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Rick Wiles: Donald Trump is Under House Arrest in the White House
Every now and then I come across End Times believer Rick Wiles of TruNews via Right Wing Watch. This man not only believes every conspiracy theory that's going, he makes up new ones of his own. He thinks there's an organization which he calls variously "deep state" or...
Arkansas: Eight Lethal Injections Scheduled Before End of April
In Arkansas there are currently eight men on death row. Their convictions were between 1990 and 2000, and they have therefore been there between 17 and 27 years each. The Arkansas authorities plan to execute two per day on four days before the end of April. Two got a...
Recipe: Bacon and Egg Pie
See my last post for the reason for this digression from politics, history, current events etc into recipes. However, though it's only been a few minutes since my first recipe post, it appears to be very popular. I may have to do more of them! In New Zealand, meat...
Recipe: Ham and Vegetable Quiche
Regular readers will know I recently had biologist and author Jerry Coyne to stay for part of his visit to New Zealand. He has written several posts on his trip, including a couple about his time here in Taumarunui. While in New Zealand, Jerry came to love our savoury...
Simon’s Cat: Easter Extravaganza – Hop It
We have a lovely new video from Simon's Cat for Easter in which Simon's Cat tries to catch a bunny. He finally does nab it, but I'll leave you to see for yourself whether he exhibits typical cat behaviour. Simon's Cat: Eggsactly What You Need! Simon...
Easter for Atheists
As we all know, Easter is a time that Christians all over the world mourn the death and celebrate the resurrection of their saviour, Jesus Christ. Outside their holy scripture, the Bible, there are no indications of the existence of Jesus. Even in the Bible, things...
Sad News: John Clarke alias Fred Dagg has Died
Any Kiwi who remembers the 1970s and 1980s will have a soft spot in their heart for Fred Dagg, real name John Clarke. He was certainly a favourite of mine and I was sad when he went to Australia. Now, at only 68, we've lost this wonderful man forever. According to...
Third Month Mania: The Winner – Donald Trump’s Greatest Tweet of All Time
I was away so I didn't get a post out on the final, but these were the competing tweets: Versus Those were my two choice from the semi-final, so that pleases me! As I was away I didn't vote in the final, and I'm not sure which tweet I would have voted for. It's...
The Cancellation of Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s Trip to Australia and New Zealand
joint post by Jerry Coyne and Heather Hastie New Zealand is dealing with the tail-end of Cyclone Debbie at the moment. (It made a huge mess of north-west Australia recently.) There's very heavy rain all across the North Island and the north of the South Island....
Simon’s Cat: April Fool’s Day
April Fool's Day was yesterday in New Zealand, but the rest of the world is only just catching up hence the delay. This video wasn't available yesterday! So here's Simon fooling his cat with a red laser pointer: Simon's Cat: April Fool's Day Simon's Cat...
Simon’s Cat Logic: ‘Does Your Cat Bring You Gifts?’
This episode of Simon's Cat Logic, where cat expert Nicky Trevorrow explains cats' hunting behaviour, came out back in December. However, I don't remember ever seeing it; I just hope it's not early onset Alzheimer's! Or maybe the internet has given me "crazy cat lady"...
Trevor Noah, Donald Trump’s Tweets, and Third Month Mania: Semi-Final
We have the division winners and now the semi-final is upon us in Third Month Mania. You have two days to get your vote in before the final match up. Update: New Tweet https://twitter.com/TheDailyShow/status/847562117238603777 Division Winners The first semi-final is...