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Spotted on the road … gulp

First time I’ve seen this … I saw this on my travels this morning. I guess that’s one time you don’t want to be using a van with your business sign-writing all over it. – P

Let’s get a little interactional …

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Oh boy. USD $8.5million for a domain name …

Facebook paid USD $8.5 million to acquire the Internet address ‘fb.com’ — from American Farm Bureau Federation — for internal use by its employees. — Reuters

Nice to know ‘The Sun’ respects copyright

It’s good to know The Sun newspaper respects copyright. Phew. Oh, it’s News Corp — Rupert ‘so,-basically-you’re-stealing-from-me’ Murdoch. Fair enough.

Whistle-blowing at a news conference (note the smear)

LONDON, Jan 17: A former Swiss private banker handed over data on hundreds of offshore bank account holders to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at a news conference on Monday. Rudolf Elmer once headed the office of Julius Baer in the Cayman Islands until he was fired by the bank in 2002. He is scheduled to […]

Steve Jobs

At my request, the board of directors has granted me a medical leave of absence so I can focus on my health. I will continue as CEO and be involved in major strategic decisions for the company. — Apple CEO Steve Jobs 17/1/11 Full statement at apple.com All I can say is I wish him […]

A little bit of crossover …

Regular readers know thePaepae.com isn’t a soapbox for my business pursuits. Even so, every now and then I’ll share something of what I’m doing for those who may have some slight interest. In that spirit, here’s a 12 minute ‘sample’ clip of an audio programme on the outlook for the NZ property market and economy […]

The Letters … by Leonard Cohen

You never liked to get The letters that I sent. But now you’ve got the gist Of what my letters meant. You’re reading them again, The ones you didn’t burn. You press them to your lips, My pages of concern. I said there’d been a flood. I said there’s nothing left. I hoped that you […]

Elementary — so how many of these do we do?

from Robert Valett’s Prescriptions for Happiness — one of those A-Z’s that can be a combination of corny and insightful. Better than reading the news! – P

Best wishes to our mates in Queensland

With the flooding, the last thing they’ll have time for is browsing the internet (!), so they won’t see this, but I wanted to ‘send’ my best wishes for their recovery, and condolences to the grief stricken. It’s a tough situation. – P

Oh boy, another Facebook ‘enhancement’ …

OK, so first we’re offered this ‘upgrade’, then, what? we’re forced to do it? ‘You’ll be upgraded‘?? Errr, what if I don’t actually LIKE the new graphic-heavy profile? Ahem, Facebook: Isn’t the customer always right? A small issue, yes, I agree. Never mind. (Oh yeah, and maybe I’m NOT the customer…)

Dagmar Andres-Dahmen. Wow.

An artist friend of ours* is displaying her latest work … if you’re in Auckland and you’re interested, go check it out … and this cool invitation … Otherwise (or as well) you might enjoy her website: www.dagmarandresdahmen.co.nz * We bought a painting of hers a few years ago and she’s just gotten better and […]

Not a bad mission statement

Broadcaster Keith Olbermann recently gave an insight into his motivations and goals for a controversial segment of his show… “This ordinarily is where you would see our ‘Worst Persons in the World‘ segment,” Olbermann said Monday late into the broadcast. “For more than two months, I’ve struggled with its value. We suspended it for a […]

A subliminal message to ‘investors’ getting ‘educated’ [groan] about distressed US properties

That’s actually me under the cap  … I got it from Neil Jenman with some other cool stuff when he visited Auckland a few years back to harass the local property spruikers and give some advice to buyers and sellers … I wear it with a chuckle. It reads DON’T SIGN ANYTHING … with Jenman’s […]

Leonard Cohen: A remarkable life. Indeed.

A dear friend gave me this terrific book for Christmas. I love and am inspired, challenged, chastened — simply moved by Leonard Cohen. (‘I know his melancholy is your joy, Peter, but can we change the music please?’ my beloved wife said to me once.) The book is a must-have for serious Cohen fans (and […]