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Retrieving a word: fixing a tip-of-the-tongue moment

November 26, 2020

Here is a summary of tips for overcoming those disturbing tip-of-the-tongue moments.

Trouble retrieving words? You are not alone

November 18, 2020

If you have trouble retrieving words, you are not alone. You just need to masticate your thoughts a little longer, and the words will come.

Poetry reading: Making friends when you’re old (or young) is hard

November 13, 2020

It’s not easy making new friends but when old friends move or die or cut contact with you. Two poems with some ideas that might help at those times.

(Not about elections) End-of-year Wellington: too much fun!

November 6, 2020

We’re having too much fun with end-of-year-shows in Wellington this year. New Zealand songs, dances, comedy and poems: grab them now!

Feline influencer gives 2014 MacBook Pro a 5-star review

November 4, 2020

Seems Ursula (the celebrity social media influencer) and I can never agree when evaluating products. She loves my 2014 MacBook Pro because it is warm, a nice cosy sleeping pad perched in a high place with an extensive view of the neighbourhood and distant suburbs. By contrast, I would give the MacBook Pro only 3.5 […]