A word on unlikely heroes

If, as a film reviewer, you refer to a character as an “unlikely hero” and that character is both a dude and white I’m going to have to assume that either a) you don’t watch very many movies or b) you don’t understand what the word “unlikely” means.

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Posts from library-land

Back when I was working as a librarian at Christchurch City Libraries I wrote a lot of stuff on the library blog – themed lists, reviews of books I’d read, television shows I’d seen and all sorts of literature and book-related things.

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Choppers and Proposals

How crazy has the last week been for me? Let me explain. No, there is too much. Let me sum up. Turned 40. Had a facial. Flew in a helicopter. Watched some frolicking dolphins. Threw a Princess Bride Party. Oh, and I’m now engaged to a Rodent Of Unusual Size. So yeah, been pretty busy….

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No need for amber beads

When you have a kid with someone you very quickly come to learn a lot about their values. If you’ve chosen wisely you and your partner should have more or less matching attitudes on the important aspects of child-rearing.

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