Category Archives: Musings

So Many Clothes

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Philip

It’s not that I’m necessarily a bad person. At least I gave it some thought; a bad person wouldn’t have even considered it. That has to count for something. This week has been cold. Not Siberia cold, or even Midwest … Continue reading →

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Ten Years

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Philip

This morning, as I’m sitting at my desk creating complicated web-based data visualizations for large-scale client websites, listening to Brooke Fraser albums, soon to be munching on Tim Tams, my mind is thousands of miles away. Seven thousand, three hundred … Continue reading →

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The Hunger Games

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Philip

Late last night, when I should have been sleeping to give my body much needed rest so I could focus on the coming work day, I finished reading The Hunger Games. I borrowed them from a friend a couple weeks … Continue reading →

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Girls Around Me

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Philip

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The Bus Is a Funny Thing

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Philip

The bus is a funny thing. It’s one of those few places with a constant rotation of a completely non-homogenous group. School kids, openly amorous teenage lovers (gay or straight), homeless, those with disabilities (mental or physical), fathers with daughters, … Continue reading →

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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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