Fatbastard: Blog

Kia ora koutou
A road trip to visit rellies in Hawkes Bay was extended by a Google Maps Directions screw up. The somewhat irritating female voice suddenly instructed me to turn off the main State Highway system, and I (poor foolish old man) complied.
When I was younger, the prospect of being led astray by a young woman was regrettably infrequent but not unwelcome. Now almost all women I meet are young, and the one giving instructions on this occassion certainly led me astray. Round and round in circles in the South Waikato until I finally turned her off and relied on my internal compass to take me back to SH1. Ch31 next week.

Kia ora koutou
They say everything comes to the man who waits - if he waits long enough (and doesn't die first). And Ch30 is almost complete, but now that spring has sprung, hedges, lawns, compost, and boat maintainance have taken priority, along with some menz movement stuff. I don't dare take my laptop out of its docking station (it dies every time I do), so I can't take it away with me, but I am intending to finish and post Ch30 before I leave for a trip tol rellies in
Hawkes Bay on Thursday.

Kia ora tatou
Spring seems to have finally arrived. The Temperature has climbed to fourteen Celsius, the grass has grown half an inch overnight, and my neighbour has caught the first snapper of the season off the point. AND Ch29 is finally finished and will go in the queue tomorrow. Enjoy!

Kia ora tatou
Spring here in the Southern Hemisphere isn't too far away, at least officially, but someone forgot to tell whoever is in charge of the weather. It's still bloody cold for my old bones, and Youtube seems to be feeding me mainly videos about how prehistoric people survived the ice age, or how medieval peasants managed to sleep in winter. That shouldn't affect the amount of time and effort available for writing, but it seems to. Anyway - my original intention to write and post a chapter each week seems to have become a bridge too far. I have barely started Ch 29. Any comment (even critical) would encourage me.

Kia ora tatou
Passed medically fit to drive for another two years and my wife has returned from another attempt to treat her trout fever, so I have had a bit more time to write. Ch 28 in the queue tomorrow.