Greenflame
Jottings on science, religion, technology, pop culture, photography and faith from the Aotearoa New Zealand
Category: General
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No blogging rhythm at the moment. I imagine in a few weeks time things will get more regular again. Until then posting will be intermittent.
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Yesterday we all went out for a family trip to Whatipu, one of the West Auckland beaches. It was a pretty grey and overcast day, but the temperature was warm, and the company we met up with was good. Sort of a rite of passage for us all – the last act before our new…
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My youngest (5) was given a Cambridge BrainBox – Electronic Kits for Children and Schools on Monday and it rocks. Really simple way to build electronic circuits that make radios, alarms, lights go on and off, and (most importantly) fans fly up and hit the ceiling. He loves it and has spent that last few…
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Had a nice (but all to brief) lunch today with Tim (of SansBlogue fame), though I was thwarted in my efforts to find some soup to eat as I recovered from the gentle(?) ministrations of my dentist. Conversation ranged all over the place, but included whether or not the ASUSTek Eee Ultraportable , with Linux,…
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2008 has rolled around and brought with it a whole lot of changes for us. Our youngest turned 5 over Christmas and so will be starting school (no more preschoolers!), Kim started a new job locally, and I’ve got a full-time theology teaching position here in Auckland. So all our family schedules and rhythms will…
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Came across these podcasts from Radio NZ the other day. I haven’t listened to the Split Enz documentary at all, but the kids have been enjoying the Storytime stories. The former might be of interest to those outside of NZ who like the Finn brothers music, but haven’t listened to their early stuff. Enzology –…
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Back in the past couple of days from 10 days away in Rotorua and Kawerau with both of our families. A really good time to catch up with everybody and for the kids to renew friendships with their cousins. Games of cricket, swimming, family walks in various forests, barbeques, catching up with old uni friends,…
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The last week and the next one are full on with all sorts of family activities. Monday was fourth-born’s ‘official’ kindy farewell, Thursday was first-born’s school prize-giving, Friday night Kim and three children part of the church’s Christmas drive-thru, today three of the kids were in the Christmas pageant at church, and then there are…
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A couple of interesting things this week relating to copyright. Firstly, the National Party had to recall the DVDs it had produced to promote John Key because it contained music that was the same as or very close to a Coldplay track. See Faux Coldplay forces Key change – Stuff.co.nz and Key out of tune…
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Various books on the go at the moment. Some good, some not so. Random comments follow. “Metal Swarm” by Kevin J. Anderson (Book 6(!) in the “The Saga of Seven Suns” series). Should be right up my alley – ancient powerful alien races continue ancient wars while plucky humans (with strange alien sometime allies) strive…