A Random Selection...
Murphy's Law
These United nation jobs were pretty lucrative. We were paid in American dollars, at rates that would match the sort of pay that an American scientist would expect, and it was... › more
Ruby
Auntie Ruby, (actually Annabella Stuart Dale) died in Palmerston North in 1928, after a "tragically brief illness" according to her obituary, but the cause of her... › more
Help of the Helpless
Somewhere a light must have flashed in the control tower. The big jet roared and shuddered and flung itself down the runway, pressing me against the seat back. The motors rose... › more
Frederik Christian Dale: A Brush with History
I wouldn't want to make too much of this, but Richard John Seddon has impinged on my life more than chance should have allowed. I've already told you Uncle Murray's story about... › more
Staff Training
Sometimes you get lucky. At one time they offered to send me to Uganda to train the local staff in the mysteries of “plant protection”. Plant protection is the art... › more