I have been enjoying the hospitality of my friends, Collin and Diane in Kaeo. We have been having much fun — playing random games, going everywhere on Google Earth and I have been giving Di iPad lessons. On Tuesday came up on the bus. Trip was boring and slept most of the way. The drivers, Shannon and [...]
I am reading bits of lots of things but haven’t finished any of the stuff I mentioned last month. So the only new book on my virtual shelf is Death of Kings by Bernard Cornwell. This is the sixth in his Saxon/Uhtred series and is rather good. Also picked up On Creative Writing: Manaaging Language [...]
p> Last week I was in Gisborne visiting Sam and her family. Week after next I am going to Kaeo to see Collin and Di. I like going on holiday. Up in Northland it is very nice, very spiritual. It is good for recuperation and reflection. New Zealand’s founding document was signed up there at [...]
I am awaiting graduation eagerly so have been reading a lot more than usual. Backblocks Baby Doctor: An autobiography by Doris Gordon Over My Dead Body by June Opie The Finish: The Killing of Osama Bin Laden by Mark Bowden The Lady of the Rivers by Philippa Gregory
I read on the internet two interesting ththings–actually quite a few interesting things have been emerging over the past few days. First there is the so-called “treaty for the blind” which, if ratified will give more access to books for those with print disabilities (IE blind or dyslexic or some other learning disability.) This is [...]
In January BrailleTouch from the University of Georgia was launched. Now there are two and more. The newest addition to the family is called MBraille. I started writing this post with it but it mysteriously disappeared from Blogsy on my iPad. But nonetheless, I am writing here now on my Mac. Good Things: Supports Grade [...]
As i am blind I am a curiosity studied from an early age to see what people could find out about blind people in general. The media exposure is also an interesting phenomena. All my blind friends were in ads for Guide Dog Day and Braille Week, the two major campaigns by the RNZFB. I [...]
Judy Henske is a singer-songwriter who lives in Pasadena, Calif, with her husband of over 30 years keyboardist, Craig Doerge. The latter was recently featured in Rolling Stone. Sometime last century Henske was born in a little farming community in Western Wisconsin. She went on to become “The Queen of the Beatniks” but was not [...]
This past month have been indulging in a lot of opera- Debussy, Donasetti and so on. Some very heavy stuff that I am trying to appreciate. As to books I have been reading a lot lately as always — some very interesting stuff. Home: A Memoir of My Early Years by Julie Andrews. Very interesting hope there [...]
For the past four days I have been in northland enjoying the hospitality and company of my friends,, Collin and Diane Brown. They are WWOOF [world wide opportunities on organic farms] hosts. This means they take in people from overseas who work for their food and lodging. Collin, who has lived in the area for [...]