Posts by Phil Lyth
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I told him all about Santa
I find the writings of Frank Church to be useful with nieces and nephews of a certain age.
Their friends "have been affected by the scepticism of a sceptical age." The bloke in the red suit may be a creation, but:
He "exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist."
And that is a lesson for children of all ages.
Phil
who gets teary eyed at this time of the year, but not because he hears Snoopy's Christmas -
belief in their bearded sky god is just as ridiculous as belief in the tooth fairy and Santa Claus.
Why has there been no discussion so far of Pastafarianism? Is there a conspiracy afoot?
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Peter, my wife just offers them a choice: tea, coffee or beer.
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@Danyl: there's a new KPI for Act on Campus then
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Was I the only one to hear one Geoff Lealand interviewed on Morning Report about the TVNZ Bill? I loved the description of the changes around the charter and public service obligations as moving from (IIRC)
vague words to very very very vague words
Such pithiness is to be encouraged.
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very small point. There was an actual law passed a few years back to change one small word, replaced 'for'
They are now the Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind - an ownership thing
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Well to be really picky:
Pendant alert
The pedant dangled from the pendant
from Phil who never makes mistakes -
Despite the fact that 80% of Aucklanders abhor alliteration I have to say
Competition canters to Christchurch confabulist?
My poor attempt to say that Ian Dalziel had better redouble his efforts.
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pure magic -- surreal, whimsical
Indeed, I was captivated. A marvellous theme delivered to perception that held the assembled throng in the palm of your hand.
You had to be there to appreciate the imagery of a one-man-dance-troupe on a random street corner in Sockburn attempting and failing at line-dancing.
David, only sorry I had to dash to another commitment.
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I previously had a minor dilemma about whether I was more Green than Labour and whether I should actually get involved and join one of the parties and you know DO SOMETHING.
Ana, that's fairly clear. You seem to see life as an Either Or. But many of us see that more choices are present.
You don't want to join Labour. You could join the Greens. Or you could realise that citizens can choose to be active participants without belonging to parties.
My hope is that every NZer will be an active person involved in our democracy. But also I know that in 2009, perception is often the reality. So perhaps there can be the beginnings of a move towards active involvement.