What did you want to be when you grew up?
I wanted to a scientist. From the age of 7, growing up amongst my father's WWI and WWII veteran friends, and during the Cuban missile crisis, I wanted to be able to contribute to eliminating... More »
I wanted to a scientist. From the age of 7, growing up amongst my father's WWI and WWII veteran friends, and during the Cuban missile crisis, I wanted to be able to contribute to eliminating... More »
Risk. Our world today has become too restricted. There are laws to protect everyone from the consequences of their own choices. The legal system in particular encourages us to blame others rather than take responsibility... More »
Define childhood. Far too many to choose from. Watching a big eel suck in a rabbit carcas. Standing terrified in the dark, while out hunting just after dusk (about age 8), by a really strange... More »
So many. From the big bang come all the sub atomic particles of my atoms and molecules, and all the photons of the light that sustains us, and essentially all the energy that powers life.... More »
Very hazy impressions of balance - walking (about 10 months - not sure if it is real, or implanted by subsequent conversations - particularly with mum).
Halloween was virtually unknown in New Zealand when I was a kid. I don't recall hearing anything about it until my early teens. I don't think I have ever believed in ghosts or witches. I... More »
There are several types of home for me. Primary is our house - where I feel secure with my family. Here I have the tools to be able to handle most outside events, generators, food for... More »
About half of them. Those values that are substantially the same: Belief in telling the truth as I see it, but remain open to the possibility that it may not be the whole truth or... More »
We appear to be a full family. Most are infants - still believing everything they are told by authorities. Some are rebellious teenagers - so sure they know what is wrong with what is, but... More »
Christmas and birthdays would see me having troubles getting to sleep the night before. I could spend hours on many things; a book (I enjoyed reading cover to cover in one sitting); pulling an engine... More »