RIP David Carradine
The star of the best TV programme from the 1970’s, David Carradine, was found dead in a Bangkok hotel earlier today. So long Grasshopper.
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Hero of the day – Dr Rob Carson
Boy falls off bike. Boy has a headache. Boy’s headache worsens. Mum is a nurse and whips him to the local country hospital. Boy begins to fall in and out of consciousness. Doctor recognises bleeding on the brain. “Bugger – I’m only a GP. I’ll phone a neuro surgeon in Melbourne”. Neuro surgeon tells doctor […]
Rankin on Sunday
Christine Rankin appeared on Sunday last night. Janet McIntyre read a statement from Margo McAuley’s sister. Christine Rankin read her own. What possesses Christine Rankin to keep trying to justify her life to the nation? She should just be quiet. The more appropriate course of action would have been to accept the Family Commission position […]
Len Snee tragically killed – leave a tribute
Len Snee, Senior Constable with the New Zealand Police was tragically killed this morning while on duty in Napier. I remember Len Snee from my student days at Central Hawkes Bay College. I looked up to him, partly because he was at least three years ahead of me and taller and much bigger, but also […]
Bugger the swine flu – here’s the best Pork Spare Ribs recipe ever
When I started work as a photographers assistant it was back in the days when the big lunch still existed. We would imbibe on a regular basis at The Taj – a then swanky eatery in the old public toilets in Cambridge Terrace. Mike, who was the restauranter, had on his menu what were undoubtedly […]
Beware of the beans
This post could only be described as a Friday night special cos it’s kinda stupid. I have just returned from Pak and Save in Petone. My turn to do the grocery shopping. On the list: baked beans (Watties). The peskys are eating a lot for seven year olds and one 420g tin just aint enough […]