I'm back

I've returned from my holiday and will resume blogging again shortly.

The weather here in New Zealand has been shockingly terrible (raining) - although we got a few good days over Christmas.

I have seen the terrible tsunami than has struck southern Asia, and already people are criticizing Bush for not making a statement quickly enough, and some others are also leveling criticism at the U.S.A for being 'stingey'.
Even in the scope of one of the worlds worst disasters, some people still find room for pettiness.

On a brighter note, I hope everyone has a great New Years. There are many things to look forward to in 2005.

I bought a book for Christmas that gives a history of all the conflicts in the Middle East ranging from the original British mandate over Israel to the latest removal of Saddam in Operation Iraqi Freedom. It was quite interesting and relatively unbiased (as history books usually are) and I shall write something about it soon.