cutting the (digital) cord
today i called t-mobile and had my us mobile number disconnected. +1.617.230.2942 is silent can’t explain it but this was one of the harder things to do. most of the reason was that i’ve given that number out thousands of…
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be prepared
the locals are either very well prepared for any contingency or a just like wearing brightly coloured safety equipment. during my first day i got a thorough briefing on all the safety procedures and the location of all the civil…
maybe if we’re all quiet and turn off the lights he won’t notice we’re home
[ed – some new entries below] w is in australia for the opec (at the opening session w thanked the australian pm for inviting him to the “opec” meeting, then when the press laughed he said “well – john has invited me…
if you make enough predictions one of them will come true
unfortunately this would not have been high on my list of those i was pulling for. first day i moved into my apartment i noticed the very solidly affixed doorstop in the middle of the floor on the way to…
clean pure water
when you come to wellington you only need to buy one bottle of water. free refills that are as good or better are available for free – from the tap. with big mountain ranges surrounding wellington there is plenty of…
the tighthead prop passes to the number 8 for an easy try
no way to exaggerate how big rugby is here. the national team is the all blacks and they are currently in france in prep for the rugby world cup that starts in 3 days, 43 minutes and 51 seconds – but you knew that,…
how did the blind chicken cross the road?
so how do you help the blind safely cross the road? the crosswalks throughout new zealand all have the same clever activation switch. when it’s not safe to cross the switch chirps and physically vibrates every couple of seconds. this…
homeless
well, not technically i guess since we still have the cabin in vt, but the house in the framingham closed today. jackie and gromit will now be moving from shelter to soup kitchen. sadly the closing was not as smooth…
can you move a bit the right?…
…and now forward a bit? well, actually 120 metres down and then across the street. and i didn’t mean you, i meant the gigantic new hotel. when new zealand was choosing a site for their new national museum (te papa…
well covered
medical care in new zealand is a provided by a network of public and private providers and insurers. the primary insurer is the national government. the national plan provides deeply subsidized day to day care (a trip to the gp…