Posts by David Slack
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Oh, and someone should really grow the spine to ask Clark whether she repealed every piece of legislation she opposed as leader of the Opposition.
Let's see.
Introduced income-related rents for state housing.
Created District Health Boards, changed health funding, moved away from fee-for-service funding.
Reversed ACC privatisation.
Unwound (somewhat) the Employment Contracts Act.
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I thought the announcement speech was dull...
I agree. She made the recitation of policy accomplishments as ordinary as the reading of a grocery list. Way to squander an opportunity with a captive audience.
She was strongest when she recalled how many of those policies had been opposed by National only to be latterly embraced. "Insincere" was a good choice of words.
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Just last Friday morning in Wellington I was looking out the window of my homeward-bound jet and saw a baggage tag lying on the tarmac, unconnected to its baggage. It looked very forlorn.
I feel I was educated by what I saw.
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He did indeed - but he also looked.
If you looked, would what you did depend on what you found?
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gee, thanks for getting thattune playing remorselessly in ma head
When I got to the part about John Rowles, I considered making some sort of G-G-G-G-Gerard reference. There. Now you have an earworm that's even worse. Sorry about that Chief.
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So what number did Glenn call you from?
Mike Williams'
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I'm interested in debating whether there is a sliding ethical scale here. Let's say you find a mislaid folder, with no identifying features. You just say "score!" and gleefully release it yourself. I'm assuming a lot of us would say that was fair game.(But perhaps I'm assuming too much?)
Now let's say the scenario is different. Let's say you come upon a whole briefcase, containing the same folder, plus many identifying features that tell you it belongs to, let's say, Kevin Taylor, (Key's Press Secretary). Do you still say "score!" and gleefully release it yourself, or do you return it to its perturbed owner?
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Bart,
What I hope for is substance, made more engaging with vivid language. Am I too ambitious for New Zealand?Vaughn,
Nokia N95. Even a chump like me can get good shots with 5 megapixels.For anyone with aching eyeballs, here is a salve. This is what I mostly use it for.
I can also offer kittens with ribbons. -
Paul, look away. Sue, here are two stitches pics as requested. The hand belongs to by my not-at-all-fazed-by-this 9 year old PhotoBooth assistant.
From my point of view the most disturbing part is the alopecia.
Jackie - three words. Naked mole rat.
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I did take a picture of the top of my head with the stitches
I have my cell phone right here if y'all want to see... Russell?
Can we have some dimensions on that lymphoma please? It looks huge.
Different spelling - no 'h'.
If it were a lymphoma, I wouldn't be breezily posting medi-porn.Dimension? About the size of a flattened strawberry.
oh god, can we post pictures? this thread could get really out of hand
Mark, out of hand sounds fun. You email them, I'll upload them.