Archive for January, 2009
Tuesday, January 13th, 2009
our new president - inauguration day
U.S. Senator Barack Obama will be sworn into office on Tuesday, January 20, 2009 as our new President.This will make him the 44th President of the United States and the first African-American to hold this high office.
This is exciting and great news for Chicago, given he calls this place ”my kind of town” and home […]
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Monday, January 12th, 2009
the usa recession
Over One Million Jobs Lost in Last Four Months of 2008
We are all aware of the terrible economic crisis hitting America at the moment.
For many, me included, the commentary on this recession doesn’t seem about everyday people , it’s all about derivatives, national debt, multi billion dollar bail out schemes and sub prime lending……(which […]
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Thursday, January 8th, 2009
tropical office space
I really wish we had air conditioning in here…my head has a film of sweat on it making me look, well….sweaty and having a receding hairline that exposes more sweaty head just adds insult to injury. I spoke with our esteemed leader on Skype today and when I turned on my webcam he was nearly […]
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Wednesday, January 7th, 2009
scorchio!
Well it’s been an absolute scorcher today! 35 degrees I think. More hotter than a hot thing from the planet Hot!! I am, however, in no position to complain as the fine New Zealand weather was one of the reasons I moved here. I don’t think Scotland has ever experienced temperatures of such enormity, unless […]
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Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
genealogy
This just could not wait until my turn as blogmaster to share this story.
My friend took the following photograph of my angry two month old boy.
I brought it up on screen on my work computer. Matt and Murray separately commented that the little fella bore a striking resemblance to their hero Winston Churchill. Murray found […]
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Monday, January 5th, 2009
onomatology
I recently received a letter from a reader whose name is Brett King:
Dear Sir
My name is Brett King.
Does this mean anything to you?
Regards
Brett King
Thanks for this letter Brett. As it happens onomatology is a hobby of mine. So yes Brett King does mean something to me, as with every name there […]
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Sunday, January 4th, 2009
wrong christmas and peanut butter treats
Bliadhna mhath ur !! or more commonly Happy New Year!! My wife and I had the most un-christmassy Christmas and the most un-new yeary New Year. The Kiwi festive season just doesn’t do it for me. Don’t get me wrong, I loved going to the beach on Christmas Day and being able to choose between […]
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Thursday, January 1st, 2009
2009 a new zoner year
Before 2009 begins I would like to reflect on some 2008 highlights for TimeZoneOne.
- We said goodbye to some old Zoners
- We said hello to some new Zoners
- We created wonderful work
- We treated each other with respect
- We worked hard
- We worked smartly
- We were prepared to disagree
- […]
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Thursday, January 1st, 2009
chicago fun pics
I went for a walk around Chicago the other day, it was a pleasantly non frigid day and the sun basked Chicago in its glory. As such I have included some photos so our Christchurch Zoners can get a 5.0 Mega Pixel glimpse of Millennium Park and the lake front.
Time for a letter:
Dear Madam […]
