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It began, for me, with a book I haven’t even read yet. Robert Harris has written a new novel about Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, and I have the hardback on order. I knew almost nothing about Agrippa beyond the name, so I thought I should learn just enough about his world to appreciate the story without
They Didn’t Know What Was Going to Matter Read More »
What The Odyssey can still teach us about life in Whanganui—and anywhere else This Thursday morning, I am going to see Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey at the Embassy 3 Theatre in Whanganui with a friend. We have both seen The Return, the earlier film starring Ralph Fiennes as Odysseus and Juliette Binoche as Penelope. That
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First Principles in Work and Life So I can make the most of successfully completing things this year — especially being named a TUANZ Member Award finalist — over the last few weeks I’ve been going back to first principles in my mahi for Digital Inclusion Whanganui (DIW). The process has been rigorous, sometimes even
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