Posts by Anke Richter
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okay... okay... I wasn't going to admit that one, but it's gonna come out sooner or later: I also ride a road bike. Occasionally. I guess that does make me a lycra lout. But never, ever, I swear, will I be a boot camp recruit again. Only over my dead pacifist body.
ACC covers my surgery because the Karate accident happened here. This is a dangerous country if you want to be fit. My meniscus finally gave up while I was standing in my bedroom, folding the washing. Housework's a killer, too. Drinking sounds like the only acceptable and safe activity these days. Can't wait for Dr. Dave's book! -
Thanks for all the feedback. And no, I was never at art school. I must admit that I have actually become a keen surfer over the years, and I love skiing.... but not talking about if for hours on end!
F.Y.I., not only did I lose my arms in bootcamp, I also lost one leg recently, so to speak: I was on crutches for two weeks after an old karate injury caught up with my knee. The meniscus is a mess.
There's an old German saying: "Sport ist Mord". Go figure that one out. -
Thanks Kirsten. When I talk to my Kiwi friends or those who immigrated from England, I am always amazed to hear their stories of strapping at school - and some of them are younger than me! I wonder what an impact that has as to what you accept as normal. Maybe because I grew up in the firm belief that smacking is wrong and poor parenting, I feel like being catapulted back to the 50s now. On the few occasions when my parents smacked me out of anger, they regretted it and apologized for it later. On a scale of societal change, they were probably where a lot of young kiwi parents are at now.
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what ever you do, don't share needles.
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Yes, it's not at all bad that Destiny Church is marching to Parliament on Thursday. Hopefully it will open people's eyes as to who else is in their boat and make them rethink.
What I am hoping for is that all those who oppose the bill because they hate the "nanny state" and "political correctness gone mad" and all that, but are not fundamentalist christians or right wing, will get it: It's so uncool to smack - especially with the likes of Brian Tamaki as the poster child. That same message has worked extremely well to stop smoking, at least in NZ and the US (not at all in Germany, though). What we can do to stop smocking... hell, I don't know. Ban needles?