tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86056718947392024842024-02-22T01:58:52.688+13:00Different Time Zone BillI'm not always in your zone.Richard (of RBB)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07245921253761836268noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605671894739202484.post-47086098142564503322017-12-19T16:15:00.000+13:002017-12-19T16:15:10.288+13:00Great news as Different Time Zone Bill fully recovers.Hi, it's me, Bill.<br />
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I'm just back back from a time skip into the distant future where I was helped by some very advanced doctors.* <br />
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I'm now feeling great. I decided it was time to learn a bit of self defence, so I studied the martial art of Sim Quan Ditto in 2942.<br />
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* this far in the future they're actually called 'medifosterers'Richard (of RBB)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07245921253761836268noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605671894739202484.post-6249194002227475192017-12-18T11:20:00.001+13:002017-12-18T12:54:24.838+13:00D.T.Z. Bill severely hurt in vicious unprovoked attack.<br />
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<b>Richard (of RBB):</b> Different Time Zone Bill is in a serious but stable condition after being viciously attacked while on time zoning duty. Reports are still coming in but D.T.Z.Bill is heavily sedated and unable to give his account of the incident.<br />
It appears that a person called Gardener 2 is claiming responsibility for the brutal attack - see <b><u><a href="http://grumpyoldmanreturnsnz.blogspot.co.nz/2017/12/gardener-2.html">Here</a></u></b>.<br />
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As yet the RBB Blog Police have not been called in because The Bass Bagging Confederation may be planning a more direct response. The near the BBC are suggesting that Baxter may become directly involved.<br />
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The Curmudgeon Inc.<i><b> should be ashamed</b></i> if they have instigated any of this. Please let me assure them that, if this is the case, at the very least they'll be looking for a new gardener. One without a sword wound in his neck.Richard (of RBB)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07245921253761836268noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605671894739202484.post-16683503093107651892017-12-15T13:14:00.002+13:002017-12-15T13:14:33.945+13:00The Evolution Revolution vs The Creationist Belief.Okay, it seems that Darek Isaacs is the feature this week in blogland.<br />
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I'll take a trip back in time and check this dinosaur thing.<br />
I'm back - it'll seem like I was never gone to you.<br />
It seems that the scientists have got the timelines pretty right.<br />
Sorry Darek but I've just been back there - when the first humans started to be obvious there was no sign of dinosaurs. I also checked out for dragons.<br />
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Richard (of RBB)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07245921253761836268noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605671894739202484.post-20780650959310623422017-12-13T08:00:00.001+13:002017-12-13T08:00:19.839+13:00Zoning in on a new era.Hi, I'm just back in this time zone.<br />
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I've been in the future and this whole Confederation thing turns out very well.<br />
Better get out there and do some time zoning. See you too, fellow travellers.Richard (of RBB)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07245921253761836268noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605671894739202484.post-29773562479625516472014-08-04T05:26:00.000+12:002014-08-04T05:26:46.621+12:00True or false?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I was in your time zone and saw a lady named Tracey was wondering whether the story of Brother Ernest and Mary on Richard's Bass Bag* was true.<br />
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* the original bass bagging siteRichard (of RBB)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07245921253761836268noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605671894739202484.post-85676792670805292302014-07-20T13:44:00.001+12:002014-07-20T13:44:43.467+12:00Just popped into this time zone to update.I do lots of posts over the next few years. Cheers. Off again.Richard (of RBB)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07245921253761836268noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605671894739202484.post-65731849501026297952012-12-22T08:41:00.000+13:002012-12-22T08:41:10.019+13:00How time zoning works.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hi y'all.<br />
People often ask me about time zoning and how I became a time zoner.<br />
I thought this little explanation might help.<br />
It's all related to where our consciousness is at any one point. People live in 'the now', but are we all living in the same now? In Rome, for example, it's 4.45am when it's 4.45pm in Auckland. Ask yourself this; is a Roman, who is just out of bed, living in the same 'now' as an Aucklander who is peeling the spuds for tea?<br />
Taking this thought a step further, if you are experiencing the moment of 'now' right now, what's to stop someone else's 'now' being a minute or two behind? Or beforehand?<br />
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A time zoner, like myself, has become an expert at manipulating these 'now' moments.<br />
With practice a person can slip in and out of time zones. I try not to use this skill for monetary gain and I'm careful not to fool with the fine tuning of the finite universe - that's called being a responsible time zoner.<br />
I hope this little explanation helps and that someone like me now sounds less strange. Really I'm just a regular guy like you who is not always in the same 'now' moment.<br />
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This last picture is a shot of me assimilating into life (for a while) in Arabia in 1957. That was two weeks ago!<br />
Maybe we will bump into each other in a different time zone one day?Richard (of RBB)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07245921253761836268noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605671894739202484.post-35210718264849522642012-12-19T14:10:00.002+13:002012-12-19T14:10:34.993+13:00I've already checked out Christmas for this year.The good news is that it goes well for most of you.Richard (of RBB)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07245921253761836268noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605671894739202484.post-89674464035898535492012-04-28T07:45:00.001+12:002012-04-28T07:45:52.808+12:00Time zoning with Maureen.Hi all, I've just been back in time with 'Aunty' Maureen Irving. It's nice to have a bit of company on these trips. Maureen showed me her horse Ringo and we had a blackberry nip together. She said that her pottery meerkats are selling well. She also went on a bit about Western riding. She invited me to come on the next ride. I think I will.Richard (of RBB)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07245921253761836268noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605671894739202484.post-49328440829837199112012-01-28T07:52:00.000+13:002012-01-28T07:52:33.888+13:00My predictions for 2012.Well, when I say 'predictions', I really know they're all true because I am able to jump between different time zones to check them out.<br />
Here goes...<br />
I'm predicting that the world could end in 2012 because, at present, I can only enter past time zones. This could simply be a malfunction or the Mayans could have got it right. <br />
Several hundred years ago, the Ancient Mayans predicted the apocalypse on this very date. With their 5,125 year old calendar resetting itself to 0.0.0.0. on this date, many are preparing for the worst. However, how legit is the prophecy of the Mayans? Actually, even a freako like myself knows it is crap. Why would a calendar run out on such a silly number like 5,125?<br />
Hey, panic over, just got my future time zones working again. I'm off into the future. Bye.Richard (of RBB)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07245921253761836268noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605671894739202484.post-85676911697256553322012-01-27T08:21:00.001+13:002012-01-27T08:21:58.523+13:00Time zones are interesting.Have you ever wondered if I need to be in this time zone to write a post?<br />
Well, I do, but not for long. Once the post is finished I can be off again.Richard (of RBB)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07245921253761836268noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605671894739202484.post-41946479486663828792011-10-29T08:14:00.002+13:002011-10-29T08:14:43.357+13:00I'm telling people about this in different time zones...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwSlp_7IDjIy1Nr3Jp6hOgRmNMfQpB4jLgch2ylNOY2QRyxogkEJOkvE708GlfBPrZpuQjGet0Uh6o7JPiRfjh2czHC5GczKJngf3qG5n-m1wghVq31NJ2Cq5NX34uh3WSbuIawvbzgqQ/s1600/BrosFlyer_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="400" width="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwSlp_7IDjIy1Nr3Jp6hOgRmNMfQpB4jLgch2ylNOY2QRyxogkEJOkvE708GlfBPrZpuQjGet0Uh6o7JPiRfjh2czHC5GczKJngf3qG5n-m1wghVq31NJ2Cq5NX34uh3WSbuIawvbzgqQ/s400/BrosFlyer_002.jpg" /></a></div>Richard (of RBB)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07245921253761836268noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605671894739202484.post-52614760896262476982011-09-04T08:29:00.000+12:002011-09-04T08:29:24.497+12:00Sometimes I don't know which time zone I'm in.That's because I've been doing a lot of zoning. I'm going to start regularly reporting here on my zoning adventures, so that you all can join in the fun that is time zoning.<br />
No need for thanks.Richard (of RBB)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07245921253761836268noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605671894739202484.post-1780754168737474112010-12-21T08:45:00.001+13:002010-12-21T08:46:52.760+13:00I just popped back to this time zone for Christmas.Hope you have a good one. By the time you read this I will probably be back in an earlier time zone.Richard (of RBB)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07245921253761836268noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605671894739202484.post-87657994615626428502010-09-19T06:35:00.002+12:002010-09-19T06:44:46.990+12:00Just passing through this zone.Hi, fellow time zone skippers, I've just popped back to update my blog. I have lots of stories to tell, about earthquakes, revolutions, and other great events. I don't want to give too much away about the future though. Here's a few things (from NZ) to wet your appetite though...<br /><br />New Zealand doesn't win the 2011 rugby world cup - the team claims it was poisoned, on the way to the final, by a South African woman working in a diner in Taihape. They were travelling by bus in an attempt to meet more locals and drum up support.<br /><br />In 2013 ex PM Chris Carter comes out as bisexual. His partner is not impressed.<br /><br />In 2027 cars are finally replaced by hovercraft. Richard (of RBB)"s mum evidently predicted that in the 1960s.<br /><br />Well, there's a little glimpse into the future to keep you going. I'm off again. This time, into the past.Richard (of RBB)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07245921253761836268noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605671894739202484.post-51115694217619940702010-08-15T16:27:00.002+12:002010-08-15T16:33:03.768+12:00Defining Time Zones.Actually, I don't know how this is done.<br />My time slipping tends to be intuitive. I think of a person, place, or event in history and sort of will myself there. Sometimes I just fling myself into the past, or the future.<br />I'm actually just back from amcient Rome. t was a smelly place really and I couldn't bring myself to use their communal yoilets, so I rushed back for a dump. It is harder to slip through time when you are desperate for a dump. It sort of mucks up your concentration.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6KoFICJfI0SuonA717rbv_al5TskUeRVXgDLd26MFWxnR_ptBnd7f84efbeTHFh2FbENMh2HVCt3qa5L8WO1aCufpTWAgLaFVJhLnaHwD1xAzyJbLOCoUcj49KOfdbuMnE0SVU4rcbUE/s1600/untitled.bmp"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 120px; height: 94px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6KoFICJfI0SuonA717rbv_al5TskUeRVXgDLd26MFWxnR_ptBnd7f84efbeTHFh2FbENMh2HVCt3qa5L8WO1aCufpTWAgLaFVJhLnaHwD1xAzyJbLOCoUcj49KOfdbuMnE0SVU4rcbUE/s400/untitled.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505489891878568450" /></a>Richard (of RBB)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07245921253761836268noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605671894739202484.post-57375950744077300832010-06-05T10:59:00.005+12:002010-06-05T11:20:49.662+12:00I enjoy being a different time zone person.I enjoyed being a different time zone person when I wrote the title to this post. Still do really. Though the funny thing about slipping between different time zones is that you are always offered new perspectives. I was reading a post on Akish The Philistine's post and it got me thinking about how art works differently to science and technology. It got me thinking about what sort of art the ancient Philistines had, so I slipped in for a look.<br />One of the first things I saw was this chair.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtFC4rbiE4wM1bSbN2EP1P1z-dFVuIdyoJdoGrdGwql_9617A360BZFuRaWCMiu9_MWm4W1IauALyFz_1IIIV-oc5lq0Th7YOcUEFW0Q8QT-RIGXoGWVcss3voaMjfMEP6mtk_ay1bKDM/s1600/images%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 94px; height: 126px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtFC4rbiE4wM1bSbN2EP1P1z-dFVuIdyoJdoGrdGwql_9617A360BZFuRaWCMiu9_MWm4W1IauALyFz_1IIIV-oc5lq0Th7YOcUEFW0Q8QT-RIGXoGWVcss3voaMjfMEP6mtk_ay1bKDM/s400/images%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479058467202232978" /></a><br />Not very practical really, sort of like sitting on other people. Then I discovered that the locals do in fact like sitting on each other. Fair enough, all cultures have their quirky little customs. Philistine pottery looks a bit like it originally came from the Greek Isles. Here are some examples.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB2ZeP2aHI8AN6MNRRirk1pr5Eo-vdHjwzNYJQscj33JPNBAeiKfp2VZj_2clKAp2wDotWAy-goVGmu1t80TEab7fkZDisrwGR6qG0SVL08eYg9DRustCSG_-qAPu5Ehyphenhyphen5zlLiVl0ihKs/s1600/images%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 125px; height: 92px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB2ZeP2aHI8AN6MNRRirk1pr5Eo-vdHjwzNYJQscj33JPNBAeiKfp2VZj_2clKAp2wDotWAy-goVGmu1t80TEab7fkZDisrwGR6qG0SVL08eYg9DRustCSG_-qAPu5Ehyphenhyphen5zlLiVl0ihKs/s400/images%5B3%5D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479059739387189522" /></a><br />I guess the question must be asked - why do Philistines get such a bad rap art wise?<br />Goethe evidently said,<br />""The Philistine not only ignores all conditions of life which are not his own but also demands that the rest of mankind should fashion its mode of existence after his own."<br />Time to visit this Goethe guy.<br />I've just slipped into 1828.<br />Johann is German and writes plays.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4tDO1tepgORntPgj7-TOCKlrcLjqh_hctQb7ij19eHvJivHu8nYCkCdGBuJJ76BKE1z0jGAt-T5gSEmx50MfOntsj3-WtqfsB8uEatlTdXKU5MNorgEDzawOOQZ-geBO0-y1i1TqzIvo/s1600/240px-Goethe_(Stieler_1828)%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 293px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4tDO1tepgORntPgj7-TOCKlrcLjqh_hctQb7ij19eHvJivHu8nYCkCdGBuJJ76BKE1z0jGAt-T5gSEmx50MfOntsj3-WtqfsB8uEatlTdXKU5MNorgEDzawOOQZ-geBO0-y1i1TqzIvo/s400/240px-Goethe_(Stieler_1828)%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479061290368085650" /></a><br />He speaks German, so I'm having a difficult time understanding what he is saying. There are not internet translation sites available in 1828. <br />Maybe the Philistines just weren't very respectful of German culture? In the film Gladiator Germany was called Germania. Maybe the name Germania was some sort of in joke or, a German put down? Anyway, time for me to return to the future (your present) to write this.Richard (of RBB)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07245921253761836268noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605671894739202484.post-74802942039825383572010-03-13T09:26:00.000+13:002010-03-13T09:27:11.118+13:00Hi, I'm back in your time zone...but only for a short while.Richard (of RBB)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07245921253761836268noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605671894739202484.post-50914465550831816612009-11-23T06:33:00.001+13:002009-11-23T06:34:45.474+13:00Walking is good, but......when I start walking I normally slip into different time zones. Still, it keeps the scenery interesting.Richard (of RBB)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07245921253761836268noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605671894739202484.post-86687389611294440202009-11-11T16:46:00.003+13:002009-11-11T16:56:37.830+13:00Hi from where I am now.How can anyone be sure that they are in the now? People have this weird idea that things around them are happening now. But what is now? It all depends on perspective. I should know because my 'now' is constantly changing. Hear is a poem from the future (your future) that explains it all...<br /><em>Where are you in relation to time?<br />Then, now, or I'm still waiting?<br />Are you experiencing this or<br />Is it just a memory?</em><br />See you, I'm off again. Hope you enjoyed the future poem - there are lots of good poems in your future! Enjoy.Richard (of RBB)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07245921253761836268noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605671894739202484.post-52420371764605572772009-10-01T08:37:00.001+13:002009-10-01T08:38:52.914+13:00I'm not travelling alone anymore.I'm travelling with Comeinyourpants Jnr now. Off to a different time zone.Richard (of RBB)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07245921253761836268noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605671894739202484.post-66217505042148051132009-09-30T16:46:00.001+13:002009-09-30T16:46:37.483+13:00Back another time.Won't be here too long, but hi.Richard (of RBB)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07245921253761836268noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605671894739202484.post-26518300746157085812009-08-27T06:43:00.002+12:002009-08-27T06:46:25.690+12:00Back yet again.Hi,<br />I've just been in a different time zone and I think I saw Robert in a space suite, or maybe Comeinyourpants has been playing around with Photo Shop or whatever it's called. Anyway, I'm back for a little while.<br />(DTZ) BillRichard (of RBB)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07245921253761836268noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605671894739202484.post-29062243772871861952009-08-15T09:54:00.001+12:002009-08-15T09:56:07.237+12:00Back Again...What an adventure! Though, to be honest, I've had it before, quite a few times actually. Still, it was good.Richard (of RBB)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07245921253761836268noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605671894739202484.post-18898527048422731762009-08-07T09:52:00.000+12:002009-08-07T09:53:19.328+12:00Off again.I'll be back in this time zone soon.Richard (of RBB)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07245921253761836268noreply@blogger.com0