The best camera is the one you have with you

The best camera is the one you have with you

Olympus advertisements in Australia liken a cellphone camera to two minute noodles: I love the advertisements – they made me giggle – but I don’t agree with them. I put out a couple of questions on Twitter; the best camera is the one you have with...

My plan for the Auckland Zombie Apocalypse

My safety kit – my emergency provisions box – is not only for when there is a volcanic eruption and it’s all turned to hell in Auckland – it’s also for when the Zombies come. And it is stored upstairs with me because when shit goes down,...

8tracks Debut

I make a lot of Mixtapes.  Not real mixes on tapes but Mixtapes – you know? So many times and experiences in life can be enhanced and then summed up … if we put it all together and say it with a Mixtape I found a way of sharing them online – 8tracks....

Never enter a battle of wits unarmed

I have been known to utter a few insults in my time – some of them with rather choice language. On the look out for quotes, I came across this very appropriate one from J Russell Lynes: “If you can’t ignore an insult, top it; if you can’t top it, laugh it off;...

Things I Like

  Today is the first day of a new feature – Things I Like.  Friday is as good a day as any to run it so here we go.  A small selection of the things that have made my week.  ...