Mike Kilpatrick
@parrothead
Weird, misanthropic man from Scotland, now in Aotearoa NZ. Doggo daddy. Music nut. Socialist. Book lover. Wannabe novelist. LGBTQIA+ ally. Wonk. Rangers fan. Currently channelling his inner poet, like Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz.
Squeaky Clean by Callum McSorley. Couldn’t be more Scottish if it tried. Full of horrible violence and deliciously dark humour. Listening on audiobook makes it even more engaging.
https://thebrokenwoodmysteries.com/ - A breakdown of S1E1
Debbie Gibson’s Electric Youth
Debbie Gibson - how Electric Youth impacted me, and why she suddenly appeared in a dream last night as I’m about to turn 50.
Fascinating insight, despite the somewhat snarky question.
“It is ironic that I was never categorizable and now I’m a category.”
Jimmy Buffett
Loving this book and the world it’s created. It makes me want to live in the fictional island of Tuga.
Don't Worry About The Robots by David Glover & Jo Cribb.
How prominent New Zealanders are dealing with the changes in our society, with new chapters dealing with the fallout of COVID-19 and generative AI.
