LOCAL NEWS
The guy that killed little Coral last year and pleaded guilty has been sentenced to 15 years non-parole much to the disgust of her Father (no surprises there).
The police rape thing has become a huge bandwagon with more plaintiffs and more cops. The publicity from this is making the chance of any fair enquiry tough and it has some very broad implications. Hannah at nine can't help but notice headlines, and one of Rory's teachers actually talked it over with his class. The very idea of police being bad people blows their credibility with every kid, teenager, and moron in the country. This is probably why fraud and graft allegations are so damaging.
The Waitangi Day circus rolled through town yet again. From the stories of would politician X go or not, to what sort of protests would take place. The Leader of the Opposition, Dr Don Brasch, had mud thrown at him. There were punch ups. There was laughter, tears, drama, inappropriate language, you get the idea.
Some beaches have been closed for swimming as a result of sewerage overflow during heavy rains this week, which is quite unusual for us.
A teenager survived falling down a 16 metre waterfall. He broke his leg when he hit a rock and an eel decided it wanted something to eat, but he was rescued by helicopter after lying in the water for four hours. He looked over the edge when he slipped (duh).
Eco-tourism became eco-terrorism in the Milford Sound this weekend, with 13,000 litres leaking from a charter boat - must be a bloody big charter boat. The charter company reckon it was sabotage. People with French passports are being sought.
WORLD NEWS
The Presidential Democrat thing keeps happening.
Janet's breast seems to be newsworthy. I agree with Diana's view about how the Americans are okay with all sorts of dodgy things in music videos but can't handle breastfeeding - the place is completely arse about face. It's okay to buy guns with the milk and bread but you can't mention Jesus or Christmas in the school play. Now someone has brought a class-action. Why didn't I ever think of that with Paul Holmes and his CD?
Nasty mass drowning in England with 18 being swamped while collecting cockles. Sounds like illegal immigrants doing it for work, well it wasn't a living. I guess cockles are a high-risk industry. They have had problems with cockle-runners getting across into Europe. The CEA (Cockle Enforcement Agency) have been able to shut down cockle trafficking into the US, at least.
Terrorism in Moscow now with suicide bombers and one killed forty odd in a subway. Waiting for the practice to start in smaller countries before I get nervous.
A 72 year old man in England informed police this week that his brother was dead. When they visited, they found the 75 year old probably never even made it to 74 alive and had been dead for 18 months. He lived in a mobile home with his brother, who said he thought he'd been a bit quiet. There are only so many ways one would have to detect that the person you lived in a house (let alone a motor home) was dead. They include:
- his pile of mail for him that seemed to be getting quite high.
- he never did his share of the dishes.
- he didn't go shopping for groceries as often as he should.
- he had stopped complaining about the telly being too loud.
- he didn't ever do any washing of clothes.
- his teacup had been left on the dinner table unwashed for 18 months.
- and so on.
I mean, what a load of bollocks. How can the press even publish such rubbish. This has to go alongside the stories of women who reckon they didn't know they were pregnant. Even if he stayed locked in his room to prevent flies and reduce smell, the idea is preposterous. I think the guy kept it up so he could collect his brother's pension.
SPORT
The Black Sox continue in their Softball World Champs in Christchurch. After beating Australia (who weren't using their best pitcher) they lost narrowly to Canada to qualify second. They played the unbeaten USA and thumped them 9-0 with the mercy rule stopping the game after five innings. They then beat Canada in the semifinal. Then they beat Canada again in the final. Don't ask how, it's weird. How do you beat the same team in both the semifinal and final. Just doesn't make sense.
Central Districts beat Canterbury in an upset in the State Shield final in the cricket. Central made the final after thumping Auckland in the semi-final a few days back.
New Zealand won the rugby sevens tournament in Wellington.
Man Utd and Arsenal both had wins, Liverpool had a draw. Leeds lost again, they are deep in the shtuk, bottom of the table and six points from fourth to last. Time is running out for them.
MY SAD LIFE
Diana starts a new job this week, back at the place she was working a while back (teaching English). Three days a week, should be good for her as well as the bank account. Is for an experimental month to ensure the jobshare concept works with someone else, but I think it should pan out.
We had Paul visit with Ian and Maureen who are over here from England. Paul and Ian went to see Allan at work, which I couldn't make due to meetings. I was slack and didn't catch Paul over his last two days and didn't even ring him on Sunday. Sorry, man.
I picked up Marc from the airport on Sunday, with Chris and Matt. We did a bit of a tour of Auckland and then Chris and Matt headed home. I took Marc down to the live day at Motat and we watched people shooting each other with blanks. Marc, being German, was on the other team (although I prefer the Germans, too, their weapons are cooler). He's off this morning north and then going south for 18 days.
Jack, Marc is from Stuttgart too, you probably know him.
The Bambi's went with the kids and Diana to Motat before I got there with Marc. We saw them there and they came around for dinner on the way home (they need a meal before heading home, it's like they live in another country). Sasha is crawling, a lot (she's 9 months old, but still looks a lot like Elmer Fudd).
Hannah has started dancing again, and is very happy with her new hip-hop class. She spends a lot of time balancing on her hands with her elbows tucked in to her knees (that's as good as I can explain it).
No decision on pets yet, although the pressure is building. It feels very strange not to give scraps to some creature.
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