Today I am thankful for two things, and it’s only 10:30am.
We were able to dig the silt away from the garage door so it could open.
Our neighborhood portaloo is not so embarassing to use after all.
Archive for February, 2011
We have some decent internet here in Nelson, so I thought I would post a few of the pics we had from the day of the earthquake. Thanks everyone for getting in touch with us and making sure we were safe. We are heading back to Christchurch tomorrow to see how we will go about moving forward. Power has been restored to 75% of the city and water to 50%. Since we are centrally located, we expect that it will be a couple more days before the house is truly habitable again. There is so much sadness in this story– there have been babies among the casualties and I just read a story about an athlete that had to have a leg amputated. People that want to help, please click here http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/carter-cash-donations-best-way-help-cantabrians/5/83266
6.3 Earthquake in Christchurch, Midday Tuesday, 22 February 2011: Warden Message from U.S. Consulate
There was a major earthquake near Christchurch this morning, 22 February 2011, at 12:51 pm. From information gathered as of 1:36 pm, United States Consulate officials can add the following:
- The quake registered at 6.3 was just five kilometres deep and was centered 10km south east of the city. The quake was reported to be felt as far away as Dunedin, Greymouth and Timaru.
- Strong aftershocks are still being felt.
- Details are not currently available on deaths or injuries.
- Damage and interruption of phone service has been reported.
Please consult the New Zealand Civil Defense website, link just below, for further updates. We will notify you with further information as it becomes available. Please forward any special concerns you may have to us by return email.
Carlo – sent from my Blackberry
Have I already said that Jason MacDonald at goodmassage.co.nz gives an awesome therapeutic massage? If I haven’t, let me just tell you that this guy has a gentle personality combined with a vice-like grip. Which equals massage heaven. I’m only a massage snob when it comes to money- you want to get what you pay for, and many massage sessions are overpriced.
So I was laying there on the table grateful for the excellent value and wondering how this unassuming practitioner developed such a consistent deep thumb pressure.
Jason casually asked me if I meditate.
“Every day, before each massage,” I said.
“I was in Wellington at a Buddhist Monastery, and I noticed that they had these cool chairs for meditation, so I made one at home,” he said.
I was starting to get a clear picture. Jason is hands-on even when he’s not in the studio.
I asked him to send me a pic of the Buddha Chair and volunteered myself as his first customer. You can see in the pic that he hinged the legs in. What a great prototype. That one’s mine, I hope.
Will keep you posted when Jason has more available for sale.
