Metric system

The history of the metric system, in a poem On a planet with thousands of languages,Communication can soon fall apart.But when it comes to measuring all things,We can all agree for the most part. The Metric system, established in France,Was designed to measure things rationally,It was such a tremendous idea,That it’s now recognised internationally. A

Birthdays

I sent out the invitations to my 21st birthday way ahead of time.  My birthday is the most common birthday in New Zealand.  Gotta get everyone’s RSVP before all the other late September birthdays swoop in!!  I lived in a flat of 5 and 4 of us had our birthdays within the same 10 days.

Weeks in a month

This post is inspired by all the times I have heard/read a person say/post the following: Without exception, their logic is as follows: Pregnancy is 40 weeks long There are 4 weeks in a month 40/4 = 10 months. The ‘four weeks is a month’ idea is safe to use in small amounts, but disastrous

Baby naming

I have yet to meet another person who chose their baby’s name by writing a computer program.  And so I thought I would share my story. Background In schools, there’s always that name that shows up a lot in year groups.  When I was in year 12 at High School, there were 4 boys called

Countdown Super Insects

I joined in with what all the cool kids are doing and made a SMART goal about the Countdown Super Insect promotion. Specific I want to collect all 36 bug pictures from the Countdown Super Insect promotion Measurable I’ll know I’ve achieved it when I can make the 4 pictures made up of 9 cards

Heptathlon

Surely the most high status event of the Olympic Games is the 100m sprint.  Is it because it’s the shortest event and is over in seconds, or is it because it’s sexy to be called ‘the fastest person alive?’  Just doesn’t seem as alluring to say ‘He can throw a javelin further than anyone else!!’

Update: Emoji map

The Emoji Map has been updated using open source emoji and is now for sale: https://www.mrvintage.co.nz/product-category/edm-categories/emoji-map/ I made several changes based on feedback on Reddit. Most of it was really helpful! Christchurch is now a cathedral and I moved the dolphin down The Punakaiki Pancake Rocks appear on the West Coast as a stack of

Backyard running

For some reason that is unknown to me, the urge to go for a run has returned to me after 6 years of absence.  They say marathon running is addictive, and I was warned that I would cross the finish line vowing to do another one.   My only thought when I finished after 4 hours,

Emoji Map NZ

Notes: This was inspired by other emoji maps I have seen online. It took me a few evenings to do. I was unable to find a lighthouse emoji for Cape Reinga (hence the light bulb), a gumboot for Taihape, a kiwi emoji for several places, Paua for Riverton, the Sky Tower, a sheep shearer for

Quilting

Something a bit exciting happened to me (by my standards).  I got to use Level 2 Algebra in an ordinary, real-life situation.  That’s giving the whole ending away.  But I want to tell everyone about it!  Starting at the beginning of course. A complete understanding of my story requires an understanding about making quilts (so