I tried a new recipe tonight for a totally different type of cake. It turned out super yummy and moist and E is currently eating seconds. Can you guess the key ingredient for this cake? Four cups of this in the recipe…
“Newspapers repeat again and again rare risks. If it’s in the news, don’t worry about it because by definition news is something that almost never happens. When something is so common it’s no longer news: car crashes, domestic violence, those are the risks you worry about.” Bruce Schneier: The security mirage
Finally watched the Michael Jackson movie This is it and I wish I’d gone to see it at the theatre in hindsight to enjoy the atmosphere with everyone else. I’ve never been an obsessive fan of Michael Jackson but his music has always been a part of my life and I have so many little [...]
(Click for large versions) We recently had some photos taken up on our land with the super talented photographer Sam Mothersole. I had been hunting for so long for a photographer that I liked the style of – natural, relaxed, fun, colourful photos in a space that was meaningful to us. Googling didn’t get me [...]
On Radio New Zealand’s Nine to Noon show, commentator Denis Welch (MP3 recording from 05/04/11) expressed some of what I’ve been thinking about and feeling towards the NZ Herald, and why I stopped reading it on principle a couple of weeks ago. “My theory is you can do this for so long but credibility in [...]