Did you miss me? Exams and a recalcitrant internet connection have kept me away from blogging until today. Not sure if I have missed much. Perhaps the best summary of the last 10 days is: “politicians lie”. Not exactly earth-shaking stuff. Exhibit A: The Thrilling One denies that his daughter has ever taken drugs, despite [...]

I wanted to title this post “much ado about nothing” but it’s just too hackneyed. But that is exactly what I think of the Russell Norman Protest Saga. I’ve seen a lot of outrage over Norman’s treatment with, hilariously, a great deal of nationalistic fervour from the left. Even some of my right wing compatriots [...]

Until this morning, I did not know who Peter Snell was. I was, therefore, somewhat surprised to see a large front page spread in the Weekend Herald getting all excited about a 71-year-old man having heart disease. It seemed to me to be somewhat reminiscent of the famous “cat stuck in tree” line. I was [...]

I have been following the credit card “scandal” with great interest but little shock. My only comment is that I am surprised anyone is surprised by this. What we are witnessing is the natural behaviour of a human being granted access to somebody else’s money. Although some limits might be placed on the expenditure by [...]

Spam Journalism: The spurious use of sensational headlines to add spice to an otherwise pointless article. It’sages since I ran one of my spam journalism posts. I have been rather busy doing an ACC audit for my practice and studying for a couple of papers I am doing for a postgraduate diploma. Blogging has, therefore, been a bit sporadic. [...]

It seems that the Ministry of Health is now concerned that women may get the wrong message and think that they no longer need regular cervical smears after they have had the cervical cancer vaccine, Gardasil. The MacDoctor wishes to point out that he made this exact point nearly two years ago. He wonders how [...]

Once more the maternity system in New Zealand is under fire in the Dominion post, with a couple of articles involving the death of newborn babies. In the first article, the newborn died from haemorrhagic disease (excessive bleeding) because the parents refused to allow their child to have vitamin K. Too much internet disinformation can [...]