by Bruce Cotterill | Oct 5, 2023 | Uncategorised
There’s a viral video going doing the rounds. It’s eighteen months old now and It features what appears to be the conclusion and prize giving at a children’s gymnastics tournament. The young girls are all lined up and in the process of everyone receiving a medal. They...
by Bruce Cotterill | Oct 2, 2023 | Uncategorised
The good thing about being away from the country, aside from escaping Auckland’s weather, is that you come back with a clearer perspective and an eagerness to get up to date with what’s been happening. I’ve been overseas for a couple of weeks, so arriving home just in...
by Bruce Cotterill | Sep 28, 2023 | Uncategorised
I’ve always wanted to return to Milan. It is a truly specular city, and after Rome, is Italy’s finest. So when the opportunity came to go back during fashion week, it didn’t take much to convince me. Milan is a busy city at any time. But during fashion week the whole...
by Bruce Cotterill | Sep 26, 2023 | Uncategorised
Our little country has its fair share of challenges at the moment. Most of it is not good. The stuff that’s important is in bad shape. Education, health, law and order, the cost of living; the list goes on. And that’s before we get to the broken economy the new...
by Bruce Cotterill | Sep 24, 2023 | Uncategorised
Given the current state of the country, the election campaign has so far been disappointing. First, I’m over the petty stuff already. One party launches a pledge card with eight pledges. A week later the other party launches their own, with nine pledges. Really? Who...
by Bruce Cotterill | Sep 5, 2023 | Uncategorised
It’s a funny thing, pride. Too much of it and you can come across as arrogant or buffoonish. Not enough and you can become lazy and dependent. You can’t buy pride, but we can all be proud about some things: our children perhaps, or our job or where we live. Others can...
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