Author Archives: Ed

G’day, Meat

That’s ground beef. No hormones, no antibiotics, no corn-fattening, nothing but 1 kilogram of beefy goodness lounging about waiting for the organic pinto beans and the organic onion and the organic celery and the organic tomatoes- and then it’s party time in my stomach.
Things I’ve learned about New Zealand: It is okay for men to [...]

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Christchurch, New Zealand

Christchurch is a nice little city, very neat and British with a wiff of hippie. It’s got a great park, a small river meandering thru it, some cool old buildings. Below are some pictures of the Christchurch Community Council building and the park.

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More New Zealand Scenery

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Takaka, NZ

I feel bad for the people who have to live here full time. Around every turn is more unspeakable scenic beauty, the cheese is horribly delicious, the air frighteningly clean, the tap water appallingly tasty. What a nightmare.

(Click the thumbnails. Isn’t technology wonderful? And gosh, look outside, another clear and sunny day…)

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Golden Bay, NZ

We’ve all had the experience of being deprogramed from a dangerous cult, but few have had the opportunity to do so in such a fantastic place as this.

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Last Day in Japan

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Hippies.

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Before Bugs…

…there was this weird, ghostly, sack-of-rabbit-

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Popeye, 1939

“I can act rough, but what’s refined?”
Max Fleischer was an absolute genius. It just never stops.

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Felix the Cat; doubles for darwin

The soundtrack alone is worth the price of admission.
Pretty sure the whole “Intelligent Design” vs “Evolution” thing gets sorted here in Ape Town. Stick with it till 8:00.

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Tom Terrific: go west young manfred

“You can ride shotgun, old partner!”
“Stop flexing your powerful biting jaws, Mighty Manfred!”
I obviously had not yet consumed enough drugs to fully appreciate this cartoon back when I was a young sprat watching Captain Kangaroo. Always more of a Mr. GreenJeans and Dancing Bear fan myself. We either had longer attention spans or were way [...]

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