Hmmm, 11pm and I ought to be asleep.
Went with a friend to a cafe for breakfast this morning. Cafe capacity has been reduced(?) to 80 and we had to sign a register on arrival. Fair enough too. 🦠
I love the rare occasion when I meet online pals in real life. @JohnPhilpin visited today and I enjoyed our chat. Here we are giving each other space on the deck at my place. 😀 Nano micro meetup.
This 7 minute doco is something for our cat lovers: Fishing Cat: The Cat That Hunts Underwater. 🐈
Life in the mangroves of South Asia is difficult, but there’s one creature in this swamp that’s defying the odds, and our expectations at the same time. This is the Fishing Cat.
My favourite quote, now we’ve learned folks 70+ should stay home:
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters:
Winston Peters will continue business as usual in his role of Deputy PM despite being over 70.
Some fisher lost this, presumably crab pot.
The last numerous episodes of Legends of Tomorrow have been irritatingly sidetracked by silly old Constantine (pah!). S05E07 Romeo v Juliet, Dawn of Justness finally got it back to being the fun show it used to be. Hilariously chaotic and wonderful. Screenshot from link above.
So, Aotearoa New Zealand’s borders are closed to all except returning Kiwis.
The ban applies to people not product, and those staffing freight ships and planes are not included.
A couple of tourists who refused to self-isolate have been deported too. 👍
Earlier I noticed Oshi licking rather than drinking from the dogs water fountain. Then I realised that since there was a scheduled power outage, he couldn’t get any water. I took the top off so they could just drink from the bowl. New subdivision nearby means new switch box. 🐶
About blimmin time!! Parliament removes abortion from Crimes Act - Beehive.govt.nz
Abortion has been removed from the Crimes Act under a new law passed by Parliament today.
This photo isn’t specially great, but it marks a first for me: analyse what I wanted to capture, think about camera settings, then shoot. The sun in my eyes made it hard to see properly. I wanted the glint on the water’s edge between the breaking parts of the wave. Nearly got it.
Did a grocery run — the supermarket featured emptied shelves, busy shelf stackers and overflowing trolleys. Then I treated myself to Hell Pizza. Ate 2/3 there and brought the rest home for lunch tomorrow. Yum.
Detailed, useful scientific information: Siouxsie Wiles: How testing for Covid-19 works
How the process runs, why NZ is not testing everyone who feels ill, and something Kiwis can do online immediately and easily to help the fight against the virus.
Great symptom chart.
It’s an absolute gorgeous day today. Blue sky, sunshine and clear. And the beach for kilometers is empty except for the birds and us.
Wow! NZ has created a huge Economic package to fight COVID-19.
the most significant peace-time economic plan … to cushion the impact of COVID-19 ….
$12.1 billion package is worth 4% of GDP, a larger plan than … in response to the Global Financial Crisis
I haven’t read this free ebook, but the Take Control series is stunningly good Take Control of Working from Home Temporarily by Glenn Fleishman. This author is in very high standing.
how to set up a home office and balance work and home life for those not accustomed to it.
Heh, my partner and I often have a phonecall while she drives to or from work. I’ve realised ‘car metadata’ such as noise from turn signals, reversing beeps, engine noise, traffic sounds etc gives me a lot of info about where she is on her route. 🚗
If you have school-age kids you might want to watch this 4 minute video with them: How to to create a super-powered virus fighting soap from Dr Michelle Dickinson.
ideas to help children to wash their hands. … while explaining the science behind why soap kills coronavirus
Every few weeks I move the quail to a new spot on the flat area of grass below the house. Today Flop managed to escape in the process, but I caught him before too long. They’re all enjoying the fresh straw and fresh patch of ground. 🐦
Normally I’d tell people Facebook would be the last place to get reliable info. But when the 18 minute video is our wonderful PM, Jacinda Ardern, with Dr Michelle Dickinson and Chief Science Advisor Dr Juliet Gerrard then it’s a whole other matter. All about Covid-19.