Posts by Glenn Pearce
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local businesses like the Warehouse and the $2 Shop
That'd be the 2 Euro shop and das Lager where David is , please tell me there's no such thing.
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Among other things, he wrote the software to migrate our PA blogs to Latex for print-on-demand, created a house style for the books and set up the payments system,. He'd send me emails detailing his progress and I'd go "yup", "cool" and "wow!".
I knew all that time spent on the Commodore 64 on the Jervad Idol would come in useful eventually David.
Good luck with the book.
You know the best thing about Berlin, 2 of everything. 2 Zoos, 2 Town Halls, 2 Operas. A system architect's wet dream, built in redundancy.
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Consumer NZ claim that the average return from the Super managed funds has been around 3.6% (not forgetting the recent $700 million loss).
Maybe investment in, say, broadband throughout the country may indirectly achieve a better return?I don't think so, otherwise the Telco's would be in boots and all.
If by "indirectly" you mean other benefits to the economy that is almost certainly true but those indirect benefits can't be used to fund the retirement of the contributors to the fund.
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Another option for cheapskates and masochists: I have heard the the term "chainring tattoo" used to refer to a particular kind of cycling injury, where little dots of scar tissue are left after your leg impacts the chainwheel teeth. Sometimes embedded grease or oil make a trail of permanent black points for the perfect tattoo effect. Also called the "rookie mark" by the meanspirited.
I've got one on the inside of my thigh. I was kneeling down behind my VW beetle adjusting something or other on the engine when it backfired with my leg about 2 inches from the little pea shooter tailpipe. I was wearing shorts, it hurt like the buggery and I've still got carbon embedded in it over 20 years later.
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Here is one of my schools photos, from the time I was there.
Ooo! Let's all play this game.
Here is my 7th form cohort. Look how contemptible we are!
The contrast in those photos is outstanding, indicative of the extremes of views in education I'd say....
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The stereotyping of 1st XV players on the PA forum is taking on NZ First type proportions ;-)
I know some may be wondering what happened to the Captain of David's 1st 15. I hired one of Ian Wishart's investigators who found him, have sworn affidavit and a video to prove this.
Actually Don, this is where he ended up
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at the workshop at Shell Williamson Ave
You mean there's a Gas station in NZ that actually has a Workshop and Mechanic ?, I thought they'd all been replaced with Baristas
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I was zoned to go there and my parents fought the education department valiantly to get me into Green Bay High School.
So I went to a school with no streaming, no corporal punishment, where we called our teachers by their first names and played sports with them - and NO rugby team!
Many of my friends from intermediate school went to Paremoremo Boys High. And as the years went by it became increasingly obvious that they were being taught to be thugs and bullies with the most appalling attitudes to girls.
I remember playing basketball for GBHS against PBH (we won) and talking with my old friends afterwards and being just plain amazed at how weird they all were.
Fortunately times have changed a bit and the left wing loonies that ran GBHS have become the norm :).
I don't think GBHS experiment of the 70's and 80's will be repeated in a hurry after years of academic underperformance and financial mis-management a statutory manager was introduced a couple of years ago (not sure if they're still in place). The school is slowly gaining the confidence of the community again I understand.
And guess what... hard to believe but they've introduced a uniform !
I suspect if you were about to enter high school now it would be Western Springs College that your parents would be fighting to get you into.....
how weird they all were.
I can assure you despite all the odds a few of us from PBHS (Mr Hayward included ) turned out OK
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I got the same exit interview as you at the end of the sixth form and was also told what an abject failure I was going to become courtesy of a certain All Black Coach.
The other disturbing aspect of Paremoremo Boy's High that you've failed to touch on is the number of teachers who were previous inmates.
Overall I don't remember it being as bad as you but then I was in the 1st XV. ;-)
BTW, are you still on the East Coast ? We have a classmate in Boston who I'm sure would like to catch up.
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Warriors snatch a staggering NRL finals win over the Storm
Anyone taking odds on how many politicians we'll see at Ericsson on Friday night ?
Not many chances to get in front of 25,000 between now and Nov 8....