Tuesday, August 26, 2008

What we have here is a failure to communicate


Stop the bash folks! Get the help you need with this handy fold-out card which fits conveniently in your wallet. Whenever you feel like giving yer missus a left hook, stop, get this card out, and locate the icon which most applies to how you are feeling, read the accompanying text and get the anger monkeys of your back. Remarkable!

Secret spot Wellington


Not many people know where this was taken from. It's from the top of View road. Got that? View road! It's a pretty cool walk through the bush until you get to the top.

Time machine


This is the amazing new display at Delux cafe. An amazing contraption full of Kiwi ingenuity which, when it's working, does all kinds of cool things!

havana coffee beans

The Havana coffee company with beans from , wait for it, South America...

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Cuba Street

Today was one of those days when I wished I had a digital camera at hand. As I approached the bucket-fountain in Cuba Street I saw a large man, on the ground, being wrestled around by 3 cops : 1 male and 2 females. They pepper-sprayed the dude 3 times before he was successfully handcuffed. He was a drunk and uncooperative, but not particularly agrressive, just resistant. He wasn't lashing out from what I saw, just trying his damndest to keep from being handcuffed . A large crowd had gathered to watch the free show. A large Maori man behind me shouted at the melee : "You shoud go back to Police college to learn how to make an arrest". After approximately 5 minutes more white cops arrived. "They should go and catch some real criminals", said the women next to me. "Keystone cops", said her partner. Anyhow, eventually, the cops led the man away.