An author, some of whose books I enjoy, wants to be helpful and send customers to the ‘right’ Amazon Store, based on geolocation. She’s not the only author to do this. It infuriates me! I use US Amazon not Aus. I end up at the wrong store then have to mess about to fix things. 📚
A pleasant read: Swamp Sweets (Miss Fortune Mysteries Book 21) by Jana DeLeon 📚
My favourite time, when cabbage trees flower — those white panicles. Their perfume is utterly gorgeous.
Cows in the mist.
I had an idea, worked on it with a friend and today we’re launching a summer photo event for Waikawa Beach: Wow Waikawa! Folks submit photos that show the delight of Waikawa Beach, we print some and put them up over summer. It’s been fun getting things ready.
Feature request, @manton — today, using the web interface, I hit Post instead of Add Photo. Then I had to go back and mess about to add the pic. I realised the Post button should be alone on the right. I think it makes more sense to move the other buttons to group with Preview.
This 5 minute video was really interesting: Why Some Fruits Won’t Ripen On Your Counter:
Trying to ripen some fruits on your kitchen counter is totally fruitless - here’s why.
Tonight the mountain peak directly east of us was absolutely luminous in the sunset.
Wow. A word puzzle led me to discover Yma Sumac, 1932-2008, a Peruvian singer with a range of at least four and a half octaves. Listen to Yma Sumac sings Queen of the Night and Clair de Lune. I’d never heard of her before.
My Granny Smith Apple tree is covered in blossom. That’s good for the bees. 🐝
macOS Monterey Day. Version 12.0.1. 🎉
I like this Wind Turbine Wall idea:
Designed to be as aesthetically pleasing as it is functional, this “kinetic wall” is made up of an array of rotary blades that spin individually, driving a mini generator that creates electricity.
I love TextExpander. Used it for years. Setting up a new email address for the local Association. I type the trigger and now I can choose the old email address or the new. This is one of my most essential apps.
Apple Mail is OK, but I’ve sent emails from the wrong account because Mail chose the sender on my behalf. I need to be more in charge. This tip helps:
select a ‘dummy’ account for the default ‘from’ account, then disable that account
Source: Apple mail changing my ‘From:’ sender account
Dumb Mail!
A brilliant book by a favourite author: Unbreakable by Cari Hunter. 📚
Dr. Grace Kendal never stands a chance. The injured woman comes out of nowhere, bleeding heavily and holding a gun. Compelled to help her, Grace is dragged into Elin Breckenridge’s nightmare.
Short on sleep this morning, so my brain cells are groggy. Not convenient when I have a committee meeting for Waikawa Beach Ratepayers Association to attend, with a long agenda.
I’m slowly learning that as I get older my body is less able to handle sugar. At a friend’s birthday party last night I drank ~500 mls of Bundaberg Lemon Lime & Bitters. Then I was still awake at midnight. 😒 It didn’t help that I’m reading a great book just now…
Is this new in Find My? When I checked on Deb’s progress as she drove home last night I got a Live view where the blue dot moved in real time. Forgive the shaky camera please.
Darn it! Spent ages hunting for the ‘right’ sleeve for my new iPhone 13 Pro Max. Recalled years ago I had a nice sleeve from Pack and Smooch so ordered this beauty.
Then they emailed: NZ Post won’t accept it, so I had to cancel. 😒
Cannot find what I want in NZ.
