The hair of the dog

There was a time when I was regular attender at Meat Retailers Federation conferences. These were held annually in various parts of the country; usually wherever the local association was motivated enough to do the organising. Wairarapa was always well represented and we didn’t attend under duress. In fact they were great fun. Starting on a Saturday night, they usually finished on Wednesday so we could all get back to our shops and...

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When fashion turns old

Some time ago I watched a movie called Trainwreck featuring American comedienne Amy Schumer. Ms Schumer not only starred in the film, but also wrote the script. I was most impressed with this multi-talented young lady. The movie also featured LeBron James playing himself. Mr James showed he could act as well as play basketball. And so when Netflix announced they were producing a ‘one-off’ featuring Amy Schumer in a stand-up comedy...

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Not all arms are embracing

Celebrated inventors have had a major influence on our lives. Names that spring to mind are Thomas Alva Edison, Alexander Graham Bell and Henry Ford. In more modern time times we can add Bill Gates and Steve Jobs. A new name we might like to consider as being on a par with the aforementioned is Elon Musk. I know this because I am currently reading his biography written by Ashlee Vance. Musk is best known as the CEO and owner of...

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Denied a chance of untold wealth

Taranaki has always been a reasonably wealthy province thanks to its abundance of rain and an attendant dairy industry. But they went up a notch in 1959 with the discovery of Kapuni One, a gas and condensate producing well. More good fortune ten years later when in 1969 the Maui gas field was discovered by a joint venture of British Petroleum, Royal Dutch Shell, and Todd Petroleum. It was considered to be a “giant” field at the time of...

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