Here’s my job for a few hours this afternoon. I made the mistake of buying firewood earlier this year from a random guy on Facebook. Surprisingly enough he lied about the wood being dry. 😒 Today’s 4 cubic metres from a trusted source is dry.
Tip for Apple users. Next time @help announces Micro.Blog down time, you can use Siri to work out when that will be. “Hey Siri: what’s the time now in Austin, Texas.” Turns out this one will be around 2 pm in New Zealand.
Watched The DUFF. It wasn’t bad. I’m far from the target audience, but it was largely inoffensive and had a good message for teens.
Bianca discovers she’s the DUFF — the person who is less popular and more accessible. People exploit the DUFF to get to the popular people.
In a 1 KM stretch of Strathnaver Drive there are 3 speed bumps. As they’re designed to do they slow down cars and trucks. Quad bikes, motorbikes, horses and pedestrians go around the side. They’re awful for cyclists. Going round the side means gravel, potholes, loose sand et al.
My latest Micro.Blog tutorial: Add number of available pages to the pagination.
Page numbering with links to older and newer posts.
At 12 and a half Sasha and Oshi don’t play so much these days. Today they had a bit of fun though. 🐶
Dashed out on the deck with the iPhone on noticing the dramatic sunrise today. View north to the sunrise itself and southwest behind the house.
A new tutorial. I was sidetracked in the middle, then lost track a bit, but I wanted to finish it today. Let me know if you see any problems with it. Link to more blog pages with pagination Helpful with the Marfa theme in particular.
And now, the amazing Kereru. Also probably in Wellington and with a Canon EOS 300D. Some live only 4KM away at Manakau (as the kereru flies), but not here, sadly. Also known as a ‘wood pigeon’, they’re large, fly slowly and are very beautiful.
I also managed this photo I like of a magpie. Also probably in Wellington and with a Canon EOS 300D.
Rediscovered (and imported to Photos) 1400 images from 2005. Found these two of a gull, probably in Wellington. Taken with a Canon EOS 300D.
I really enjoyed the movie Gifted. I even shed a tear. 7-year old Mary is a maths prodigy who lives with her uncle. Her best friends are an adult woman neighbour and a one-eyed cat called Fred. The struggle is to give her a normal kid’s life.
I have a new goal to go down to the beach and watch the sunset at some point each week. Tonight I took my eclipse glasses with me and tried them out on the iPhone. The result was fun. Pretty sure I saw that green flash at the last moment too.
The Library & Cultural centre in Levin offers Tai Chi classes starting Monday. $6 per 90-minute session. May pay for me to give it a try. I did try about 25 years ago in Wellington, but couldn’t keep up. I’m not good at body stuff. Not enough explanation & practice…
I should have made a screenshot… Next time… Booked a dental checkup online. They texted a 5 digit code. Safari just knew about it and made it available to fill with a click. Such magic! I love it!
About 12 years ago I experienced my first bout of sporadic back pain: the muscles in my lower back do something that makes such extreme activities as putting on my socks or putting down a cup of tea excruciating. This is one of those weeks. 😡
Watched and largely enjoyed: Dangal, 2 hours, based on a true story. A father forces his unwilling daughters to become wrestlers to fulfil his own dreams of winning gold for India. When their 14 year old friend says their lives are better (because sexism) they ‘go for gold’.
I’m really enjoying the podcast series Elemental from Radio NZ. It should be available worldwide. In honour of the Year of the Periodic Table they’re doing a 5-minute chat about each element, going alphabetically. Fascinating for those like me whose chemistry is ~ 50 years old.
I watched and enjoyed the movie Mary Kom, based on the true story of the Indian 6-time World Amateur Boxing champion. The movie was simple, a bit hokey and cheesy at times, but positive and a good watch. 122 minutes. Priyanka Chopra was worth watching in the lead role. 🍿
For Micro Monday I’d like to suggest @kulturnation who writes in both English and German, who has pleasing photos of nature and who is interested in automating his Mac with Applescript and Keyboard Maestro.