Hello readers of NZ Conservative! Yet again, it has been a long time between posts. It's funny, I think blogging only works if you are angry about something. Otherwise it's just not worth the effort. That certainly explains sites like WhaleOil and The Standard, but not KiwiBlog. I don't know what David Farrar is angry enough about to keep him blogging for so long, but that's a mystery for another day.. Right now, besides Russia invading Ukraine and lying about it, I've found something else to be angry about. Maths. Specifically NCEA Maths. Boy am I pissed. When I was home-schooling, January was the month when I'd plan for the year. After a number of years of hiatus, since both my boys have entered the state schooling system, I have again reverted back to typical January planning. Because I have to. Since mid-last year, I have been studying mathematics in an attempt to help my mathematically able but struggling in the last cou...