The waitress keeps a pen in her cleavage, nib side up. I suppose that stops her from getting ink on her boobs. Ale comes delivered in one-litre glasses that could double as a goldfish bowl. A two-person platter of food arrives heaped with medieval-sized cuts of meat, and a sausage that should be named John … Continue reading »
“Too much love will kill you,” sang Freddie Mercury once. He forgot to add cake. A global comparison of physical activity across countries has just appeared in medical journal The Lancet, and has set the world’s newspapers alight with accusations of fatal laziness. “Half of NZ population sloth-like” said the NZ Herald in one of … Continue reading »
If you’re attending Southern Hibearnation in Melbourne this year, you’ll see a series of four posters around the place. They’ve been put together by a team that I’m proud to have been asked to be part of, including Vicbears committee members, the Victorian AIDS Council, my mate Dr George from The Healthy Bear and photographer … Continue reading »
I feel crippled in France. Being in a roomful of people where everything but the most simple greetings elude you is an immense confidence-sapper when you’re used to being able to carry yourself with aplomb, even when inside your anxiety is screaming to drag your body into the nearest cupboard. Continue reading »
In case you haven’t guessed by the number of times I’ve referenced it recently, Steven Pinker’s The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined is the best book I’ve read this year. I’d go as far as to say it’s one of the best books I’ve ever read. I’ve learned a great deal from … Continue reading »
We all have our little vices. With mental illness, it’s particularly important to work out which ones you’re going to have to sacrifice for your wellbeing. After a big slump in January, I decided to have a bit of a clearout. I made a number of lifestyle changes that helped me regain some motivation and … Continue reading »
These men live in your community. Well, if you’re in Christchurch they do anyway. I thought seeing as I started out the week talking about some of my favourite beards, I’d end the same way. My friends Rob and Ralph have started up a Facebook page for their garden, entitled the Christchurch Garden Of Terror. … Continue reading »
I’ll admit it – I’m tooth-ambivalent. I think most of us are, particularly in New Zealand where there’s no subsidies on dental treatment for adults. That annual reminder card comes around, and you just… well… file it with the supermarket leaflet and “good news” from the local Baptists. I am quite attached to my teeth, … Continue reading »
There is a link between obesity and mental health, studies have shown. Eating healthy is already constant struggle in our modern, busy world, where we have such easy access to comfort foods – sugar and caffeine-infused drinks, cheeseburgers, boxes of fried chicken…what to do? Continue reading »
