Shadow Footprints

On the way home I almost repeated my accident, at the same spot. A car failed to yield to me while checking the other way. Fortunately the weather was fine and I didn't have wet brakes to deal with.

Billy talks about something every gay man should carry at all times, just in case.

I've just seen Allyson Gofton's Food in a Minute.... Casual Cooking book for $25 instead of $39.95. I'll be buying that, it's just my style of cooking many things. There's also a competition to win one.

I'm into science fiction, and future dystopias are often good reads. This reminds me of those. As multinational companies expand in their power, and people travel more and more, there is less for governments to control.

Someone who I really respect was asked about me. He emailed me after it with the message "you walk on water!"

The upgrade to Queen St is confusing. They're going to retain the number of lanes, make the footpaths wider and still have parking bays? Are they moving all the building back to get the extra space for the footpaths?

Nice! Can I get Oakley Thump with prescription lenses?

I hadn't realised that Carson Kressley was visiting Auckland, briefly, before the horse race. I should have been there, just to meet some of the gay men in Auckland I don't already know.

Aardvark asks about privacy and why a computer repair company would be looking at the pictures on your computer. What else they might look at?

Pan-fried spinach and mozzarella veal sounds delicious.

Captain Jean-Luc Picard.
Highly respected and intelligent. You are an excellent tactician.
You rarely act without thinking, and are an excellent leader, although you can be a bit boring at times.
You aren't very 'hands on', preferring to have your subordinates do the dirty work, but you'll throw down if necessary.

Which Star Trek Character are you?
Quizilla, via Palochi

The choice to not vote is a valid choice. (Except in Australia.) It is different from not bothering to vote. I've seen lots of people saying "Get out there and vote." The message should be "Decide how you're going to vote, and do it!" This applies to FPP voting systems. I think there should be a None of the above category.

A police chief says "Wear a helmet" after a cycling accident where he stood up to go over a speed bump and let go of the handlebars. He wasn't wearing a helmet, and the injuries showing in the photo would still be there if he had a helmet on, unless he's suggesting wearing a full face helmet. Not only is it hypocritical, "I always wear a helmet. I'm a firm believer in helmets", it's also stupid to use this accident as an example.

I've managed to do something on my website that has stopped google from linking it. If only I could find out what.