I am sending this a day early because we are off to a water polo tournament today and might not get a chance to finish it tomorrow.
LOCAL NEWS
A man unsuccessfully tried to recycle his legs in a recycling centre. His new legs will be made of recyclable material.
A chemically impaired woman drove 10km on the North Western motorway, the wrong way, at 1:40am, before she managed to hit someone and kill herself. I am sorry, but I do not believe anyone could be made that stupid by being slightly over the limit. You would have to be so sozzled that I would think opening a car door would be highly improbable.
The AA made a pathetic call on behalf of motorists for explanation of why petrol is rising. If they don't know they shouldn't be allowed to drive a car.
A crash into a pole tore a car in half in Invercargill, the occupants survived but one lost a leg. The back half went 10 metres beyond the front half.
DNA evidence has exonerated a man, two years after being convicted of rape. I wonder how he gets his two years back.
Two men died when a home made aircraft crashed at Whenuapai. They were pretty experienced but I am not sure I would trust home made.
Supposedly one in ten New Zealanders is considering moving to Australia. Not sure how seriously they are thinking about it. Shame we can't choose them.
WORLD NEWS
Mugabe is still clinging to power. Hillary is still thinking she can get the democrat nomination. Were they separated at birth?
Meanwhile the Olympic torch continues to run away from Tibetan protestors. We didn't get to see it in New Zealand. We had one New Zealander hold it in Canberra (to light a cigarette, I think) and that was it.
REAL SPORT
No real sport of consequence this week. Plenty this coming week with polo tournament, starting tonight.
SPORT
Champs League semi finals both ended in a draw. Liverpool Chelsea 1-1, Man Utd Barcelona 0-0.
Chelsea beat Man Utd 2-1 at Stamford bridge, Liverpool drew with the Brummies, Sunderland beat Middlesbrough 3-2.
The Blues lost to the Crusaders so they won't make the finals. Hurricanes won, not sure about the rest.
MY SAD LIFE
Well, on Friday, Rory actually shaved. The bearded homeless person look has gone. Diana paid him the $20. Not very impressed.
Diana and I went walking on Wednesday. We came across to guys wearing tinfoil shorts and nothing else. They handed us each a protein drink and said they were promoting the new American Gladiators show. Then they asked me to biff a big Swiss ball at one of them. Just as I was about to hurl it, I said "what that, over there?". He turned. I threw. He got hit. It was pretty funny. We used to do that with the kids in soccer but this guy was like 25. Hired for his brawn, not brains, I guess.
The kids didn't exactly have an achievement oriented week. One day Rory slipped and put on pants.
Diana baby sat the twins for Sarah on Thursday while she was at physio. Her first solo. She handled it well, dunno why Sarah would think it is hard going (just kidding, Sarah). They are eleven weeks old on Tuesday.
Judy is off on a cruise around Tahiti or somewhere. It might not be Tahiti, but if I say "or somewhere" then you know it's a pacific island. Ross and Kath didn't actually go to Tahiti, but it was somewhere like Tahiti (well, it had an i in it, at least).
On Anzac Day, Friday, we went to the local parade. Our neighbour Jim didn't march this year, he went straight to the RSA (didn't want to be riding with the fossils).
Don't really feel like much happened this week. Perhaps that is a good thing.
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