Good ‘ol Merlin Mann, gotta love this quote:
Yeah, I know smart execs have delegated for centuries. But I can envision a world where sweating over your beepy electronic device starts looking about as “executive†and “pro-active†as sucking on a crack pipe in the break room.
Lately I’ve taken to treating the phone like any other information source, it can wait its turn. There’s a stack of magazines sitting under my desk that have been waiting longer for attention than some of my text messages. That hardly seems fair now, does it? 
I realise that posting this is blatant advertising for St John’s, but what an excellent promo. 5 free beers over 5 days and then a $50 bar tab to say thanks for drinking the free beer.
Every day next week St Johns loyalty members will get a free beer from a different part of the world between 5pm & 6.30pm. If you complete the passport of all five beers you win a $50 bar-tab. Easy as that!
Mon 17th - Monteiths NZ
Tues 18th - Tiger Singapore
Wed 19th - Erdinger Germany
Thurs 20th - Budvar Czech Rep.
Frid 21st - Heineken Holland
So now you know where I’ll be after work next week. You just need to sign up to their loyalty scheme.
I love japanese stuff. Design, food, technology, scenery, snow, people and engrish. Now you can recharge these batteries using your own urine! I especially love that they are named NoPoPo. Well yes, using urine is better than using PoPo. Work with what you got I say.
Just a wee story I’d like to remember:
While having a conversation with an Australian about New Zealand’s complete lack of native animals (you may not have noticed that NZ has some native birds, but no animals) when the conversation naturally turned to the similar lack of dangerous creatures. No sharks, no crocodiles, no snakes, less spiders, no scary ants… much safer. A nearby rubbernecking kiwi (who shall remain nameless and, for the record, is not blonde does not have blonde hair) piped up saying “we have pigeons!”, which are neither native nor particularly dangerous. Good one Jaz.