flattened now by ‘occupational overuse syndrome’. I’m wasting time on Facebook, when I’d actually prefer to be doing something more constructive. Suddenly, violence breaks out next …
Singing with heart - showing how it's done, the New Zealand anthem is sung by three Porirua schoolgirls after hearing a shocking rendition by an American singer (who has since graciously apologised) at a recent game in Denver between NZ and England. Gotta hand it to these girls - they nailed it. https://www.facebook.com/Le.ART.NZ/videos/1726501194134150/
Battleaxe – a formidably aggressive older woman (my interpretation: no longer gives a flying feck) Bitch - a female dog, wolf, fox, or otter. Or, a pejorative slang word for a person—usually a woman—who is belligerent, unreasonable, malicious, a control freak, rudely intrusive or aggressive. Until I sought out the above definitions, I was aspiring …
Ladies and gentlemen of Ireland, you did us proud. For those ladies and gentlemen who still might not get it, here’s the message - if it’s not your uterus, then keep quiet with your anti-abortion opinions. Have opinions by all means, that’s your right, but keep them to yourselves. Apart from other anti-abortionists, no-one wants …
Getting older is a privilege. Trite though that saying might be, it doesn’t make it any less true. Not everyone makes it, so if we find ourselves amongst those who do, we’re privileged. We have successfully navigated life, and got to this place. The navigating might have been well planned and executed, it might have …
A great crime is currently being perpetrated within New Zealand. The Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, is having a baby! In January of this year, she and her partner, Clarke Gayford, announced the news of their upcoming, and unexpected, parenthood - and the crowd went wild. Some were ecstatic and happy for them, as we generally …
Co-housing is on the rise. So are the robots. I’ve put in a request to the powers-that-be to ensure that each rises with the other. Technically, they’re both here already; however, I’m talking specifically for us future b’oldies. We want the security and fun of living in a supportive community of our own devising, and …
