Bad Guitar Player

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IT by day, Improv Comedy by night. Lover of e-bikes, good food and wine, family and Aotearoa New Zealand.

A recipe for fish roasted on galric, thyme, cored tomatoes, quartered red and yellow capsicums, and sliced zuccini, served with rice and a green salad.
A screenshot of a 3-story apartment building, partially hidden by trees, in Kitsalano, Vancouver, Canada.
There are 2 images - the top one is from 2021 and we see a man gassing up his car while wearing a face mask, presumably against Covid 19. The lower image is from 2026 and the same man is again gassing up his car, but the face mask now covers the man's eyes as he sees the cost of his fuel.
Actor Bill Murray pictured in his role from the movie Groundhog Day, superimposed over an image showing oil tankers lined up in the Straight of Hormuz.
A screenshot from an app showing the solar panels are generating 6.5kW, the house is using 1.6kW and the battery is at 100%. We are currently returning 4.9kW to the grid.
A half-drink Gin and Tonic sits on an outside wooden table. The blue sea can be seen in the background.
Toasted hot cross buns and 2 x fried eggs with lots of salt and pepper on them.
Slow cooked and smoked beef short ribs with the foil wrap pulled back, ready to eat. The are a deep reddy-brown colour and very tender.
A Bradley electric #smoker is pictured on a deck, whips of smoke coming out of a vent in the top. Wood chip “pucks” can be seen piled up in a hopper attached to the smoker box, ready to be ingested and turned into smoke.
2 x racks of beer ribs sitting in metal trays ready to go into the smoker. They have been covered with a red and brown rub overnight.
A glass of red wine on an outside table overlooking a lawn and trees, awash in light from a setting sun. In the background, the Waikato River flows lazily past.
Portraits of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il are seen on the facade of a government building in Pyongyang, North Korea, September 10, 2018.
A graph showing natural population increases/decreases and immigration levels from 1991-2025. We've just experienced one of the largest drops in immigration numbers on record (with the exception of Covid and 1977 when many left for Australia.
A video sweep of Auckland’s Browns Bay beach. It’s full tide, the sea is calm and the sun is rising.
A screenshot of the headline of an RNZ article. The headline reads "Nearly 40% of Voters think Treaty of Waitangi has too much influence on government decisions - poll"
A weather report showing rain or showers for 6 of the next 7 days.
9’ “fake” Christmas tree with wrapped gifts of various shapes and colours.
Legs and bare feet of a man lying on a blue couch.
A card depicting white fabric with yellow petals and the words “With Sympathy” on it
A large tree growing in a park. Its branches are covered in crimson flowers.
An immaculately-dressed 91 year old is pictured beside a round table with a white table cloth. She sports a cheeky smile as she holds up a glass of white wine in both of her hands.
A poster depicting Chris Luxon as Ebonezer Scrooge with the caption “Fund our health system this Christmas.”
A character from the Line of Duty series saying one of his catch phrases "Jesus, Mary and Joseph and wee donkey"
A long row of cheery blossoms, filmed from inside a car
Pointing my camera out of a car window to see tree after tree sporting pink and white blossoms
A massive plate of slow cooked pork ribs piled on top of fries and salad.
Looking over a fence to the neighbour’s house with a double rainbow behind it.
Looking over a fence to the neighbour’s house with a double rainbow behind it.
A new speed sign showing 30kph, but only during the listed times: "8:15-8:50am Mon-Tue & Thu-Fri, Wednesday 3:10-3:35pm SCHOOL DAYS". Not sure how any motorist can take this in, check the day and time, then alter their speed accordingly, while driving!
Auckland War Memorial Museum lit up in the pre-dawn
Cartoon image of red baseball caps on shelves, inscribed with the words "Make America Great Again". They all have a "made in china" tags attached the them. On the front of the shelf is a sign showing a price of $55, which has been crossed out and replaced with $77.
Against a backdrop of grey sky and sea, a pine tree is lit up by the golden rays of sunset
Sign in the men’s toilets: “Gender Diversity is welcome here. Please use the restroom that best fits your gender identity or expression”.
A screen shot from the "Accessibility" section of BlueSky settings that will remind the user to Alt text whenever they post an image.
A street lit residential road with a moody sunset above it. Lots of purple and orange in the clouds.
Restaurants by the river on a warm summer’s night
A map of the Gulf of Mexico with the name amended to say "Gulf of Fragile Masculinity"
A still of the Straker character from the TV show Space 1999. He’s wearing a beige coloured suit with a collar that does up at the neck.
5 Irish actresses from the TV show “Bad Sisters” are grouped together and looking in the same direction.
A close-up image of a Pohutakawa flower and some of its green leaves, behind a figurine of a Santa in red and white tank top and shorts, carrying a surf board. The Pohutakawa is known as "New Zealand's Christmas Tree" as it red, spikey flowers bloom in December.
A 2.4m Christmas tree in a stand against a white wall, complete with a lights, decorations, and a tree- topper Santa in a golden robe. There's a red skirt with a white trim that covers the tree stand.
A picture of a 2.4m Xmas tree that’s decorated with lights and ornaments.
A bright red Yamaha 125 motorbike from 1975
Group photo of Coronation St characters from the ‘70’s incl. Albert Tatlock, Ena Sharples, Elsie Tanner, Len Fairclough, Emily Neugent, Stan and Hilda Ogden, Jack and Annie Sharples and Ken Barlow
Me at 24 on a camel, in front of a pyramid in Egypt. Beside me is a local guide on his own camel.
2 pictures side by side. The first (Equality) shows 3 figures in descending height , standing on boxes of the same size , against a high fence, and watching a game of baseball. Only the tallest and middle guy can see over the fence. 2nd picture (Equity) shows all 3 seeing over the fence because they’re standing on different height boxes.
In the foreground, a small table with a beer on it. In the background, large trees and a deep blue sea.
Looking up Mt Eden Road from the front seat of a double decker bus
A screenshot of BlueSky Settings, offering the ability to prompt me for alt text every time I post a picture.
A cartoon depicting Shane Jones (NZ First Deputy Leader and climate change sceptic), amongst the rubble of many cars piled up after flooding (as in Spain currently). Jones is pictured as saying "So anyway, where was I? Oh yes, we're going to bring rigour and common sense to the hysteria surrounding climate change."
A picture of some of the original cast of the TV show ER and confirmation that is first aired on 19th Sept 1994
A counter showing that I was the 1,570,313th person to join Blueskyon on 18th October 2013
2 old men sitting outside with grass at their feet and snow-capped mountains behind them. They are both staring into the middle distance as if contemplating their friendship. This is a still from a 1990's TV ad for Mainland Cheese with the strap line "Good things take time."
A picture of author Stephen King dressed in a purple baseball cap and black tea-shirt. There's a large picture of Kamala Harris printed on the t-shirt in the style of Barack Obama's "Hope" posters. Underneath her picture is a caption that says "I'm Speaking".
Screen shot of a news article from RNZ, dated 3rd December 2023: Govt confirms it is dumping 'hugely wasteful' Lake Onslow battery project.
A list of prices for parts (rear derailleur, derailleur hanger, gear cable) and a general service for my e-bike.
A bent derailleur hanging off the chain out the back of an orange e-bike
The rear wheel of an orange e-bike with the now-bent derailleur hanging on only by the chain.