How the hell does this work?

I'm an Official Kiwi.

2012-03-13T05:25:00.000+13:00

ESCAPE

Today I left Nuova Lazio High School BEFORE the witching hour of 3:00pm.

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A Permanent Mark

2012-03-10T20:32:00.000+13:00

Samsung top loader. Note the adjoining sink, de rigeur in NZ and Aussie for some completely unknown reason

We have a washing machine. It's a Samsung top loader we've had for about 7 years.

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A Vignette of an Absolutely F*cking Awful Day

2012-03-08T22:24:00.003+13:00

Eyes blearily open at 4:59.

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It's camp week, with more off sick

2012-03-06T06:50:00.000+13:00

Just what it says on the sign

The title says it all really.

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It's Camp Week

2012-03-05T06:55:00.001+13:00

This week, Nuova Lazio High School is carrying on with a tradition common to many NZ and Aussie school; namely, sending our youngest kids to a camp in the bush.

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Favourites

2012-03-03T20:35:00.000+13:00

YONKS was tagged by someone to produce a list of favourites.

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Sudden Movement

2012-03-02T21:49:00.001+13:00

Cynical bastard though I may be, I do have a slight vestige of a romantic recessive gene buried deep down inside somewhere.

I came across this beautiful music clip on YouTube.

It only lasts 5:47, but for the sake of all the tattered souls out there, just listen. (Sipping a little wine adds to the balm)

Teacher's Council are Dicks

2012-02-29T06:53:00.000+13:00

Says it all really

To become a qualified teacher here in sunny (but sightly chilly at the moment) Aoteroa, you need

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I Predict Disaster

2012-02-28T06:52:00.000+13:00

Next week is our Camp Week.

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I Hope Do-Gooders Rot in Hell.

2012-02-24T21:53:00.000+13:00

I Wish

Over the last 40 years I've noticed that the "rights" of the criminals and other like-minded scum have superseded the rights of the hard working and law abiding citizen.

Fear of Fear (The Finale)

2012-02-21T20:29:00.002+13:00

Now we come to the reason why I started this series of posts on FEAR.
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(No) Fear of Fear (3)

2012-02-19T22:22:00.001+13:00

Yes, I know the title's a bit odd, but WTH, it's my blog.

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Miasma

2012-02-17T13:16:00.000+13:00

Worry not gentle readers (if any there be), the continuing saga of TSB and fear will continue shortly, but contemporaneous events have delayed the final publication of the last two parts.
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Fear of Fear (2)

2012-02-15T07:03:00.000+13:00

Continuing with the times in my life when I've been really scared.

Intermission in Wellington

2012-02-13T21:30:00.000+13:00

Doesn't this saccharine sentiment make you want to boak?

My Beloved has insisted that we spend more quality time together, especially as I've been working quite late most nights on the bloody timetable.

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Fear of Fear (1)

2012-02-10T07:01:00.001+13:00

In my life I have been frightened to some degree many times, and for many different reasons.

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Teaching Kids

2012-02-08T23:23:00.000+13:00

I've been teaching now for over 14 years, and still enjoy it immensly.

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Getting Back to Normal

2012-02-06T22:06:00.000+13:00

Normal service will be resumed as soon as possible.

The system's getting better, but it's still making me see double.

Computer Problems

2012-02-04T15:26:00.000+13:00

Very little seems to be working.
See you all soon

Sorry.

Rules Guidelines Suggestions for the Ladies

2012-01-31T07:38:00.000+13:00

Rules Help

In a previous post, I mentioned some rules that blokes who are partnered with a lovely lady may have to follow to live a peaceful, enjoyable and lengthy life. (Or at least it feels long)

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Oh Bugger!

2012-01-29T10:51:00.000+13:00

Fear not gentle reader, TSB has not succumbed to the deviant pleasures (if they so exist) in arse-rogering.

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Oh dear, I've really f*cked up.

2012-01-26T08:00:00.000+13:00

I've been happily married for 7 years, and the last 27 haven't been too bad as well, so after all that time, you'd think that I would learn the basic rules of a happy home life.

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Tommorow we start

2012-01-25T19:24:00.000+13:00

Let us welcome our new teachers and students.

And don't forget Tomorrow Belongs to Us Me (Who is controlling the timetable? HAHAHAHAHAHA)

Back Home

2012-01-23T14:18:00.000+13:00

Last view with morning coffee of Hawkes Bay

Most of the holiday is over now, and I'll be starting back at Nuova Lazio High School next week.

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Another Perfect Day in Paradise

2012-01-18T14:56:00.000+13:00

Woke up at 6:00 am to a beautiful pink sky.
Went back to bed (after a little drinkie)

Got up again at 8:30 and had a coffee while admiring the view (see above)

Had breakfast of freshly picked melon, proscuttio and a nectarine.
Went for a 5 mile gentle cycle, and returned to have a glass of a local chardonnay.

Went to a local vineyard for lunch; gazpacho, tasting platter of meats and olives, accompanied by an absolutely fabulous Semillon (Clearview Estate, 2010 Reserve).

On the way home, picked up a basket of nectarines right off the tree. Juice dripping off of my beard. A bit unsanitary, but delicious.

Ah well, time for my nap.

Did I mention the weather?

Cloudless, fluorescent blue sky. Gentle cooling breeze coming in off of the sea.

The hammock calls.

Morning View

2012-01-16T08:44:00.000+13:00

My view at breakfast

It's 8:30 am.

The sun is blazing.
I'm having a bacon sandwich on the back porch.

It's already 26ºC.

We're going to see 3 vinyards and sample their wares.

Sometimes life doesn't suck.

On Holiday

2012-01-14T22:06:00.000+13:00

Away at the seaside

Keeping Safe

2012-01-11T21:08:00.000+13:00

I mentioned in an earlier post that my Beloved and I (It's capital B again, she bought me a steak and Cheese Pie. Bless) are going to Hawke's Bay next week for a short break.

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I Hate Dancing

2012-01-10T18:45:00.000+13:00

AAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaggggggggghhhhhhhh

looby has mentioned that he just loves going dancing.

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Life is (almost) Hell

2012-01-09T20:08:00.001+13:00

View from Porch Swing

The temperature outside is 28ºC.

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The Terror of Technology

2012-01-06T19:00:00.001+13:00

I normally love the steady advance of technology.

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Sometimes I Wonder

2012-01-02T11:39:00.038+13:00

It's been a quite week on the blogging front. Almost everyone is too busy socialising with friends and family to bother doing much about their blogging, so when I sat down for an hour to catch upon everyone's posts, I was finished in about 10 minutes.

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Farts and Friends

2011-12-31T21:09:00.001+13:00

We all fart.

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Bored and Bloated

2011-12-30T22:36:00.000+13:00

I'm bored.

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Wood

2011-12-29T21:27:00.000+13:00

Now sit down, and take a deep breath.

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The Art of Shopping

2011-12-28T04:09:00.000+13:00

To put it simply, guys don't shop.

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Isn't Modern Technology Great?

2011-12-27T06:55:00.000+13:00

Well mostly.

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The Gullibility of Women

2011-12-24T10:14:00.000+13:00

Sometimes I wonder at what actually goes on inside the brain of a woman, or at least, inside my Beloved's head.

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My Sort of Christmas Song (Again)

2011-12-23T19:17:00.000+13:00

Thanks to The Wine Guy and Nicola for reminding me of this Christmas Classic, and again to Nicola for posting it last year.

Life is Hell

2011-12-23T04:13:00.000+13:00

I'm bored

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Literary Meme

2011-12-22T06:24:00.000+13:00

I had never heard of a "meme" until I saw this on Fatuous Observations, so I thought I'd try one myself, using Patience_Crabstick's as a template.(with her permission)

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Christmas Decorations Around The World

2011-12-20T23:37:00.000+13:00

Even though many nations on our blue planet are at odds with each other and not all really celebrate Christmas, many do try and brighten up their lives with some sparkling Christmas decorations and illuminations.

Here are some examples

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I've Got A Problem (Part the second)

2011-12-19T23:09:00.000+13:00

Jason, my pet Amoeba (He's got more spine than me some days)

In my last post I alluded to the fact that I had a problem at Christmas.

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Books for Christmas

2011-12-18T19:58:00.001+13:00

Seeing it's the time of giving, I thought I'd give you all some ideas for presents.

Most of these books are aimed at the impressionable young, so be careful which you choose.

WARNING

POLITICAL CORRECTNESS DOES NOT EXIST IN THIS POST.

THIS POST IS NOT EVEN AWARE OF THE CONCEPT OF POLITICAL CORRECTNESS.

THE MAIN OBJECT OF THIS POST IS TO AMUSE AND OFFEND ALMOST EVERYONE

Enter at your peril

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I've Got A Problem (Part the First)

2011-12-16T15:58:00.000+13:00

The problem is that I quite like Christmas.

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House Art

2011-12-15T19:29:00.000+13:00

I've had a lot of discussion recently about what is art and what is crap.

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Beware

2011-12-15T07:33:00.000+13:00

The news that a healthy NZ Fur Seal was shot dead on a beach near Foxton should be making many teachers, bureaucrats and politicians very nervous.

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200,000

2011-12-14T11:28:00.001+13:00

Wow.

Thank You All

We couldn't have done it alone.

Take a bow.

Bitter? Moi?

2011-12-12T04:42:00.000+13:00

I briefly mentioned during the week that through the school roll dropping a bit this year, the Principal decided that they couldn't afford to pay me the extra Management Unit (worth round $4000 per year before tax) I get at the present to help everyone with the KAMAR (computerised school management system) and to produce the student's reports every term.

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Oh Shit takes the lead

2011-12-10T21:06:00.000+13:00

The winner

For the last year and a half, ever since Richard [of RBB] introduced me to the delights of blogging, I have been keeping an eye on the statistics of my little posts.

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The Last Day

2011-12-09T07:22:00.000+13:00

We did it.

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Electives

2011-12-08T07:24:00.000+13:00

No, this has nothing to do with the general election that NZ has just finished, but it is about choice.

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Dirty Habits

2011-12-07T07:43:00.000+13:00

Don't get too excited about the title, it may not be what you think.

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Complete Serenity... Until

2011-12-04T15:58:00.000+13:00

Lying on the garden swing

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Finished

2011-12-03T07:52:00.000+13:00

I finished the timetable last night.

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It's that time of the bloody year again

2011-12-01T06:20:00.000+13:00

Look you poor sods who live in the Northern Hemisphere, this is our Christmas scene. Depressing, isn't it?

It's December.

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My EBook Reader

2011-11-29T17:39:00.000+13:00

It was my birthday earlier this month, and my family bought me an ebook reader.
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We're going to be Kiwis

2011-11-24T22:45:00.001+13:00

O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!",

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Professional Wednesday

2011-11-23T07:03:00.000+13:00

Oh dear!

It's WEDNESDAY

Our day for being told to find out how to be better teachers.

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It's Strangly Quiet

2011-11-22T06:57:00.000+13:00

And I am calm.

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There's Something Wrong

2011-11-21T07:17:00.000+13:00

In one of my recent posts, I alluded to the shock that almost overcame me when I heard my son mention that he'd lost his ear-ring.

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NoTime

2011-11-18T06:53:00.000+13:00

Our senior kids have headed off to 2 weeks of exams and about 2½ months of holidays in the lovely New Zealand summer.

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The Delights of Cottage Cheese

2011-11-15T07:08:00.000+13:00

Last night on the TV, an advert came on for Cottage Cheese and it included a competition asking for the best Cottage Cheese recipe, so here's mine.

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Things I wish I hadn't seen (3)

2011-11-13T19:51:00.000+13:00

Finishing the list of things burnt into the memory circuits of what now laughingly passes for my mind.

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Things I wish I hadn't seen (2)

2011-11-11T06:55:00.000+13:00

A continuation of my previous list (obvious I know, but I do like to explain. I'm a bloody teacher for goodness sake, that all I do, every bloody day to a bunch of **********, and that's just my colleagues) I've added some general advice ( a moral, if you please) after each cautionary tale,

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Style Nazis are genetic

2011-11-09T07:06:00.000+13:00

Yes I said genetic, not generic.

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Things I wish I hadn't seen (1)

2011-11-07T14:50:00.001+13:00

I mentioned earlier some of the things I wished I'd not said. Here's a list of some of the things I wish I had never laid eyes on.

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Ethics, Love and Dinner.

2011-11-05T21:24:00.001+13:00

I love my Beloved.

Every day, in many ways I demonstrate my devotion to my Beloved.

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Vitamins and Whisky

2011-11-03T06:49:00.000+13:00

According to the French, the way to health are these Glycerin suppositories. Stuff them.

My Beloved (note the promotion to the full capital. Again) has said I must adopt a more healthy lifestyle.

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I was right, it was a bastard of a day

2011-11-02T06:19:00.000+13:00

I predicted a hard day of relief, but it got much, much worse.

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It's going to be a bastard

2011-11-01T07:04:00.000+13:00

I just know that today is really going to be a bastard of a day.

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Activities (Again)

2011-10-31T06:57:00.000+13:00

It's that time of the year again, when we try and figure out something for our juniors to do on the last week of term.

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Sunday Sublime

2011-10-30T17:37:00.000+13:00

What a lovely day

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Dolls

2011-10-27T23:14:00.000+13:00

I finished a long term restoration on a chaise-lounge which we keep in the bedroom.

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Things I wish I hadn't said

2011-10-26T06:10:00.000+13:00

We all make mistakes.

Here are some verbal mistakes of mine, in ascending order of cringe-making, fear and embarrassment.

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If anyone asks

2011-10-24T21:23:00.003+13:00

My beloved and my son and I have just applied for New Zealand citizenship (this has really nothing to do with the fact that the Abs have just won the Rugby World Cup (eat mud you cheese-eating surrender monkeys)

Yes, Yes, Yes

2011-10-23T23:49:00.000+13:00

But it was a damn close run thing

Zen and the Art of Garden Maintenance

2011-10-23T04:53:00.000+13:00

Become one with the Universe

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Curses

2011-10-21T15:10:00.001+13:00

I kid you not, ths popped up on the browser after a search of "Murrain". If I get a terminal disease, I want it to look like this.

A Murrain on Tele-Marketers and Estate Agents.

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Re-Awakenings

2011-10-20T18:02:00.000+13:00

I'm on holiday for 5 more glorious days, and I can now manage to have a lovely long lie in bed.

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France

2011-10-19T19:12:00.002+13:00

This Sunday, the Pride of New Zealand; The All Blacks, face the perfidious French in the RWC® final.

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Just saying

2011-10-18T22:10:00.001+13:00

It's been a long, long road.

Just an experiment to see if I could create an animated gif and have blogger show it.

And of course to support the All Blacks.

Vive Le Tout Noir

Being; Becoming; A Grumpy Old bastard (2)

2011-10-18T12:03:00.001+13:00

Moving into Part 2 of the Guide to Becoming a Grumpy Old Bastard

"Life's so much more fun when you're grumpy." Alf (The tiger shark that ate that irritating little Nemo, in the underground version of the film called Sushi is Orange with Black Stripes)

"Being a bastard is just the icing on the cake." Simon Cowell

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Flaming Education

2011-10-17T15:28:00.000+13:00

Fire and Education were in the news twice yesterday.

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WE BEAT THE BASTARDS

2011-10-16T22:58:00.004+13:00

NZ Win
NZ 20 Australia 6

FOUR MORE YEARS YOU BUNCH OF WINGING POOFTERS

Being; Becoming; A Grumpy Old bastard (1)

2011-10-15T05:37:00.000+13:00

For some unknown, but probably pathological reason, quite a few of the commentators on these hallowed pages consider that I'm a grumpy bastard.

They may have a point.

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Sheer Guts, Determination and Bloody Stupidity

2011-10-14T04:28:00.001+13:00

I will admit it, I'm getting on in years.

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The Delights of Going Back To School

2011-10-13T02:43:00.000+13:00

No, really, I'm looking forward to going back to school today.

Why?

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The Delights of Doing Bugger All

2011-10-12T10:23:00.001+13:00

It's now the third day of our two week break, and I've managed to relax for the first time

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We have a problem

2011-10-11T07:31:00.000+13:00

Have you noticed the vast number of texting adolescents in the world?

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Sweetness and Light

2011-10-10T16:50:00.000+13:00

All is well.

All is love.

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Domestic F*cking Bliss

2011-10-09T23:53:00.001+13:00

Absolutely gorgeous day today.

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Problems

2011-10-09T05:15:00.000+13:00

Some of my friends have mentioned that they don't seem to be able to add comments to my posts. I didn't set anything to stop them, but blogger seems to be having problems, especially if you are using Internet Explorer. I would suggest changing to Firefox, which doesn't seem to give this problem.

I've also changed a couple of other settings which should now allow your comments to work.

Please feel free to try commenting as a test on his post.

Love, Affection and Saturated Fats

2011-10-08T10:00:00.000+13:00

I love my Beloved.

My Beloved loves me.

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Addiction

2011-10-07T06:51:00.000+13:00

I'm an addict.

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Be Careful. Be Afraid.

2011-10-06T06:54:00.001+13:00


Image from tahra.deviantart.com

We have to do some research as a part of our Professional Learning, and during my fumbling searches of the lesser known and exceedingly dry academic web sites I came across this.

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The Last Wednesday

2011-10-05T06:51:00.000+13:00

This is the last day of Professional Learning this term.

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What was I doing?

2011-10-04T06:45:00.001+13:00

The seminar room was big and dusty, with pillars in unusual places.

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The Importance of Good Grooming

2011-10-03T06:49:00.001+13:00

Most times I really don't care if I look scruffy or disheveled.

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