This and that

Backwards thinking: Rodney Hide is threatening to resign from the Government if they try to introduce Maori seats into the Auckland Super City. I don't know why he just doesn't say 'we are not going down the road of Apartheid'. I find, in the early 21st Century, that some believe in separatism as unbelievable.

However to compound the thought that we may still only be in the early 12th Century, some nuts in Christchurch are promoting healing (cancer and more) through prayer.

APPRA: The website it.gen.nz quotes APPRA who represent record artists saying if it wasn't for their industry there would be nothing on the Net. Shows how they think - not 12th Century - probably up to the 13th!!. I never realised, but it is claimed that the red flag act passed to ensure somebody walked in front of cars was not really a safety issue but the railway industry trying to stop the advance of technology. Guess what - it didn't work.

Rugby: My old school Auckland Grammar was involved in a fight with Kelston (AGS won 20-9) and several players from AGS have been banned for some weeks while Kelston is up to about 16 months!! It seems strange that Burger gets 2 months for eye gouging and this was only fists. Seems out of line; although from what I saw on TV, Kelston started it. Although the Rugby Union say they treat retaliators the same as those who started it.

That seems crazy - do you just lie there and be kicked and punched!!

AB's and OZ on Saturday. I think we should win but it will be close.

NPC is great with upsets all over the place having just watched a great game - Manawatu beating Otago.

New Acting PM: With everybody away Tony Ryall is Acting PM. The first time it has dropped so low in the Cabinet - No.5 - for years. The reason is because about 7-8 members are taking part in the first ever Joint Cabinet Meeting withe the Oz cabinet. So it seems he isn't good enough to take part!! Not really - I think they needed somebody competent to run the ship while they were away. One outcome was the idea to have joint Trade Missions overseas. I would be careful - Australia is not noted for its generosity of spirit. They will see it all one way - theirs.

Quiz: No Joe was our name this week as we didn't have him. Came 4th which wasn't too bad.
A funny moment was when she read out a complicated name - something like Assyentarian Molyproxidecal Acid. Somebody yelled out - spell the last word and she said - A-C-I-D.

Well Sarah and I thought it was funny.