Monthly Archives: March 2006

The NZ dollar has fallen by a full cent against the US dollar (about 1.5%) in the past 6 hours. Yet there is nothing on nzherald.co.nz or stuff.co.nz to suggest that anyone there thinks it’s newsworthy. There have been a … Continue reading →

Just watched the Johnny Cash movie tonight. There’s something I always liked about Johnny Cash. I’m not sure that I know why. I think my Dad may have been a fan way back and maybe I picked up on that … Continue reading →

Just for NZ readers…I’m listening to NewstalkZB online, and there’s some discussion going on about who the new Governor-General should be. Personally I think a great choice would be Mike Moore (the NZ one, not the American film maker). Not … Continue reading →

I flew into Tampa last night for a standards meeting in Clearwater. I’ve only been here once before, about 10 years ago transiting to West Palm Beach, a trip that was notable mainly for the fact that United lost my … Continue reading →

WARNING: The following contains quite a lot of fairly arcane discussion about economic data. Proceed at your own risk. The Australian Financial Review isn’t a paper I normally read online, and I can’t remember now what inspired me to go … Continue reading →