Do the Quiz

...to see which party they reckon you are most affiliated with. Interesting results, I'm not sure I entirely disagree- it made me 77% National, 65% Labour, NZ First and Progressives, 58% Green and 49% Act

Did also wonder where the Maori Party were on it.

Click here for the Quiz website

The Election.

This election is doing my head in.

I've always said if you don't vote you lose the right to complain about what follows. However, the standard of politicians in NZ is at rock bottom this time round. A few months ago I might have trusted the New Labour Party in disguise, led by John Key. However, as the attached You Tube shows, he's just as bad as Clark, Hide, Peters and the rest when it comes to lying and misleading the public.

I am seriously looking for the "No Confidence in Any of the Clowns" box to tick at the moment. HELP!

Take it away David Bowie....

Real Groovy Records in Receivership

Right folks.

Time for a moments silence. This is a national disaster.

Patterns in the Thread

Sometimes the universe just leaps put and yells at you. This year is the year of twin associations. I'm sure you notice more twins when you have them yourself (god bless the little gems) but I really do seem to be finding its happening more than the norm.

Today was the latest example when I ran into a bloke I finished the Kepler Challenge with a few years back- used to bowl fast for the Black Caps, Geoff Allott. Turns out he's got twin lads now too. Add that to the three immediate workmates, 4 close friends, and an armada of folk who we've met this year who are twins, or have them (or triplets!) and it suddenly seems theres twins everywhere.

At the Project Management Conference in the Jaffabowl last week I inadvertently sat next to another dad of twins. Then by chance a dad of triplets(!) joined our "Multiple Birth Club" table. Now thats beyond a fluke surely?

Our current mission is to work out once and for all if they lads are identical. The literature is conflicting, but its going to be worth finding out, if not just for future health issues then our current mental stability!

Jihad

Just calling a post here "Jihad" is bound to increase the viewership of my blog, at least by a few CIA agents anyway...

My good mates Chris and Stacey recently left Dunedin for slightly warmer climes in Abu Dhabi. It looks like they are having a grand old time, breaking the place in with raging success.

However, I am a a little concerned how quickly they have signed up to being gun toting locals, I suspect behaviour like this will be frowned upon when they return to NZ!

This is Funny...But where is Vader???

Kepler The Fifth Training

Well, we are into it. Its getting hard. Only 60 sleeps to go....

But Madman Marvin and I had a fantastic run up in Auckland on Sunday, which was basically a reprise of a gallop I did last year for Routeburn training. Except with wind, mist, seals, millions of washed up jellyfish, and a dead pilot whale baby. Bit sad...

Nice place for some exercise though and its stunning to have such a place so close to a big city.

Brighter Than A Thousand Suns

As we enter music festival season I've been dwelling a bit on who the most impressive band I've heard is. Those who know me will see no surprise in hearing that I've confirmed that band is in fact the incomparable Iron Maiden. After 30 years they are still putting out stunningly crafted rock music, and you could even argue they are as relevant as ever. You just need to look around Youtube a bit to see the legions of fans that rave about them, along with the huge crowds they pull the world over.

Heres a clip from their most recent album A Matter of Life and Death. Its a stunner, and I can honestly say its the first time I've seen a music vid go nuclear!

Take it away Bruce, Steve and the lads...Up the Mighty Irons!

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!