December 2008

Considering Electric Scooters

I took my car down for its regular Warrant of Fitness check this morning. A couple of hours later I had the verdict: it has structural rust and would cost more to fix than the vehicle’s worth. My car is officially dead. In light of that bad news I’ve been browsing around for information about [...]

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Must sell: Buffy DVDs

I need shelf space. I’m also saving for a new computer. Much as I enjoy watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer I’m selling my whole collection of DVDs — all 7 seasons. All have been well watched. Seasons 1, 4, 5 & 7 are Region 2; the others are Region 4. I’ll do a special deal [...]

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Hawai’i and New Zealand – we have much in common

While I was on the Big Island of Hawai’i I took a couple of tours. One took us up to the summit of Mauna Kea, 4,000 metres above sea level. The other took us across the island and down to the lava at Volcano National Park. The photo of the plant shows an endangered Silver [...]

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In-flight Penguin entertainment for sardines

Earlier this month I flew around 7,000 Km (4,000 miles) from Auckland, New Zealand to Honolulu, Hawai’i, and returned a couple of weeks later. I’ve marked the two locations on the screenshot of a Google map. New Zealand and Hawai’i are remarkably similar in many ways — the subject for another post — but as [...]

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Book sale special

I need shelf space. Now I have some time, I’m listing books and DVDs for sale. All books are second-hand, but in good condition. Contact me to make an offer. Update 07 January 2009: I’ve listed the remaining items, plus some other goods on TradeMe. Deliver First Class Websites, by Shirley Kaiser Paperback, Sitepoint. ISBN: [...]

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Endless lava makes new land

On my visit to the Big Island I took part in a 12 hour guided tour called Kilauea Volcano Adventure. At around 6 am I drove some 2 or 3 miles north from Kailua-Kona to the pickup point. As first on the bus (the other 9 or 10 passengers were picked up from tourist resorts [...]

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