The Space Shuttle

Today, after 30 years of service, the final Space Shuttle flight has returned. The wheels have touched the landing strip at Kennedy Space Center for the final time. Today, the precedent was set. Today we have decided that war, politics and pure human stubbornness is more important than everything the Space Shuttle program represented. Today we Read more…

Teenage Dreaming

There are two types of dreams. Ones that happen at night and make you either happy, sad or wondering if you really find that Purple Creature from McDonalds as attractive as your sub-conscience would lead you to believe, and then there are the ones that are more like aspirations. In Read more…

Green Grass?

Theres a saying: “The grass isn’t always greener on the other side of the fence”. It is said to many people for many reasons. Want a new car, a new house, a new life. Chances are you’ll be told this. What the other person is really saying to you is “I cant Read more…

Bin bin Laden

Sitting in front of my computer, in rainy New Zealand, I waited eagerly for the live stream to begin. At just after 11:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, the leader of the free world, President Obama stepped forward. His first words were confirmation on what was wildly rumored just minutes before. “Tonight, I can report to Read more…

Serious 101

And so its happened, dear reader, I have a house. A house with a cat and a fridge. These items are not mutually exclusive, and I do have other things. These are just the 2 items which indicate that this house is now home. After my 3 month stint of Read more…