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  • Lad’s weekend

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    Last weekend, 6 old friends drove to a remote Coromandel bach for a weekend of hard-drinking, bullshit-talking good times only possible when partners stay at home (no offence!). It was a brilliant, save the PS2 plug non-compatibility SNAFU. The best bits were: – The fridge: – Unashamed, unapologetic and unmuffled farting was definitely on the…

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  • Unplugged in Opito Bay

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    I went off the grid for a few days with my girl. As I left the office on Friday, I wrestled with my conscience – does the laptop come or stay? With my T3G card, I get reasonable  connection pretty much anywhere – but that’s not really a holiday is it? It wound up staying.…

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  • Lookalike – is it just me?

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    Has anyone else drawn comparison between alleged murderer / vigilante Bruce Emery  and the Michael Douglas character from Falling Down? In other, related questions – am I a terrible person?

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  • Narrowneck beach, anniversary weekend

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  • Climb every mountain

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    One of our greatest died today. I’ve only got one Sir Ed story (it’s not even my story, technically, but anyhoo). A good friend used to look after Sir Ed’s feet at his Meadowbank podiatry practice. He was making small talk and remarked that it was pretty cold that morning. We’re talking Auckland in maybe…

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  • Mount QB weekend 040606 002

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    Mount QB weekend 040606 002 Originally uploaded by richirvine73.

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