Johns Blog

Two men find iguana, don't know what to do

blogmaster@nitro.gen.nz — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:45:00 GMT

http://www.abc2news.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=acf3f5c0-a174-42fd-923b-cf836ddc4b30

Okay, first of all, when I saw the headline I thought 'This is the Onion, right?'

Mais non.

Then I read the article. And, okay, call me biased and stuff, but my next thought was 'So... why did they use the term 'roommate' instead of 'partner' because surely these guys aren't heterosexuals?'

Movie Review: An American Carol

blogmaster@nitro.gen.nz — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 05:13:00 GMT

I've never done a movie review but I've never seen a movie quite like this.

So in keeping with the normal method I need a catchy, personalized, numeric system.

Okay, I give it:

Five plasma blasts.
:-)

Since the Bar ain't workin'

blogmaster@nitro.gen.nz — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 12:49:00 GMT

Having finished Honor of the Clan I thought I'd drop a snippet on the Bar.

But since the Bar, as usual, isn't working, I guess I'll have to just put it on my website.
:-)

Quick anecdote

blogmaster@nitro.gen.nz — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 02:03:00 GMT

One more quick story before I get back to Honor of the Clan.

Book by a friend

blogmaster@nitro.gen.nz — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 02:02:00 GMT

Rob Kott, a former SF officer and long time 'international security specialist' has just published his first book on his experiences in Croatia and Somalia Save the Last Bullet for Yourself.

Generic Update and the election

blogmaster@nitro.gen.nz — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 02:01:00 GMT

There just hasn't been anything posted for a while so I thought I'd give a generic update.

Kipling question

blogmaster@nitro.gen.nz — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 10:53:00 GMT

This is the reply to a recent email. Sorry about all the ones I haven't replied on. I'm quite backed up for various reasons.

Life Imitates the Onion

blogmaster@nitro.gen.nz — Mon, 05 May 2008 11:06:00 GMT

For those of you who have never heard of The Onion... Shame on you!

The Onion is a 'satirical newspaper' that normally takes current events and writes articles that look like real articles but are clearly satire.

OH RINGO NO

blogmaster@nitro.gen.nz — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:00:00 GMT

There is a VERY good review of Ghost, Kildar and Choosers over at this link:

A Couple More Things About Europe

blogmaster@nitro.gen.nz — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 08:00:00 GMT

I've gotten some interesting emails regarding my previous essay on Europe. There are two things I'd like to add, one a link to an article on the Wall Street Journal site (I think it requires registration) and the other is an analysis someone sent me on Nobel prizes.