JBPFinding a unique read is difficultA good friend of mine gave me a wonderful gift of a book voucher. A fantasic gift and very in-line with how I enjoy spending my time. But…Aug 4, 2021Aug 4, 2021
JBPWhat about elections every year?Recently, I have been reading a series involving a lot of politics of the Roman Republic and being the history and politics buff that I am…Apr 25, 2021Apr 25, 2021
JBPResolution Quarter One TrackingBack at the start of the year I set a number of resolutions across various parts of my life that I wanted to be making improvements in…Apr 4, 2021Apr 4, 2021
JBPEaster: a personal traditionLast Easter was an opportunity to reflect for me. I was In lockdown and thought about how my Easter’s growing up had been. I was raised in…Apr 2, 2021Apr 2, 2021
JBPA Stoic LockdownSometimes you read a book that shifts your way of thinking about the world and last year, I read such a book.Feb 27, 20211Feb 27, 20211
JBPA national day like no otherBack in 2014 I wrote some thoughts on Waitangi Day and was thinking about them seven years later while driving through Auckland on 181st…Feb 6, 2021Feb 6, 2021
JBPMy best book of 2020: These TruthsThe book I enjoyed the most in 2020 was one of the last books I read. These Truths by Jill Lepore is dramatic telling of the history of one…Jan 6, 2021Jan 6, 2021
JBPBetter Public Me Targets: 2021Instead of setting broad resolutions for the New Year, I am adopting a series of specific targets across core areas of my life.Jan 5, 2021Jan 5, 2021
JBPMy last year in books: a 2020 reading challengeAfter a long break through my adolescence and early adult life, I am now entering my third year of a 52 book a year reading challenge.Jan 4, 2021Jan 4, 2021
JBPMeasuring my 2020 resolutionsI, like many others, have set broad and general New Years resolutions before. The problem with resolutions like “eat better”, ‘drink less”…Jan 2, 2021Jan 2, 2021
