Monthly Archives: September 2005

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 →

Check this out – found on the web: http://crew.net.nz/newForum/viewtopic.php?t=2356 Cool!

NZ Herald, 13 September 2005

Sydney Morning Herald, September 12, 2005 John Howard claims that the rise of China is good for the world.

The Sunday Times, September 10, 2005 Article by John McWhorter argues that Black poverty in America (illiustrated by the situation in New Orleans) is the result of 40 years of misguided welfare.