I'm no expert on the sharemarkets or banking industry, but it seems that this is a massively volatile week

• Politicians in America are so immersed in Greed and Corruption (the true weapons of mass destruction) to make the required fast decisions


• Banks are paying the price for years of easy credit the world over


• It worries me a bit that most of NZ's Banks source funds offshore


• Same with the "Cullen" Fund and Kiwisaver schemes?


• Some european countries are hastily nationalising their major banks to create a buffer for themselves


• If a solution is not found soon America is going to unravel like a ball of string

The Radiohead song "House of Cards" springs to mind.
Interesting days ahead folks....

The Boy on The Plane

A pic of the lad on the plane yesterday?

Na not really, but it is cool that both of the chaps have been on a silver bird before the age of 6 months. And they love it!

Who Said the Shield Was Dead?

Parades are back.

Parties.

Props sleeping with it.

It even crossed cook Strait for a funeral...has the Log O Wood ever attended a funeral before?

Note to NZRU: DO NOT TINKER WITH THE RANFURLY SHIELD

Robbie Williams: High as a Kite

Can I have some of his drugs??? (<--Click)

Two Big Games This Weekend

Go the Warriors vs the Roosters....

....and Go Wellington for the Ranfurly Shield for the first time in 156 years!
Random Old Wellington Shield game v Hawkes Bay from TVNZ archive, check out the crowd invasion at the end!

Its All On

November 8 is election day. On Southern Amp Eve.

Garbage down the toilet

Ok you all know I'm a bit of a music freak...well one of my favourate acts in the 1990's was "supergroup" Garbage featuring fiesty Scottish lass Shirley Manson. It's been a while since Garbage has an album, so long in fact that she has had to resort to a cameo role in TV series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, ...

....as a urinal. Now thats just tragic. See for yourself...

Science or Doomsday?

Some say this 27km wide chamber in Europe will create a mini black hole. Others say it is just an experiment.

I guess time will tell one way or the other...in the next couple of weeks at CERN!



Stuff.co.nz cartoon today has a nice take on this

Apparently Wednesday September 10th is "Big Bang Day". They had to pick a "Hump Day" didn't they?

Haha

The Razors Edge loves a good Odd Spot story, and this one is a right royal cock-up by the Wellington bureaucrats.

From the NZ Herald

Dads Day

My boys rock. These fine young men just bought their Dad a ticket to Southern Amp. How cool is that?!

It is an honour to be their Dad

Neil Young to Headline Big Day Out!!!

Fantastic Choice....his recent track Lets Impeach The President to whet the appetite...



And a wee interview...Hippies of the world unite

Its Spring!

Welcome to spring...and true to form its 21 degrees here.
In todays news roundup, a little story about springing in the wrong direction...

I am a little bit confused as to why the police would need to analyse the trampoline though, with thousand witnesses I would have thought it was rather obvious!