Posted on October 24, 2009 by boonman
Good morning/afternoon/evening/witching hour to you,
I have been silent for too long. You tend to do that a bit as a teacher. Best not rock the boat, but I can’t keep my mouth shut any longer.
This week in New Zealand there was a big hello and heralded fanfare welcoming to national standards. If you are reading [...]
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Posted on September 5, 2009 by boonman
George Walker Bush is a criminal and a murderer.
I suppose technically a murderer is a criminal… but let me explain further.
The thing with a hurricane is that it’s big. You can see one from space. Hurricane Katrina was no different. Clicking on the link shows you a weather pattern stretching from the Cuba/Mexico part right [...]
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Posted on May 31, 2009 by boonman
Greetings and hello again from New Zealand!!
As a quick aside for all the international readers before I even start, if you’re wondering where “Old Zealand” is click here. The discoverer of our country, Dutchy Abel Tasman decided on a moniker that was dear to his heart.
So I’ve been dribbling the football of thought around my [...]
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Posted on November 11, 2008 by boonman
Last night New Zealand lurched a little to the right. Lurch is probably a bit to strong to describe what actually happened, as we shall see.
As the United States of America rejected the last 8 years of right wing autocracy led by one George W Bush and the Halliburton-Cheney alliance, our little country said yes. [...]
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Posted on November 5, 2008 by boonman
Hello again and welcome to election week. 130 million or more are expected to vote today in the US presidential election. There they have a choice between a cranky old man and a jive brother – I know which one I’d choose. Personally I’d like to see Obama take the pledge next year dressed in [...]
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