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…4 min read·Aug 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…8 min read·Apr 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…4 min read·Apr 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…3 min read·Apr 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.6 min read·Feb 27, 2021--1--1
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…5 min read·Feb 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…7 min read·Jan 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.7 min read·Jan 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.5 min read·Jan 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”…6 min read·Jan 2, 2021----