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The Spirit of New Zealand 26 Aug 2013 | 01:30 am
My post about the upcoming visit of STS Lord Nelson seemed to be illustrated enough -- and yet was inspired by the sight of the STS Spirit of New Zealand gliding over the waters of Wellington harbo...
Sail-training ship in NZ waters in October 24 Aug 2013 | 04:13 am
Yesterday, I looked out the window to see the barkentine Spirit of New Zealand gliding across the mirror-like waters of the inner harbour, under full sail. What a beautiful sight. In October, the ch...
"Spy Bill" passes in New Zealand 22 Aug 2013 | 11:50 am
John Key, New Zealand's version of GWB's crony, Tony Blair, has pushed a spy bill through legislation today. Spy agencies can now legally watch Kiwis. In a landmark law change, the shadowy Governmen...
Collective nouns 20 Aug 2013 | 05:35 am
We all are familiar with .... a herd of cows, a flock of chickens, a school of fish a gaggle of geese, a pod of whales and a pride of lions. Less widely known is: a murder of crows an ...
Should New Zealand get an Oscar? 19 Aug 2013 | 02:58 am
In the BBC magazine, Megan Lane makes an interesting point. Is New Zealand itself a character in the many award-winning films that have been shot on location here? "If a country could be eligible f...
The Day after the Earthquake 18 Aug 2013 | 03:14 am
Overheard in a train Usually, people who roar into cellphones on public transport or in restaurants are simply rude and annoying. But every now and then you can guess what the unheard person on the ...
Joseph Banks and George Stubbs's kangaroo 17 Aug 2013 | 01:08 am
I was intrigued to see a BBC report that the National Maritime Museum claims that Canberra's Stubbs's paintings don't have enough Australian interest for the Aussies to keep them. And the man behind ...
THE BECKONING ICE now in print 14 Aug 2013 | 03:23 am
My first print book from Old Salt Press! It is quite a moment. And, as my artist-husband Ron decided, it is a decidedly professional product. Available from Amazon.com, as well as the usual distrib...
E L James top-earning author 14 Aug 2013 | 03:02 am
It pays to have "James" in your name We haven't heard much about that infamous sex-romp, Fifty Shades, lately. But now the BBC reports that E L James, the creator, is the top-earning author of 2012....
Captain William "Old Glory" Driver 13 Aug 2013 | 10:03 am
A Salem shipmaster, and one of America's most flamboyant captains ... William Driver, the man who gave the United States flag its famous nickname, OLD GLORY. Apparently, August is supposed to be the ...
