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delegated financial authority: $0

friday was my last day at company “e2, an h2 company” and today my first day at company t. not much of a change since whilst i at company e2 i had been on assignment at company t – so…

i blame george

less than 24 hours until george w is on his way back to a retirement filled with brush clearing, so i’m taking this last chance to blame him for an troubling miscarriage of justice. in our previous visits to new…

civics 101

since we’re 15 to 18 hours ahead of most of the us (i guess we have to acknowledge alaska and hawaii given their role in the current election), the results of the elections started flowing in at 1 in the…

the voters in america pause and take note

ok, sure, 237 newpapers have already endorsed obama, but a late development that will surely push any remaining undecided voters over the line… … the wellington dominion post has officially endorsed barack obama for president of the united states. Editorial:…

au – nz – whatever

seems someone at the us postal service has forgotten that new zealand is not part of australia. a package recently sent our way was first delivered to sydney australia before then making it on to us in nz. speaking of…

trust me, this is for your own good

significant progress since i’ve been back in wellington. last week i had an appointment at the fracture clinic to meet a local orthopedic and have my staples (33!) removed – and today i went to my first physio appointment. i’m…

one year in

today marks the one year mark for me in new zealand. the highlights – public transport that works. a 3 block walk to my bus stop in island bay, a wait usually less than 10 minutes and i’m in the…

we find these truths to be self evident

that insurance companies are not really as interested in your well being as they claim in their marketing nz has national heathcare coverage for all but with all such plans sometimes you can’t get seen or treated when you would…