All Blogged Out

"Boredom is simply a lack of attention." - Christopher Fremantle

 

The Pump

It took several hours walking in the hottest period of the day to reach his destination, and the airman was already feeling his strength fade ...

Posted: Wed, Dec 17 2008 at 11:14 AM by Leigh in All Blogged Out |  1 comment
 

"Win"

It's a pig of a thing to sing - your breathing has to be spot-on because there's nowhere to steal a breath if you run out ...

Posted: Tue, Nov 4 2008 at 9:12 AM by Leigh in All Blogged Out |  no comments
 

"She'll Be Right Mate"

I like to think this Kiwiana song expresses less cynicism than realism, but I know the final judgment isn't mine ...

Posted: Thu, Oct 30 2008 at 8:38 AM by Leigh in All Blogged Out |  no comments
 

Labour Weekend in the Wairarapa

Holiday vicariously; let this blog post take you on a long weekend in the Wairarapa (pronounced "wire a rapper") ...

Posted: Tue, Oct 28 2008 at 7:13 AM by Leigh in All Blogged Out |  3 comments
 

Why you should ignore the gloom and live your dream

Meltdown? Shmeltdown! Today is always the best day to make your dreams a reality ...

Posted: Tue, Oct 21 2008 at 6:38 AM by Leigh in All Blogged Out |  4 comments
 

The miracle of persistence

If character can be said to have molecules, persistence changes our character at a molecular level ...

Posted: Mon, Sep 22 2008 at 8:28 AM by Leigh in All Blogged Out |  4 comments
 

Bitter chocolate

Customer loyalty, it seems, has the firmness of a chocolate bar left in a car on a hot day ...

Posted: Thu, Aug 21 2008 at 7:29 PM by Leigh in All Blogged Out |  no comments
 

The pleasure of walking

Once you start walking regularly it becomes a self-perambulating habit; it won't willingly sit down and be quiet ...

Posted: Thu, Aug 21 2008 at 2:28 PM by Leigh in All Blogged Out |  2 comments
 

The lunchbox of dogma

It's so much easier to justify bigotry and discrimination if you can say "God made me do it" ...

Posted: Thu, Aug 21 2008 at 10:08 AM by Leigh in All Blogged Out |  2 comments
 

Wrappiness

Creating new words is something of an art, but it's an art we get better at the more we pursue it ...

Posted: Wed, Aug 20 2008 at 8:04 PM by Leigh in All Blogged Out |  no comments
 

Singing for Rory

How do you feel about performing or practicing your art when there's a spectator within spectating range ...

Posted: Wed, Aug 20 2008 at 7:55 PM by Leigh in All Blogged Out |  no comments
 

Developing a healthy inner life

I often think it's easier to define what a healthy life is NOT about than to define it any other way ...

Posted: Wed, Aug 20 2008 at 7:46 PM by Leigh in All Blogged Out |  no comments