Politics, Art and Faith from a Kiwi in the Heart of Texas. In Defence of Thoughts and Prayers. Yesterday was a day of horrible evil. There is no other way to genuinely describe it. A man booked into the Mandalay Hotel in Las Vegas armed with a massive arsenal of weapons, at least some of which appear to be illegal, and mowed down dozens of innocent people at a country music gig. It is two flipsides of the same secular philosophy. If thoughts and prayers do not matter, then neither do those lives.

Promoting policies for a better New Zealand. Late last month the UK magazine,. That new World Bank estimates showed that between 2005 and 2008, poverty fell in every region of the world, for the first time ever. This is the chart from that article. Less well known is the recent decline in poverty in sub-Saharan Africa and its relationship to economic freedom.

An independent blog looking at things from a classically liberal perspective. We are independent of any group or organization, and only speak for ourselves, and intend to keep it that way. Saturday, April 21, 2012. Paranoid Parents and the Fear of Walking to School. But that was before parents were spoon-fed fear-mongering media pieces that emphasized the exceptional while ignoring the ordinary. The CDC, in 2001 reported.

Frozen moments from the chaos of life. Tuesday, 27 March 2018. Heading to a safe snail resort on the swan plant seed pod. Monday, 26 March 2018. She must be close to 12 months old now, and to me she is quite different looking to the other young ones, her face appears slimmer and sadder. Saturday, 24 March 2018. Thursday, 22 March 2018. The wings still have folds in them and they take about 3 hours to dry.

Give the rhymes that relieve rheumatics! Give the rhymes that relieve rheumatics! Every death is an absolute goat song. Rising interest in this blog. 12 states discarded Jack, kept Queen.

An occasional story about what is happening down on the farm. Thursday, July 08, 2010. Sorry, but only found how to use this now. I miss her more than words will ever say . Friday, May 07, 2010. Is this how you get a bargain? 1 So a bu.

Tuesday, June 7, 2011. Saturday, June 12, 2010. Not sponsored by Air NZ. Free to enter, self-nominating, online process.

Wednesday, February 06, 2008. Skimming the local web, I see numerous bloggers kvetching about race relations. Delightful! What was once traditionally the domain of Maori has now become mainstream. So let me join the grumpy crowd and add my unhappy 2 cents worth. What do you think? Are rogue co.

Are You A Conservative? August 27, 2012. At a Neolithic town site in the Fertile Crescent, archeologists found seeds from more than a hundred plant species. These seeds represented a cumulative knowledge of edible plants that had been tested and handed down from generation to generation, and would ultimately pave the way for civilisation. This was culturally transmitted knowledge, accepted by each new generation on human testimony.

Go to a dentist once a year, but look online first and call to ask how much a check up costs. Yearly check ups will prevent serious problems. It is the people you meet who will help you out the most. Be good to them, help them when you can and the favour will be returned. A basic set of meals wil.