The school holidays are coming to a close, and parents everywhere are already drunk with excitement at the thought of little Tarquin and Bella returning to school, after school care, and out of sight quite frankly. The holidays always start… Continue Reading
Scene: A typical white middle class drink-up. It’s late. People are barefoot and sitting on the floor. Jonathan: (pouring a large bowl of Pinot Noir) So, is everyone ready for Game of Thrones? Helen: Oh yes. It’s amazing. And people… Continue Reading
You can review anything these days. Anything. Once, it was just movies or restaurants. Then the reviews were about the teachers. Remember Rate My Teacher? Mr Tobley is ok I guess, I did get an Outstanding in Scholarship but I… Continue Reading
Today on my errands, I happened upon a pair of mobile drape ladies, one of the most terrifying archetypes in human existence. Mobile drape ladies are a pair of ladies that travel in a Spotlight-branded van. They park up outside… Continue Reading
Never before have I felt more like a plastic bag. I feel I want a plastic bag every time I enter the supermarket now, and see the signs everywhere, screaming REMEMBER YOUR BAGS I imagine it’s being said in a… Continue Reading
I’m white and 45. When I was 25, I used to look at those birthday cards in the supermarket. The ones with ‘Naughty 40’ and ‘Nifty 50’. The card-makers would run out of ideas for the 60 year olds and… Continue Reading
My mother’s mother died when mum was 15. Mum cannot remember a time when her own mother wasn’t sick. Back in the 50s, people who needed long-term care were shunted from place to place. At one stage her mother was… Continue Reading
We’ve all had a bad experience or three on Trade Me. It’s not the company per se, it’s the people who use it. A bit like hand guns. You’ve wrapped the six sets of Merino wool, never-worn socks. The money… Continue Reading