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A Long Way From Home

Posted on March 1, 2011 by newenglandkiwi

It still seems entirely out of place – disrespectful, even – to be talking about having fun, with everything going on back in Christchurch, but this week has been a good lesson in the fact that the world moves on … Continue reading →

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Christchurch

Posted on February 22, 2011 by newenglandkiwi

Here’s the thing: I never really thought I loved Christchurch. I moved there, six years ago nearly to the day, because it wasn’t Auckland or Dunedin or Wellington, the cities I didn’t want to go to university in. I spent … Continue reading →

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I Guess I’ll Just Have To Curse

Posted on January 14, 2011 by newenglandkiwi

As my parents can probably attest, I’ve always been one of those people who likes things involving fire, whether it’s fireworks, barbeques, toasted marshmallows, or power outages and their excellent excuse to light lots of candles. Accordingly, seeing as we’re … Continue reading →

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winter and Winter

Posted on October 15, 2010 by newenglandkiwi

Last week our snow boots arrived, and today the gas company filled up the two big propane tanks that serve our gas heater. This morning, there was a frost again. The temperature only has to drop a few more  degrees … Continue reading →

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Ink v. Byte

Posted on September 9, 2010 by newenglandkiwi

This is, largely, the post I was going to put up last Friday evening – Saturday afternoon, New Zealand time. In light of the long-term closure of the James Hight library, and the generous offers of online texts by publishers, … Continue reading →

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The Earth Moves

Posted on September 4, 2010 by newenglandkiwi

This is the third draft of this post, the first two topics having been completely subsumed by events beyond anyone’s control. In short, if you haven’t heard, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck just outside of Christchurch, New Zealand – the … Continue reading →

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