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Access and Ownership
One of the things I’ve been really happy with over the last two years is the accessibility in the US of reasonably-priced media – everything from music to sports can be bought online, and internet speeds allow streaming easily. It’s … Continue reading
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Creditable
Yesterday we had people over for the Superbowl, because I still don’t understand very much about American football but the ceremony of the whole thing is highly entertaining (I have watched so many Republican debates I can critique the quality … Continue reading
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What Winning Feels Like
Our Rugby World Cup, in this corner of the globe where they don’t care much for rugby at all, if they recognise it as anything other than the distant ancestor of American Football, turned – much to my surprise, I … Continue reading
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Blanket Coverage
The Rugby World Cup is, in a funny way, making me feel more isolated from New Zealand than anything that has happened before it; this is mostly because pretty much the entire country, by which I mean the New Zealand … Continue reading
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The Big Picture
So remember how before I left last year, I wrote that blog post extolling the virtues of uncluttered housing and talking about how when I got to America I’d keep our house all modern and furniture-low and not accumulate a … Continue reading
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Sporting Chances
I’m not a huge sports fan, all things considered – I keep vague track of the rugby and cricket, I’ll watch it if it’s on, but I’m not fanatical about it, and I mostly go to live sport only if … Continue reading
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