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BC vibes requested, please.
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You have as many Pacific vibes headed your way as you need
Otakuu
9 yrs ago
as well as masses of love to you and MrTree. I am not around much these days but I think of you all often.
Otakuu
10 yrs ago
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Forum synch: Rumours of my death are just that - rumours
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Well, it is one way to confuse people further
Otakuu
10 yrs ago
but fits in with the theme, lol
Otakuu
10 yrs ago
I forgot the Taieri rail experience
Otakuu
10 yrs ago
How exciting for you to be visiting us in December which is in our summer so by far the best time to come.
Where to go and what to see depends on the time you have, how you will be moving around the country and, of co…
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News coverage of the JFK assassination anniversary
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I think it has been less here in NZ than perhaps I expected
Otakuu
10 yrs ago
but I both read US newspapers / blogs and watch some US news / opinion television via my laptop.
I think the real importance may be that there are still witnesses and political personages, journalists etc alive to com…
Otakuu
10 yrs ago
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Oh no. I will miss you
Otakuu
11 yrs ago
I already have achieved my first for the year by visiting two towns new to me, Waihi and Palmerston North and I think I know what another of my new challenges might be sometime this year.
Thank you for the challenge, …
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Nexus 7 owners, please advise. Should I get one?
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E-F I don't have a Nexus but I bought a cheap tablet that has 3g
Otakuu
11 yrs ago
Same here: I have no smart phone, and I don't want another bill, so I'll stick w/ the plain wifi...as well as wifi and bluetooth. In NZ I buy pay a you go data and my tablet runs off that when …
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BTW gaboyd, I have seen lytteltonwitch in Christchurch
Otakuu
11 yrs ago
In fact, I sat in a car beside her just a few weeks ago. I also ate a meal with her in Christchurch this visit and her last, all within the past three years. Stick to what you know for a fact, please
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Otakuu
11 yrs ago
How did I miss that news?
It is less than two weeks since my last meetup in Christchurch so that part of things is ticking along and I gained a new member through my tom-m memorial releases in November.
I do confes…
Otakuu
11 yrs ago
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Not well :-( However, I have 2 months to find a Pages for Dummies or similar and swat it up before I return to work
Otakuu
11 yrs ago
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I have opened up my Facebook album showing my 2012 dressed in the ornaments sent me by lovely BookCrossing friends after mine were stolen in 2010. I will leave access open for the next few weeks so you can see just how k…
Otakuu
11 yrs ago
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11322025 This put a smile on my face :DA catch for a tom-m release and a new member too
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What is your favourite Act of Kindness
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I have just been the benefactor of a BC act of kindness
Otakuu
11 yrs ago
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The ever delightful and generous Skyring has sent me a package of goodies including books, labels and, because he knows my feelings about my work Apple computer, an Apple wireless mouse.
It made me more than a little …
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What is your favourite Act of Kindness
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It seems just a little reward for the huge influence his kindness has on others
Otakuu
11 yrs ago
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He cares very much. His eyes teared up a little when I told him just now at lunch! :D You made his day. Thanks!I am glad that there are people like you and your husband in this world and on t…
Otakuu
11 yrs ago
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In other words 'passing the stick'. It is really quite a cool way of doing things if you think about it.
Moem, I just love the idea that you and your hackerspace friends are doing such neat stuff
Otakuu
11 yrs ago
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Please tell your husband that he is my hero for today, that is, if he cares what a mature woman in 'foreign' thinks, lol. :-)
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What is your favourite Act of Kindness
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Lytteltonwitch, your dress up efforts are legendary
Otakuu
11 yrs ago
and have made many people smile and laugh whilst your 'care packages' are much appreciated, at least by this recipient and others that I know.
Otakuu
11 yrs ago
I am sure that people appreciate your 'sneaky' efforts. Keep up the good work
Otakuu
11 yrs ago
and just proves that things don't have to cost money to make a difference in someone's life. A smile, a wave, a nod or holding a door open. All little things but with impact beyond price
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What is your favourite Act of Kindness
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RE: Ah, mine is definitely a laundry room matter.
Otakuu
11 yrs ago
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That is a great one. I work at a boarding school and do my laundry in the same laundry room that the senior girls in semi-independent living use. We seem to have at least one young woman who does as you did and I have be…
Otakuu
11 yrs ago
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and do you plan ahead or act spontaneously?
I am partial to fly by winging but that is purely a BookCrossing matter. I have been interested in reports of groceries paid for, parking meters topped up and coffees paid f…
Otakuu
11 yrs ago
Just about tearing my hair out but I am sure that I will master it, eventually!
