tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73808042024-03-16T14:10:04.701+13:00SpanblatherThe leftward and other blatherings of Span (now with Snaps!)Spanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16896745511007816190noreply@blogger.comBlogger842125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380804.post-2199673993523593772007-10-06T14:26:00.000+13:002007-10-06T15:25:14.098+13:00So long and thanks for all the fishAnd so Spanblather ends, and I think I ought to explain some of the why.The slow down here started because I simply did not have much time or health to spend on blogging. When that situation improved I found I no longer had the inclination to write here, or indeed anywhere, as Span.*The simple fact is that I'm just not Span anymore. Span was a part of me rooted in my student activist days and Spanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16896745511007816190noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380804.post-75715814644955056412007-08-12T16:51:00.000+12:002007-08-13T09:40:08.128+12:00UncertaintyThere is so much I want to write about at the moment, but I'm having some problems finding much time, and then I feel like the moment has passed. I had hoped that the low level of posting of the last few months was over, but it seems that is not the case. Sorry to be slack - and I have no promises I can realistically make about when this might change.It seems a real shame because Spanblather is Spanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16896745511007816190noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380804.post-61244417584803900472007-08-05T17:34:00.000+12:002007-08-05T17:37:45.760+12:00Here's one for Apathy JackJust like buzz and hum, I am indeed:Well that's a relief.Spanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16896745511007816190noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380804.post-16692584289986431032007-08-05T13:29:00.000+12:002007-08-05T13:29:48.815+12:00Linky Love - Volume 21Standard intro - Linky Love is basically a cobbling together of posts I've noticed around the traps that have set off little tiny sparkles inside my head, and which I would possibly write about or comment on if I didn't need to sleep, eat, work, that kind of stuff. I usually put Linky Love volumes up weekly. I hope you like it.As always if you have a post of your own, or some else's, that you'd Spanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16896745511007816190noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380804.post-30242381701503938542007-08-01T17:39:00.000+12:002007-08-05T12:01:16.635+12:00Bloggage - July 2007I know, I can't believe I got these up today either.And in Breaking Blog Stats News - Kiwiblog NOT the most prolific posting blog this month for the first time since records began!As is now the status quo, those who have nominated a best post have it linked from their blog name, and are denoted by an asterisk. Thanks to everyone who sent their stats in, despite my slackness.JULY 2007Fly (1 post)(Spanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16896745511007816190noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380804.post-13974589209554332402007-07-31T14:49:00.000+12:002007-07-31T14:49:15.662+12:00Good News in FanlandPaul Scoones has revealed, over on PASystem, that the third season of (the new) Dr Who will begin on Prime on Sunday 19th August at 7.30pm!Rejoice! Rejoice!(No spoilers please - some of us don't have puters capable of taking part in the bittorrent revolution :-( )(Pic Via)Spanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16896745511007816190noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380804.post-59047853328417952312007-07-30T20:16:00.000+12:002007-07-30T20:26:36.960+12:00Reminder - Bloggage stats due Wednesday folks!Don't forget, the start of a new month is almost upon us, which means it's time to email me with your blog stats. If you can't remember, or have no idea, what I am on about, check out last month's stats.Send them to spanblatherATgmailDOTcom, and include:your blog url your total number of posts and comments for July your pick for your best post of the month if you are so inclined.Deadline is 6pm Spanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16896745511007816190noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380804.post-9268226444416198082007-07-30T09:25:00.000+12:002007-07-30T09:29:16.423+12:00Further thoughts on the Setchell AffairLast week I posted about David Benson Pope, Madeliene Setchell and conflicts of interest. I've now had the unique experience of having Kiwiblog commenters praise me for my principled approach* and being castigated in my own comments section by some people I respect (yes, including you Craig R) for not being principled about DBP, not being a feminist unionist about Setchell, and generally not Spanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16896745511007816190noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380804.post-35074353244564901102007-07-29T11:55:00.000+12:002007-07-29T11:55:27.354+12:00A McEnroe Moment*Sometimes, on the inter tubes, you find something that you just don't think can possible be serious. For example, Josh at Brain Stab alerted me to this discussion about whether women "girls" can/should play rugby at NZ Conservative. It depressed me, because sadly I know that many of the participants are serious about their views of women (and men) and how limited we supposedly all are in our neatSpanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16896745511007816190noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380804.post-69510170089132974552007-07-28T15:28:00.000+12:002007-07-28T15:28:47.347+12:00Linky Love - Volume 20Standard intro - Linky Love is basically a cobbling together of posts I've noticed around the traps that have set off little tiny sparkles inside my head, and which I would possibly write about or comment on if I didn't need to sleep, eat, work, that kind of stuff. I usually put Linky Love volumes up weekly. I hope you like it.As always if you have a post of your own, or some else's, that you'd Spanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16896745511007816190noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380804.post-26608412867999014892007-07-28T13:57:00.000+12:002007-07-29T13:27:20.802+12:00Harry Potter and the Final BookI've finished it at last. What can I say, I'm a slow reader and this has been a busy week.I'm going to put my spoilerific points in comments, so as not to ruin things for anyone who hasn't finished yet. I'm not going to be like the complete stranger who came up to me in a cafe where I was reading The Deathly Hallows, the day after it came out, and said "oh, yeah, someone dies in the end." LuckilySpanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16896745511007816190noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380804.post-17922743716062233872007-07-24T19:51:00.000+12:002007-07-24T20:11:38.127+12:00In the MemtimeSpanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16896745511007816190noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380804.post-20187166128362733512007-07-24T09:43:00.000+12:002007-07-24T09:59:46.316+12:00Taking One for the TeamI'm of the opinion these days that David Benson-Pope should go. Too many scandals, and too much taint, fair or unfair. He's a distraction and a liability, and even though he could be doing a good job as a Cabinet member he is doing a bad job as part of the public face of this Government, and by extension of the Centre-Left.Sometimes in politics you have to step back from a fight even though you Spanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16896745511007816190noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380804.post-90604249058421390602007-07-23T19:11:00.000+12:002007-07-23T20:57:39.961+12:00Linky Love - Volume 19Sorry this is late. Real life gets in the way of geek life sometimes. Consider yourselves lucky you don't have to wait until I've finished The Deathly Hallows ;-)Standard intro - Linky Love is basically a cobbling together of posts I've noticed around the traps that have set off little tiny sparkles inside my head, and which I would possibly write about or comment on if I didn't need to sleep, Spanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16896745511007816190noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380804.post-25114535340189836192007-07-18T13:27:00.000+12:002007-07-18T14:16:41.513+12:00The First XV MentalityAnd so once again we have an All Black "Great" called to defend the character of a man charged with a serious crime, as if an All Black's ability to judge the criminality or otherwise of someone was better than the average bear.Last time it was Steve McDowell attempting to back-up his dear friend Clint Rickards*, now it's Sean Fitzpatrick defending his mate Richard Kroon who is accused of Spanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16896745511007816190noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380804.post-10078133518087348712007-07-17T17:10:00.000+12:002007-07-17T18:11:50.952+12:00Locked Out but not downI've been itching to write about the Spotless lockout at hospitals around the country but haven't had time. Luckily the following bloggers have:the gossip - when industrial action initially seemed likely, Spotless begins its lockout, and Finsec lends its supportCapitalism Bad - Maia has written heaps of good stuff, including embedding footage of the pickets. Earliest to latest, her posts are hereSpanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16896745511007816190noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380804.post-55143460445878159762007-07-16T17:18:00.000+12:002007-07-17T13:56:12.904+12:00Harry Potter and the Open ThreadIn honour of the release of the fifth film (Order of the Phoenix), and of course the impending arrival of the seventh book (The Deathly Hallows), here is an open thread for us all to dispute and discourse.Some reading too:Webweaver on her plans to avoid finding out the final ending for Harry Potter and his friends prematurely.Reviews/comments on HP and the Order of the Phoenix (film) from Maia, Spanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16896745511007816190noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380804.post-55647407661074709302007-07-16T12:24:00.000+12:002007-07-16T12:24:06.448+12:00The Stupid Internet Quiz I Couldn't Believe I Hadn't Already DoneFord PrefectDON'T PANIC Congratulations, you hoopy frood! The world is your pan galactic gargle blaster. Even when you think the Man is getting you down, you can rest assured that it is only the prelude to another favorable adventure. <!--t-->Link<!--/t-->: The Hitchhiker's Guide Personality Test <!--t[phrase: e.g. SomeTest written by SomeUser]-->written by<!--/t--> donquixotic on Ok CupidBig Spanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16896745511007816190noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380804.post-72552255038639221982007-07-13T09:48:00.001+12:002007-07-13T12:13:22.232+12:00Linky Love - Volume 18Some of these are pretty old, but worth it! Hopefully this is the return of regular Friday Linky Loves.Standard intro - Linky Love is basically a cobbling together of posts I've noticed around the traps that have set off little tiny sparkles inside my head, and which I would possibly write about or comment on if I didn't need to sleep, eat, work, that kind of stuff. I usually put Linky Love Spanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16896745511007816190noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380804.post-78850940781671953012007-07-12T12:52:00.001+12:002007-07-12T13:39:35.080+12:00Waking up is hard to doAn appeal to readers - what are your tricks for waking up when really tired?I'm struggling to get out of bed in the mornings lately, and feel like I may have to resort to keeping my eyelids open with toothpicks.Help me avoid that icky eventuality, please!(Pic Via)Spanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16896745511007816190noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380804.post-37738445646179994312007-07-12T12:52:00.000+12:002007-07-12T15:34:01.653+12:00HatefulI've been unable to blog until today, which has been a pain because I've had to sit and watch the hate unfolding, again, at Maia. I strongly recommend that readers check out Maia's post on the completely unacceptable hateful comments made at Clint Heine's blog towards her, including a threat of rape from a commenter called James. Recent venom at Kiwiblog is less violent, but still shows an Spanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16896745511007816190noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380804.post-23130295362654649472007-07-08T17:57:00.000+12:002007-07-08T18:42:19.095+12:00At Black RockSpanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16896745511007816190noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380804.post-70242815387032670802007-07-08T17:29:00.000+12:002007-07-08T17:41:00.956+12:00Blog SpotsI think I'm back to blog, but I'm not likely to be blogging at the same frequency or intensity as earlier in the year. Thanks for your patience over recent months.Also back to blog is Make Tea Not War - yay!New to me is the excellent Take Back the News, focusing on critiquing the reporting of rape and sexual violence. On the other side of the political coin the Sir Humph's crowd have largely Spanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16896745511007816190noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380804.post-13988775895099798652007-07-07T15:36:00.000+12:002007-07-12T13:42:13.970+12:00Bloggage - June 2007Better late than never?!As with last month, those who have nominated a best post have it linked from their blog name, and are denoted by an asterisk. Thanks to everyone who sent their stats in, despite my slackness.JUNE 2007Fly (1 post)(no one yet)Bantam(2 - 9 posts)Born on State Highway One - 3 posts, 3 commentsTake Back The News* - 5 posts, 2 commentsJoe Hendren* - 6 posts, 16 commentsAnarchia*Spanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16896745511007816190noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380804.post-18517564371681802052007-06-28T09:19:00.000+12:002007-06-28T09:23:11.493+12:00June Bloggage due soon folksJust a gentle reminder that your blog stats for June will be due soon. Best idea is to email them to me, spanblatheratgmaildotcom, including:your blog urlyour total number of posts and comments for Juneyour pick for your best post of the month if you are so inclined.These will be up a little later than 1st July, but they will go up later in the same week.Hoping to be back to blog proper like in aSpanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16896745511007816190noreply@blogger.com0