Tag: Living
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An Ode to the Rising Sun
It’s a drop past 4pm here at Will Rogers Airport in Oklahoma City. As the canard goes, it’s not lost on me how ironic it is to name a state citadel of aviation after a man who died in a plane crash. Airborne A few hours ago, I said goodbye to Gwyn,…
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Life: Standard or Fast?
I mailed a letter to a friend Friend back home the other day. When I looked at the New Zealand Post mailbox outside our student centre, I reveled in the appropriateness of their signage. Over the past year, my life has been lived on the ‘fast’ side of life’s mailbox. Looking back over my 31st…
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Public and Private Life
My wife, Son and I applied for an extension of our visas today. Coincidentally, today is also the four year anniversary of our marriage. If you had told me on our wedding day that four years hence we would be living in a foreign land, with an infant son in tow, I would have promptly…
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The Lone Star Restaurant, New Zealand Style
Having long grown tired of my much-too-small flat, I decided to brave the wilds of public transport and mosey on down to the Lone Star Cafe & Bar. As you can see in the photo above, the decor is almost spot on. Wood floors, exposed beams on the ceiling, and above all American country music…
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Postcards and Pints
Today is a University holiday here in Hamilton. With the day off and nothing to do, I popped into a local pub to draft a few postcards to family and friends back home. The Abbey is a most agreeable establishment. Sponsored in part by Stella Artois, the Belgian brewing company renown for its premium lager,…
Pax Plena 