Over the last 6 weeks I’ve rewatched all of Rizzoli & Isles. It’s such a great show! I love the interactions between the characters, and there is enormous chemistry between the two leads: Jane Rizzoli and Maura Isles. It’s funny too. So glad I bought this series years ago.
The other day, after the ferry from Auckland Central had arrived at Tiritiri Matangi island, I looked into the clear water beside the wharf. There were a couple of Eagle Rays just hanging out. I took a photo of one.
An interesting 14 minute video: Ace of Hearts: finding a home on the asexual spectrum. It includes terms new to me such as demisexual, panromantic and others.
… members of New Zealand’s asexual community talk about the challenges and misconceptions of identifying as ace.
I’ve had my Kindle Paperwhite since January 2013 and it’s been wonderful. I use it heaps. Lately it’s felt a bit slow though and the pages don’t always turn right. I’ve lashed out and ordered the 10th generation 2018 version Paperwhite as a pressie for myself. 📚Waiting…
17 November 2019: the first day of the Covid era: Today Marks a Year of Covid-19:
the first documented case of Covid-19 was a 55-year-old person living in Hubei province on November 17, 2019.
It’s heaving down with rain right now. A few minutes ago as the dogs and I returned from our walk the first gentle drops started. It’s sheer chance, I know, but I always feel such a sense of achievement to have avoided the rain on a dog walk. Photo from yesterday. 🐶 🌧
Hey @martinfeld Your Lounge Rumination about gendered food and drink was very interesting. Back around 1980 in smalltown Aotearoa New Zealand friends and I went to the ‘fancy' restaurant. There were 2 menus: one had prices (for the men); the other didn’t (for the women). ‼️
Hmmm, I was ~19 when I couldn’t retrieve the name of the street I lived on …
Trouble retrieving words? You are not alone: > Silence. Long silence. Very long silence. Disbelief. …Horror.
We all knew the word. We had all used it many times. But none of us could retrieve it.
Hmmm, another potential Scrabble word: dyspnea
dyspnea — the feeling of having shortness of breath
I’m thrilled to see that my young Granny Smith apple tree is producing fruit this year.
The first thing that struck me about Big Sur was the awful awful awful black menu bar. Thanks to Take Control of Big Sur I learned how to fix it:
Go to System Preferences > Accessibility > Display and select “Reduce transparency.”
We flew right by the Marlborough Sounds today on our approach to Wellington Airport. Looking pretty good!
On Tiritiri Matangi island this pohutukawa tree is part of the remnants of native forest that survived vegetation clearing for farming. This tree is about 1000 years old.
Bookmark for myself: Postcards from Aotearoa: Biking into the past on Ōpōtiki’s dunes trail - Stuff.co.nz
The best was saved to last. My first ever good view of a Ruru (morepork). It’s not common to see them in the daylight.
Boarding the ferry for the 75 minute trip to Tiritiri Matangi.
Auckland Skytower last night plus fireworks. Perhaps for Diwali.
Good to see recognition for the first inhabitants: Murriyang telescope
Australia’s …Parkes radio telescope has been given a new traditional name to recognize the Wiradjuri, who own the land on which the telescope sits.
The Wiradjuri are some of Australia’s First People who have occupied the continent and its adjacent islands for over 65,000 years.
The telescope received the name Murriyang, which represents the ‘Skyworld’ where a prominent creator spirit of the Wiradjuri Dreaming, Biyaami (Baiame), lives.
Hmm. Papakura pub. Rodeo on TV, Christmas songs on the speakers.
So, 12.18GB huh? On my slow internet that’s a long download.
