Today’s forecast was for almost 21mm rain — and very welcome too. Actual rain to 2pm-ish: 43mm. That gives us nearly 3,000 litres of water in the tank! Our rain forecasts are almost always way off…
Interesting item about human composting (rather than burial or cremation):
Microbes … work within a large vessel … that fits a single body along with alfalfa, straw and wood chips. Over …30 days … decomposition destroys the body, along with most pathogens and pharmaceuticals
It seems New Zealand’s roads have been particularly deadly this month.
April began with … a crash that killed five people from the same family. … The crash was about 10km from … where [yesterday] eight people were killed north of Taupō after an SUV and a van collided head on.
The first really solid rainfall in several months. There’s about 30 mm forecast for today.
In January we drove north to visit friends in Whangārei. We rounded a corner on the road north of Auckland and there was a pair of huge sculptures on the horizon!
Tom Scott has made a 2+ minute video about the Gibbs Farm Sculpture Park. It's worth a watch.
Such an interesting episode of Death in the Afternoon: Maggots Holding High Carnival:
The American Civil War left roughly 700,000 dead … With millions of pounds of rotting human flesh on the battlefields, burying the dead was a daunting, sometimes insurmountable task.
There are plenty of -isms in the world, but the only one that affects all of us, especially if we’re lucky enough to survive, is ageism. Ashton Applewhite explains it superbly well in this TED Talk. Her book is excellent too and helped form my ideas.
I really enjoyed the Indian movie Bucket List.
40 year old Madhura looks after her family, but the heart of a 20-year old killed in an accident transforms her life as she sets out to fulfil the donor’s bucket list.
Now that Ares is a lonesome kitty I’m trying to spend more time with him. This is very tricky with our dogs. Here’s Ares on the bed this morning. 🐈
Well, thanks to the superb Take Control Of Your Browser book I’ve installed 2 handy browser extensions, checked / changed a few settings and downloaded 2 new browsers to experiment with. And I understand a bit more about a few things. I recommend the book.
Well, by Page 25 of Take Control Of Your Browser I’ve already learned 2 useful new tips, and I’m no stranger to the Mac and its ways. Take Control books are always worth reading.
Take Control Of Your Browser
Hooray! : Take Control of Your Browser, by veteran tech writer Robyn Weisman, helps you discover your browser’s hidden talents, increase browsing speed, solve many common problems, and configure settings and extensions for maximum efficiency. If you’re troubled by ads, frustrated by ineffective searches, or confused by inscrutable error messages, this book will help you overcome your problems. Beginners will find lots of practical how-to advice, and even power users will learn tips and tricks for better browsing.
The Take Control series are superb books. I’ve relied on them for years and years. This title is very exciting!
Someone’s been reading the wrong book about how to craft front page headlines…
I enjoyed the 2019 Indian film Ek Ladki Ko Dekha To Aisa Laga this morning. The title translates as “How I felt when I saw that girl”.
the story of Sweety Chaudhary, a closeted lesbian, and her attempts to come out to her religious and traditional Punjabi family.
I was just thinking yesterday we hadn’t had a decent earthquake in a while. So at 4.30 this morning there was a 4.8, shallow, less than 100 km from here but a good rattle. Annoying: I’d just got back to sleep after a bathroom visit and it woke me for the day.
Oshi and Sasha enjoyed their visit to the beach this morning. I spent a while taking photos of Fishing vessel 63018 Clam Legend working very near the shore. 🐶
Our local paper has the most thrilling headlines. Tomorrow is Anzac Day, hence the emphasis on soldiers.
I’ve been watching Homecoming: a film by Beyoncé. It’s an amazing show. She has more energy in her little finger than I have for a whole year!