A Kiwi, but not a flightless bird or brown fuzzy skin green centred fruit. Humanist, Skeptic, Cyclist, Car Enthusiast, Westie Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa New Zealand | he/him
On Friday I’m Pedalling for Plunket (Ruakaka to Wellsford). Having hardly moved the previous weekend—my Band recorded just 911 steps one day!—thanks to a head cold last Sunday I decided a bit of practice might be a good thing. A loop from home into the city, ferry
Found this amazing fellow warming up in the sun on Exhibition Drive. .
I’m cycling from Ruakaka to Wellsford* (the red line below) to help raise funds for Plunket NZ
I’m a bit late, OK very late, posting this but there is still time to register for tomorrows BIM AK event. Always a good event, I recommend attending for the speakers, networking and this month a great prize draw. Note the venue shift to Jasmax for this event. Full
'Rapid Rob' won’t be quite as rapid but will be a bit more versatile for short tours and (maybe) commuting. Got an accessory I should of had for Tibet, no more riding with a back pack! A beam rack, bag (including little fold out panniers for a
The first RUGAKL meeting of the year (next week) is all about virtual reality and Revit. Come along, meet some new Reviteers and try the latest tech: Wednesday, February 15, 2017, from 5:30 PM @ Jasmax The first meeting for 2017 is a look at Virtual and Assisted Reality with
Curiosity about changes to a historic building, an interest in a ‘religion’ (cult?) and the “Oh No, Ross & Carrie” podcast led me to a rather strange place. I attended the opening of the Auckland Scientology Real Org on January 22 2017. I wrote most of this post at the
Stopping the 2017 inauguration of Donald J Trump
Nice clear evening to see the Space Station, lower of the two 'stars' on this phone snap, pass over Auckland tonight!
Podcast
See 2016 Blogging Highlights on the CAD blog
Another year has flown by and it is 2017 already. Time to look back at 2016 from a bloggy (but not just CAD blog) perspective: Best blog related event(s): I didn’t get to any of the big international CAD/BIM events (AU or RTC) but there were some
Politics
Anthony Bourdain on Trump, America and the places he’s visited (inc Russia): Anthony Bourdain: The Post-Election Interview - www.eater.com "We are a violent nation, from the beginning." and Sarah Kendzior writes about something I never even considered: Trump and Putin: The worst case scenario -
