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Okay, not okay

Okay: Carrying a warm, blue plastic bag of dog poo while walking your dog. Not okay: Carrying a warm, blue plastic bag of dog poo. Note that I mean okay here in the sense that it seems relatively acceptable by society in general. To me it's still a

Sheepish people

Yesterday some friends sent us a text asking to borrow our sheep. They had lawn issues. We don't have a sheep, and we don't know where they got this idea—my partner Vic reckons it's because at my most unkempt I look like a

Delivering the goods

1906 one-penny Christchurch Exhibition claret stamp In 1964, two young renegades found a wallet containing £50 (“found” in the sense that they saw a couple drop it in their haste to shed their clothes and escape into some bushes). They promptly spent this small fortune: around £15 on lollies, and

(Don't) grab life by the balls

I find that being told you can’t do something is infinitely more motivating than being told you can. A while ago I was at the beach, where I mentioned to a friend of mine that I was considering a career change. He snorted and remarked, “What would you become?

Bee, thou art sick

A café called the Raumati Social Club (R.S.C.) has recently opened in the neighbourhood. They create affable coffee, stoking the fire of a small community. Barista and part-owner Matt sports an impenetrable beard, and slams wit and enthusiasm out into your morning. Good coffee, good people. But recently

Solo expedition

Parenthood is a pilgrimage. You can buy the maps, listen to directions, get a compass, consult manuals, but really you can’t prepare for it. The terrain of your day will be forever changed, and it will keep changing. A new child is a wonderful, adorable, blissful punch in the

Walk the walk

Most people walk, although many don't walk enough. United, we are a great walking shoal of fish. Some yearn for speed, slicing through the water. Others float idly; they catch the bus from one end of the street to another. My dad and uncle are the sailfish racers