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 […]
My Wonderful Life
The older I get the more inclined I am to see the past in a new light. It’s rather like seeing all the things that have happened to me so far as being happenings on a long, bright summer’s day with no night. Well, perhaps just a little night. It’s fair to say that I […]
The Theatre
2024 was a good year for the theatre, the theatre in me and even me in the theatre. Just a tiny wee bit of me in the theatre It’s a garbage misquote (by me) from the wonderful Raymond Hawthorne (‘love the theatre in you, not you in the theatre) who had most probably borrowed it […]
Karate
I found karate later in life – at age 60 – which is not to say I hadn’t had opportunities earlier. I had, but training in what I saw as some obscure Japanese martial art never featured in my list of priorities. There was always rugby, cricket, girls, and work … More fool me. It’s […]
dykiegirl 