I have this plan: Before this mortal coil drops and Strangles the life out of this deformity, when Epileptic in death I finally find an equalising, an ached for norm, until then Please let me honour women Visceral women, potent, intrepid, valiant Undaunted, each one a muse for this imperfect work Greet each sweetly (uninvited […]
Month: April 2025
Lockdown Flashback – Rāhui Day 10
Rāhui Day 10 (12): Body clock chimed all day. Saturday is Youth Archery & club shoot day but not today. A good smattering of nostalgia between the funny Facebook quizzes, some long overdue cleaning, and all that Twitter hate. I give as good as I get on Twitter and I’m actually much funnier than most. […]
Champions
Today, I’m grateful for my champions, those people who have stepped up and sorted me out when I’ve needed it, or given me a bit of a shove when I’ve been holding back and needed to lean in. You have kept me out of gaol, selected me for teams, got me off the needle, given […]
Earworms at Midnight
Thinking about Billy Bragg and the sad, youthful illusion of hope. Thanks for that ear worm at 11.30 at night, Billy. ‘I saw two shooting stars last night I wished on them but they were only satellites It’s wrong to wish on space hardware I wish, I wish, I wish you’d care.’ A New England […]
A Reminder – Protecting Our Members
‘I follow the Archery New Zealand (Inc) Member Protection Policy which describes how our national organisation provides a safe, fair, and inclusive environment. We all love archery and can enjoy this together, regardless of our age, biology, gender, national origin, religion, and all the other things that make us individuals. No discrimination, bullying, or harassment […]
Getting old
Mostly, it’s fun, but sometimes it’s not. Most of the things that are not fun relate to health issues which seem to occur because everything wears out eventually. A design fault maybe? I want to talk to the manager!
Superannuation
Among the raft of issues created by the coalition government that have affected me, superannuation is close to the top. Why is this so? Because the income I receive from superannuation – my entitlement to which, to quote the Prime Minister, I am ‘entitled’ – is my primary source of earnings, and since the government […]
‘Murica, the Fourth Reich
It’s impossible to know what’s going on in America at the best of times, but what I do know is that, right now, it ain’t at all good for transgender people. Or for the disabled, black people, women, refugees – anyone Trump can ‘other’ as being a DEI hire. Somehow, we’ve managed to become the […]
Being a survivor – The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care
Kāti rā, ā te tākiritanga mai o te ata, ā te huanga ake o te awatea, kia tau he māramatanga, kia ū ko te pai, kia mau ko te tika. Koinei ko te tangi a te ngākau e Rongo, tūturu ōwhiti whakamaua kia tina, tina! Hui e, tāiki e! (And so, as dawn rises, and […]
Getting old(er)
I put ageing in both sections because it’s a double-edged sword. It’s a positive, and I’m really enjoying getting old, despite the challenges that are associated with it, mostly relating to health. The upside for me has been the realisation that, in my 80th year, I need to revisit my life plan, because should I […]
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