The other day, some friends and I met up for dinner, drinks, and conversation. Dual purpose: catch up after a long time out of contact (due to moving away, coming back, etc.), and, importantly, pass time until we went to watch the Super Mario Galaxy Movie. Read full post…
Today, my father-in-law was cremated. He had passed away the Friday prior. Read full post…
I went to New Plymouth for the first time yesterday with my partner, a friend, and one of their daughters. Here are the highlights. Read full post…
Steve Jobs said not everybody will need a PC/laptop form factor, likening them to trucks. Rather, people will gravitate towards smartphones and tablets, likening them to cars. Not everybody needs a truck, most people can do with a car. But some of us need something heavier duty than a car so we have truck. Read full post…
I run a Discord server where some ex-students keep in touch, let me know what's going on with their lives, and just shoot the breeze. Right now, it's a hive of activity, which is really nice. It's nice seeing students from years gone by interacting with each other openly, freely, regardless of when they were in my class. Read full post…
National, Act, NZ First.
Awful. Read full post…
This blog post comes in two, tangentially related parts. Read full post…
Subtitle: A trip to Japan as depicted by feet in front of various manhole covers. Read full post…
Tomorrow, I will be attending a memorial service for an ex-student who passed away. Read full post…
I hate being a teacher, sometimes. Part of the job means building a relationships with students. That means showing whanaungatanga. That implies aroha. That implies a level of care beyond the academics, beyond grades, beyond awards. You want to see them grow and succeed as though they were part of your own whānau, your own family, your own children. Read full post…