This pill is a good thing

Week's end rumination

The phrase often used to describe a displeased expression on the face of prime minister Helen Clark was death stare.

In many instances, it was perfect. But not always. Once, in search of the right words, I turned instead to a description of our cat, and her response to being given a pill.

You go to prise the jaws apart, and all the contented feline bliss …