The site was offline for a few months, the longest in 21 years. The cause was a single character config error in a file path that was the result of the site being moved by the host. It took a while to track down, although in hindsight it was obvious. This has provided an opportunity…

A disturbing report about a mass shooting of dogs in Wellsford, north of Auckland, is headlining New Zealand’s news agencies today (see Radio NZ, The Herald, the Otago Daily Times, and Stuff). After a Fox Terrier owned by Russell Mendoza was found dead, presumably mauled by two of his neighbours dogs, Mendoza ignored the process…

…and I just wrote a funny email, we’re listening to Big L and eating homemade pizza. The dog is making slurping noises as he eats scraps.

Pretty cool.

2008 went fast. Highlights included: Cigars. From the first proper smoke I had on Mauricio’s porch in Habana (a Cohiba no less), to the aged Davidoff on Christmas Eve, cigars have become a great addition to the enjoyment of life. Getting engaged. Tash agrees to marry me just before Christmas. w00t! (BTW, these are in…

After seeing the film Earth I began to think about what I had done to reduce my impact on the environment. The answer disturbed me: I have done sweet FA. Despite having being aware for at least 10 years that I live in a society that is clearly wasteful and exploits natural resources to the…

I can’t believe it was a month between posts! Until yesterday I was sure that it was early November.

Thinking of getting me some life insurance. It’s basically a tax for pessimists, but they got me hooked on the fear… I can’t do the trauma insurance though, it’s too gruesome.