Recent Posts Tagged With 'family'

• Creativity

  Posted on Tuesday October 27th, 2009 at 04:21 in art, family, Culture, music, entertainment, artist, observation, motivation, attitude

  I honestly can’t pin point the time when I knew I wanted to be a creative person. Looking back, I see trigger points. A unique solution to a problem, playing Dungeons & Dragons as a kid and spending more time working on the story line that...

• Death on my mind

  Posted on Saturday May 30th, 2009 at 21:39 in family, life, money, Life Insurance, death, trauma, Tragedy, motor accident

  Death has been on my mind a lot the last few weeks. It seems strangely morbid that I have become so fascinated with the harsh reality of life, being death.  I don’t know why it has become so important lately.  Obviously there is death all aro...

• Alcohol danger for teens

  Posted on Monday April 13th, 2009 at 16:42 in family, health, society, community, teenagers, new zealand, attitude, law and order, binge drinking, drinking age, legal sex, prohibitiion

  Yes, of course it is. Obviously any teenager who drinks alcohol is going to be a bad person and an alcoholic. Just look at the statistics and research. http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/2331496/Alcohol-danger-for-teen Now, the issue I have with this ...

• A weekend of relaxation

  Posted on Sunday March 15th, 2009 at 14:44 in family, life, entertainment, new zealand, holiday, bach, weekend getaway, peace and quiet, coromandel town

  The week is off to a slow start, after a relaxing weekend. Spending kid-free time with my wife was a lovely way to unwind, despite the weather.  It pretty much rained the whole weekend.  Spending the time reading, chatting and playing Scategories f...

• Archbishop Jose Cardoso Sobrinho is a plonker

  Posted on Friday March 6th, 2009 at 03:28 in religion, family, Culture, catholic, christianity, society, community, abortion, Islam, rape, judaism, attitude

  “The law of God is higher than any human laws,” he said. “When a human law — that is, a law enacted by human legislators — is against the law of God, that law has no value. The adults who approved, who carried out this abortion ...

• 5 on Monday

  Posted on Sunday March 1st, 2009 at 22:00 in family, life, business, writing, new zealand, gas, parenthood, facebook, busy, power companies

  Welcome to this week’s 5 on Monday. March is here already, where is the year going? So, what was notable last week: busy with work means less time to write having a four year old son is awesome $37 to fill a 9kg gas bottle is a rip off www.powersh...

• 5 On Monday

  Posted on Sunday February 15th, 2009 at 22:00 in spain, family, life, society, observation, australia, community, new zealand, drinking, time, justice, attitude

  Welcome to this week’s 5 on Monday. Another week has flown by, and the year is already 10% done. So, what was notable last week: family is precious, especially in the wake of events in Australia deadlines make me work more effectively I think I dr...

• Moving to Spain Update

  Posted on Wednesday February 11th, 2009 at 00:32 in spain, family, life, money, business, society, lifestyle, motivation, saving, new zealand, language, euro

  Having basically set a year for the big move to Spain, it seems to be approaching ever so quickly. At one point, 2011 seemed ages away, but not now. Resolving final issues with IRD, saving sufficient money to ensure Diane and I can be “autonomo...

• About a Dad

  Posted on Tuesday January 6th, 2009 at 22:53 in family, life, writing, dads, fathers, carlo sigvald rohde

  I have just started a new writing project about my father. It’s going to be a long painful journey I am sure, but I am determined to take this piece of history and do it justice. You can find it over at http://carlo.rohde.net.nz...

• Warning over kids’ holiday photos on internet

  Posted on Sunday January 4th, 2009 at 18:36 in family, life, internet, children, photos, society, community, safety, predators, law and order

  Experts are suggesting people keep photos of children private because of the few sexual predators out there. The internet is an amazing place, where friends and family can share with each other quickly and easily.  For people to have to watch what t...