American Internet Etiquette '18

Posted 22nd June 2018 to The Otago Daily Times Newspaper Dunedin NZ

With the social media revolution online all the rage these days, a lot of ordinary people have become home journalists.

If one finds oneself using ones opinion on current event then some rules of journalistic practice should be followed.
Try to double check sources, try to keep emotions in check and above all do not think all Americans are OK with the way their democracy is functioning. There are smart people in the USA working on how to restore normality. The situation in complex and the stakes are high it takes a whole lot of mental energy to keep up with. So instead of venting outrage online try supporting the people trying to fix the mess and who knows we might just get the better world we deserve.

Bill English NZ vs The People NZ

Posted 30th October 2017 to the Southland Times Newspaper Invercargill NZ

 I have to say Bill English seemed like a better leader than John Key but Our new team of Jacinda and Winston and the Greens 
Feels like a good old kiwi family headed by a Ma & Pa compared to the NZ Branch of Global Corp inc we have been dealing with.
They say a change is as good as a holiday  so let’s enjoy the fresh air and feel positive for a change, coalitions are a healthy part of life,
and so is change. I for one would like to see what our new Conservation and Tourism Ministers will bring to our area because our last ones
where noticeable by their absence... Perhaps we should get in early and invite them down to check us out and hear our concerns before they are
bailed up by a mob of stressed out Aucklanders ?