Enumeration
I’m on top of Mt Alta. Do I need to know how many minutes it took me to get there? Or how high I have climbed? Has technology addicted us to counting things that don’t matter?
Tag: 2025
Prepping for Mongolia
We’re getting ready for a bikepacking trip in Mongolia. How might this be this similar to preparing for a doomsday event?
Costume
My dress sense was tested this week by Nature’s Symphony. When you dress in a style different from your norm, are you in costume? How important is dressing to fit in with the group?
Eliciting Emotion
Eliciting emotion – the best way to influence behaviour. Science isn’t good at using emotion to influence, time for fiction to step in and creative the narratives we need…
Letter to My Murdered Chickens
Chickens are productive and convivial members of the pā harakeke whanau; it was a sad day when we found two of them slaughtered by a visiting dog when our guest wasn’t paying attention.
Improvisation & Genius
I tried not to write a post about Trump this week. I even went surfing at Colac Bay to get him out of my thoughts. Unfortunately, every road apparently leads to Trump, even when thinking about improvisation and genius.
Finding My Tribe
How to find a friend group in the Wakatipu is a common topic in conversations – why is it so hard? And why does Christopher Luxon need to know about this?
Dystopian Future – Executive Order 14168
Margaret Atwood must be laughing, or crying. The Handmaid’s Tale is upon us as Trump signs an Executive Order stating humans come in two sex categories, determined at conception. That’s not a scientific possibility. “So?” says Trump.
Threads of Connection Sets Sail
I launched Threads of Connection in Christchurch tonight. Read on for a summary of how I came to write a novel about climate change, bombing as a viable form of protest, and how crucial community is in challenging times.
Reality
Why does time in the mountains seem more real than anything else? I’d love to give some politicians a dose of that reality and see if they might come to some sense.