Paying the rent for the privilege of living on Earth.
Makes you appreciate how unlikely her ascent was & how tumultuous those years as PM were.
Despite it all, she was so right for that moment in NZ’s history.
It reinforced my view that we were lucky to have had her.
Makes you appreciate how unlikely her ascent was & how tumultuous those years as PM were.
Despite it all, she was so right for that moment in NZ’s history.
It reinforced my view that we were lucky to have had her.
And he was rather annoyed at the cars zipping past.
Spat the dummy shortly after this image was taken & flew up to his tree.
Glad that he has someplace safe to retreat to.
And he was rather annoyed at the cars zipping past.
Spat the dummy shortly after this image was taken & flew up to his tree.
Glad that he has someplace safe to retreat to.
The real Superheroes amongst us.
Primatologists Dian Fossey, Jane Goodall and Birutė Galdikas.
The real Superheroes amongst us.
Primatologists Dian Fossey, Jane Goodall and Birutė Galdikas.
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We spoke again later. But i’ll always remember how observant Jane was.
Up close, she was an amazing, caring person.
And one of the finer examples of our species.
She is gone now.
Our world is much poorer for it.
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We spoke again later. But i’ll always remember how observant Jane was.
Up close, she was an amazing, caring person.
And one of the finer examples of our species.
She is gone now.
Our world is much poorer for it.
Mid-90s. Wellington, New Zealand. I went to 2 separate talks by my childhood hero and all round amazing human being, Jane Goodall.
As she walked on to the podium at the second presentation, she stopped, looked at me and said “you again!??”
I turned red.
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Mid-90s. Wellington, New Zealand. I went to 2 separate talks by my childhood hero and all round amazing human being, Jane Goodall.
As she walked on to the podium at the second presentation, she stopped, looked at me and said “you again!??”
I turned red.
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The bosses and I are in Utah. They decide to head to Sundance. We get to the gift shop. Hungry we sit down for lunch.
Does he ever come here she asks. Nah, says the other.
Ten minutes later, she’s nearly choking.
I look behind me.
7 feet away, in the doorway, is a smiling Robert Redford.
The bosses and I are in Utah. They decide to head to Sundance. We get to the gift shop. Hungry we sit down for lunch.
Does he ever come here she asks. Nah, says the other.
Ten minutes later, she’s nearly choking.
I look behind me.
7 feet away, in the doorway, is a smiling Robert Redford.
Here’s who he hung out with.
Here’s who he hung out with.
Before the current Israel-Palestine horror, I remember Rwanda, Bosnia, Ethiopia, and Bangladesh.
A momento from a time when more seemed possible.
Before the current Israel-Palestine horror, I remember Rwanda, Bosnia, Ethiopia, and Bangladesh.
A momento from a time when more seemed possible.
Seen on my walk this evening
Seen on my walk this evening
Another gorgeous autumn day.
Another gorgeous autumn day.
Fitzroy Gardens, Melbourne.
Fitzroy Gardens, Melbourne.
(Courtesy Primechinister on FB)
(Courtesy Primechinister on FB)
Go grab yours.
Go grab yours.
I’ve carried this for decades.
But it still holds true.
Case in point: the coverage of the current violence in Middle East by western msm.
And our media & political class.
I’ve carried this for decades.
But it still holds true.
Case in point: the coverage of the current violence in Middle East by western msm.
And our media & political class.
Far removed from what we typically see on the screen. Immersive storytelling was Tim's thing.
Far removed from what we typically see on the screen. Immersive storytelling was Tim's thing.
It's a gritty retelling of The Troubles in Northern Ireland.
It added so much to my understanding of those times.
I've found it quite moving.
So much tragedy & loss for so many.
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It's a gritty retelling of The Troubles in Northern Ireland.
It added so much to my understanding of those times.
I've found it quite moving.
So much tragedy & loss for so many.
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Martin Luther King.
15 Jan 1929 - 4 April 1968
Assassinated at 39.
Today.
Martin Luther King.
15 Jan 1929 - 4 April 1968
Assassinated at 39.
Today.