Category Archives: Musings

Lessons from a Pre-Apocalyptic World

Posted on May 21, 2011 by Philip

It’s late-morning on Saturday the 21st. Jesus will be coming back to get us in a few hours and some (more) massive earthquakes will be set off (sorry to steal the limelight, Japan). Or was that rapture bit supposed to … Continue reading →

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In Christchurch

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Philip

When I first touched down last Tuesday into the Christchurch airport, nearly three years since my last trip, there wasn’t the usual surge of overwhelming excitement. I was glad to arrive, absolutely, but the giddy sensation was absent. It wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Christchurch

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Philip

Thirteen days ago Christchurch had a massive 6.3 “aftershock” earthquake. If you keep up with me at all, you’ve probably seen my talking about it on the web already. You may have heard about it in the news as well. … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the President’s Speech

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Philip

President Barack Obama has grayer hair than he used to have. I was watching his speech at the memorial service of the Tuscon, Arizona shooting with my temporary roommates and we all remarked on it. It would be interesting to … Continue reading →

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Twenty-Ten

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Philip

In 2010 I didn’t live in, or visit, New Zealand. Since my first trip in 2002, I have been there for a least part of the year five out of the last eight years. However, I did do a bit … Continue reading →

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Pascal

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Philip

If “[t]he sole cause of man’s unhappiness is that he does not know how to stay quietly in his room” (Pascal) I don’t know if I want to be happy: because I want to keep traveling. I can’t imagine contentedness equalling … Continue reading →

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Decisions

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Philip

Big decisions are curious things. I have one; I find it odd. They take a long time to decide, they are hard to make. But hard decisions are always good ones, right? Think about it, the only decisions that are … Continue reading →

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The Theory of Relativity Whilst Traveling

Posted on June 9, 2010 by Philip

Whenever I travel I notice some odd things happen with time. It happened again this trip and as I was thinking about it I realized it has similarities to Einstein’s Theory of Relativity which says something about how time goes … Continue reading →

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