Category Archives: Archive

It works . Subscribe away! As far as I know I have no way to tell who is subscribed (the subscription and deliver is handled by the R|mail web service). So this is just as anonymous as checking the site … Continue reading →

Apparently the non-responsiveness of the R|mail subscription service was a problem with their server. I have now tried subscribing to a feed from smh.com.au and from my own site, the latter using the widget I put on the welcome page. … Continue reading →

I spent some time yesterday (actually more than I should have given the other things I need to get done this weekend) tweaking the design of the website. The colours are starting to look a little more coordinated now and … Continue reading →

Not much to report today, except that I’m feeling a bit washed out. Some stress at work this week and I haven’t been sleeping too well. I woke this morning feeling a bit groggy and went for a run to … Continue reading →

Finally got the Blade in the water on Saturday. It was good, but it wasn’t an exercise in plain sailing.

New Zealand Herald – Thursday 22, September 2005 The NZ Government’s nett assets have increased by 41% (NZ$ 14.5 B) in the last year, prompting calls (again) for tax cuts. Finance Minister Michael Cullen: “To further fuel consumption under these … Continue reading →

I’m a big Hitchcock fan and just finished watching this one last night. I found out later that it’s actually a remake of a version he made in the 30′s. Tthis one was made in about ’54, and starred Jimmy … Continue reading →

Continued working on the boat this morning and actually skipped church in the hope that I might have been able to get to the water today.

I spent pretty much the whole day, and a good part of the evening working on getting the boat set up…

Dave and I managed to get the diamond wires on the mast last night. Yay! Then had dinner at Chillies, down the road. Ate to much, of course. So it’s just as well I went running this morning: 57:25:36! Much … Continue reading →