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Archive for July, 2011

Bush’s MBA

A very interesting article about Bush, and his MBA. First, the fact that Bush actually had to work to get his degree. The comparatively small amount of attention paid by the political press to the President’s Harvard MBA partially reflects a generalized ignorance of, and hostility toward, the degree itself. More importantly, acknowledging that he [...]

It’s in the detail

Interesting what reading you come across sometimes. I was just browsing Fail Blog and saw this post. Basically, they’re comparing someone who held up a bank by pretending to have a gun, then returned the single bill he stole out of guilt, with a CEO who embezzled billions. That’s billions with a “B”. Well, the [...]

Every New Zealander needs to watch this video

It’s very clear that the smacking law, and the attitude that it has encouraged CYFS to cultivate, are doing serious destruction to some families – destruction far worse than any light smack could ever do. Hat Tip Big News

Some jobs actually don’t lend themselves to certain types of humour

The previous cookie told me that my future was uncertain

Who to vote for…?

Ok, time for some thinking aloud on political parties and what I think of each. List is roughly ordered by ease of decision. Progressive Even if I were on the left  - and I am not – Jim Anderton is on his way out, and hence also his vehicle. Green Party With any moral issue [...]

Road narrows dramatically then does two sharp turns and comes back over itself

Women and time-lords then…

Handy for all those desktop cleanups

Ann Humphry & Wikipedia

Several months back, I read a book on Ann Humphry and how she was driven to suicide by her husband Derek Humphry. Now, this would be bad enough, but Derek Humphry was (and is) an assisted suicide proponent. They jointly founded the Hemlock Society and authored books on how caring it was to kill someone. International euthanasia activist and co-founder of the [...]

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