Codral Martini – shaken!

I get treated like a criminal when I go to the chemist to get some basic cold medication.  It is really starting to piss me off. In their efforts to make and take more drugs – and become even more of a burden on our debit-infested nation – the great...

i broked it

almost as well as i broke my iphone a month or so ago … in fact – actually – worse. i have managed to either delete or remove my entire site from tarasutherland.net and now i have the pleasure of attempting to rebuild it from the backups i have taken...

Slow Cooker Lamb Shanks

I made these last night to impress someone’s tummy and they came out delicious! I tweeted about how yummy it was, and easy to make, and even posted a photo – so as requested, here is the recipe. Slow Cooker Lamb Shanks Receipe – serves 4 2 tablespoons olive oil 4 – 6...

Eat My Wordle

A friend of mine had just published his 10,000th post on Twitter.  Quite a moment. You can read his blog post about his 10,000th post here : http://vaughndavis.posterous.com/10000-191 Aside from being the subject of his 9,999th (yipee!) post, he introduced me...
Me and My Brands, My Brands and Me

Me and My Brands, My Brands and Me

Last night I attended Aucklands Social Media Club ( #smcakl ) held at the Saatchi Building. I had been planning to attend for a couple of months, but last night was more than appropriate as Rebecca Smith (twitter @becs355 ) from Telecom was speaking – along...

Sleep when I’m Dead

At least two nights a week, I work until at least 10:30-11:00pm. I am a Scuba Diving Instructor and might have been in the pool or in the classroom teaching people to dive or helping them continue their dive education. When I get home, there is not too much to do – a...

Garden Zone – Water

Water, water everywhere. Except in my tomato pot it seems. I noticed this morning, when I stopped by the potager to say hi to my vegetables, that the leaves on my tomatoes were looking a bit brown and the fruit was not ripening as quickly as they had been. I thought I...