Folks have rights:
- get drunk
- drive vehicles
- smoke
- work in an office
- remain unvaxed
- work in proximity with other humans
and responsibilities to obey laws:
- don’t drive drunk
- don’t smoke in the office
- don’t work in people-focused jobs if unvaxed
After Oshi 🐶 died I spent heaps of time going through my Photo Library finding and labelling photos of him. Then I created an album of ‘possibles’ for a photo book from HappyMoose. Faced with whittling down 107 to 21 I realised I could make 2 books. I’m thrilled with the result.
No photo, but today for the first and maybe only time in my life I came across a Briard 🐶:
a French breed of large shepherd dog, traditionally used both for herding sheep and to defend them.
Very big dog, loads of hair, and looked amazingly strong. Gorgeous.
This little 4 minute silent video is so powerful and thought-provoking: When the Giant Cruise Ships Came to Town:
The [cruise ships] that pull into the harbor now are so tall and broad that they block out views entirely, fundamentally changing Stavanger’s atmosphere.
I enoyed Safe (Merrow & Clarke Book 1) by Jane Adams 📚, though the frequently mentioned Organised Crime Gang torture was a hard read.
Now 17 year old Lauren’s on the run knowing her father will murder her, just like he murdered her mother.
Yesterday + 2.25 hours work = today.
Big congrats today to Dylan and Jeremy: NZ duo involved in music for major Dr Strange in the Multiverse of Madness trailer:
New Zealanders Jeremy Glenn and Dylan Jones, a drum and bass duo who record under the name of The Upbeats…
I knew Dylan well some 30 years ago… 🎶🙌🏼
Weird that while Sasha was sick she didn’t snore. 🐶 Now she’s better she’s back, full throttle. Maybe she’s more relaxed now…
Finished Straight Up (A Ruby Steele Mystery—Book 4) by Mia Gold 📚. I quite enjoyed it but there are things that strain credulity.
[on a group holiday] a rich wife … wakes up with her best friend’s husband sleeping beside her—dead.
Ruby Steele has to figure out the mystery.
Pleasing dog news 🐶 : Sasha’s eye ulcer is almost healed. Some vascularisation that would worry the vet in another dog, but since Sasha’s already blind it won’t damage her vision further. Sasha’s also a whole lot more settled and relaxed. Last night she slept through the night!
I tend to see ngutupapa, Royal Spoonbills on the beach solitary, in pairs or even three at a time. Today is the first time I’ve seen a flock of maybe 12 or 15 — I was unable to actually count because of distance and the big piece of driftwood. 🐦 See more…
I wonder why four military helicopters are flying south in formation? Going to help clear protesters overstaying their visit to Parliament?
Cancelling the reservations I made for the bike tour in April. I just don’t want to do that any more. I may instead do some random closer-to-home weekend type trips where I can take the bike on the car. New Plymouth, for example, has an interesting coastal path I’d like to visit.
Many thanks to @cheri for the excellent idea of delaying the birthday I’m not in the mood for! I’ve made myself an IOU. I feel better about it all already.
I slept an unbelievable 10 unbroken hours last night! Didn’t even have to get up to pee. Hope I’m not sick… 7 hours or less is more usual for me.
Birthdays aren’t really a big thing for me but I’ve never felt less inspired by one (soon) than this year. I guess there’s a few things going on: our dog Oshi died; his sister is missing him, unwell, confused and frail; some local stuff is annoying; weather’s weird; Covid… 🎉
It’s a rainy Saturday and my wonderful partner made delicious pikelets. Yumm!
The very essence of Kiwi: while the French police are readying water cannons against protestors our police are deploying lawn sprinklers to get protestors off Parliament Grounds (after 4 days of ‘occupation’). 😆 🇳🇿
While I enjoyed the first 2 books in the series this third one just didn’t gel with me. Too Close to Kill (Detective Sarah Burke mystery and suspense Book 3) by Elizabeth Gunn. 📚
They always seemed so good together. But did Frank shoot Lois and then turn the gun on himself?
Neighbours gave us a Leptospermum scoparium Red Damask as a remembrance of Oshi 🐶. Today I planted it on ‘Cemetery Hill’, a hillock where the previous owner of the property buried her two cats, and where my cats Olive, Aphra and Ares are buried, along with several Japanese quail.
