Had a catch up with an old school chum this afternoon - Phil Twyford, the boy who brought Wombles to the North Shore. Now a full grown man Phil is the Labour Candidate for the North Shore of Auckland. he seems to have none of the cynical arrogance of the Cullen/Clark generation. I copied him on a letter to the incumbent National MP (who should earn the title - the invisible man - has anyone ever seen him in the electorate or…heaven forbid…in Parliament? I have never heard his voice. He's been there so long the last time we heard him speak it was probably a choir boy falsetto maiden speech). Twyford replied and invited me for a beer. Mr Mapp ignored me. Hmmm Anyhoo…Fascinating conversation. Got me thinking. I like that. There could be a more thoughtful post in the next day or so…bit I'm not making any promises. I'm standing by my non partisan position. It's the Emersonian way. But you gotta respect a 12 year old who can convince an entire school to pick up rubbish (that...
It's like you got yesterday, today and tomorrow, all in the same room. There's no telling what can happen.