So, 12.18GB huh? On my slow internet that’s a long download.
Darn it. An unexplained community case of Covid-19 in Auckland means this isn’t a great time to be heading up that way to visit friends and family.
Also, a handy way on MacOSX to use Terminal to get the size of a directory quickly:
- du -sh /directory/path
Heh, discovered an old archive of ReadItLater / Pocket files. Briefly looked at a few. I no longer care about that stuff. Trashed. All 1.3GB!
We have a 50 metre driveway from the gate to the house. Today finally it wasn’t rainy or windy and I was able to spray all the wretched grass and weeds that are threatening to overcome the shingle. Just made it before the bottle of concentrated weedkiller ran out.
Mistake number 1: buying frozen veges as a just-in-case back in April.
Mistake number 2: actually cooking something with the frozen veg. Yuk!
I’ll stick to frozen peas, but let the others be I think. Fresh veg all the way.
Weird reviews: on checking what others thought of my next book purchase, one review gave 1 star while highly recommending the book and loving the stories.
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I really enjoyed reading Murder Among Friends by Janice Frost 📚:
The victim ran a group at university teaching men how to pick up women. Jane and Steph venture into a dark and dangerous world of misogyny.
Also: incels and problems all women face with unwanted male attention.
Watched the movie Operation Christmas Drop. It’s a lightweight enjoyable romcom. Utterly predictable but a pleasant way to spend 95 minutes. Set in and around very beautiful Guam. 🎬
loosely based on the real-life U.S. Air Force Operation Christmas Drop humanitarian mission.
Informing yourself about the aftermath of recent events? Did you know that the ‘math’ part originally referred to mowing a field?
The “aftermath” is the new growth that comes after said field or meadow is mowed.
Recommended podcast, by the way — a 5 minute listen each week.
From last night: cabbage trees and flaxes against a 9 pm sky. iPhone 11.
This morning’s breakfast was porridge that included home grown strawberries and locally produced honey (glass jar). The cashews come from the bulk bin at the supermarket, but these days they provide paper bags for the bulk items. Porridge in paper packaging too.
I avoid plastic!
Booked a day trip to Tiritiri Matangi Island | Bird sanctuary & walking tours for an upcoming visit to Auckland.
- birdlife
- native forest
- NZ’s oldest operating lighthouse
Tiritiri Matangi is 2.2 square Km. Māori say the island is a float of an ancestral fishing net.
Another excellent Aussie movie. Rams:
Two estranged brothers… raise separate flocks of sheep descended from their family’s prized bloodline. … A rare and lethal illness [leads to] a purge of every sheep in the valley.
Can the flock, family and community be saved?
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Sometimes being asked for an opinion can inflate the ego nicely — it can add just a little buzz to the day.
Today we had our (very high) gutter vacuumed — last done in February. I also drained the first flush diverter — last drained and cleaned last week. This accumulation of muck is from just a few days. We’re also investigating a UV filter system for our water.
In Aotearoa New Zealand’s two referenda, Official referendum results:
End of Life Choice: 65.1% pro; 33.7% against.
Cannabis legislation: 48.4% pro; 50.7% against.
Close vote on cannabis…
It takes 3 weeks after Aotearoa New Zealand’s General Election for all votes to be counted. Results have changed very slightly — 2020 General Election official results:
Of 120 seats total — Labour: 65; National: 33; Greens: 10; ACT: 10; Māori Party: 2.
Glad Māori Party got in.
Steroid shot procured so my itchy eyes, nose, throat and head fog should soon be sorted. The doctor was more friendly than in the past. The reception and billing process needs a radical overhaul though. Slow and utterly inefficient.
