I’d better clean up around here.

sibeen said:

I’d better clean up around here.

one month to go.

Oh, look, a nice, shiny new chat thread.

Arts said:

captain_spalding said:

‘Ad outside future Adelaide university building ridiculed for apparent mansplaining’ – ABC News

When i look at it, i see a bloke saying ‘my dick is this big’, and a bunch of women thinking ‘nope, not what your girlfriend says’.

every time I see that I think he has a ponytail from the girl sitting behind him… it’s a terrible photo on so many levels

sibeen said:

Oh, look, a nice, shiny new chat thread.

You know what old people are like, sibeen: they get set in their ways, and it’s really hard to get them to change.

sibeen said:

Oh, look, a nice, shiny new chat thread.

god, you’re soooooo needy.

sibeen said:

Oh, look, a nice, shiny new chat thread.

Thanks.

Now may I have some coffee?

Oh – whoops!

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-01/rocket-developed-by-japan-start-up-in-flames-after-lift-off/9928752

Today the No Jab No Pay legislation starts, a terrible piece of legislation on so many fronts.

Peak Warming Man said:

Today the No Jab No Pay legislation starts, a terrible piece of legislation on so many fronts.

My house is at 6m above sea level. Looks OK from here.

party_pants said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Today the No Jab No Pay legislation starts, a terrible piece of legislation on so many fronts.

My house is at 6m above sea level. Looks OK from here.

What is this “No Jab No Pay” legislation?

party_pants said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Today the No Jab No Pay legislation starts, a terrible piece of legislation on so many fronts.

My house is at 6m above sea level. Looks OK from here.

Lucky you, but getting back to my point.
If the government wants all children jabbed they should have legislated so but I think they knew they’d be on very shaky legal ground, instead they targeted the most vulnerable, the ones they have some control over, the poor.
They completely missed the vast majority of anti-vaxers the middle class hippies who are affluent enough to not be on government payments.
I’d like to see someone take it to the high court with the help of pro-bono lawyers, I reckon it’d get rolled.
I’m pro vaccination but that is beside the point.

Hello from Casterton. It’s a bit chilly here, but I’ve opened the doors to changeover the air in the house. And anyway, it was cooler inside than out. I’ll do some gardening, set the fires etc shortly.

Madam spurwinged lapwing had laid her eggs in the middle of the grass again. I drove the ute around here. I might go out with the camera and see how close I can get to her. Usually she doesn’t mind me because she knows me.

Michael V said:

party_pants said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Today the No Jab No Pay legislation starts, a terrible piece of legislation on so many fronts.

My house is at 6m above sea level. Looks OK from here.

What is this “No Jab No Pay” legislation?

Basically if parents are on some form of centerlink payments those payments will be reduced if they cant prove their children have been vaccinated.

Peak Warming Man said:

Michael V said:

party_pants said:

My house is at 6m above sea level. Looks OK from here.

What is this “No Jab No Pay” legislation?

Basically if parents are on some form of centerlink payments those payments will be reduced if they cant prove their children have been vaccinated.

http://www.ncirs.edu.au/consumer-resources/no-jab-no-play-no-jab-no-pay-policies/

more to it than that.

Peak Warming Man said:

Michael V said:

party_pants said:

My house is at 6m above sea level. Looks OK from here.

What is this “No Jab No Pay” legislation?

Basically if parents are on some form of centerlink payments those payments will be reduced if they cant prove their children have been vaccinated.

Ah, OK. Thanks.

ChrispenEvan said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Michael V said:

What is this “No Jab No Pay” legislation?

Basically if parents are on some form of centerlink payments those payments will be reduced if they cant prove their children have been vaccinated.

http://www.ncirs.edu.au/consumer-resources/no-jab-no-play-no-jab-no-pay-policies/

more to it than that.

Thanks.

Peak Warming Man said:

party_pants said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Today the No Jab No Pay legislation starts, a terrible piece of legislation on so many fronts.

My house is at 6m above sea level. Looks OK from here.

Lucky you, but getting back to my point.
If the government wants all children jabbed they should have legislated so but I think they knew they’d be on very shaky legal ground, instead they targeted the most vulnerable, the ones they have some control over, the poor.
They completely missed the vast majority of anti-vaxers the middle class hippies who are affluent enough to not be on government payments.
I’d like to see someone take it to the high court with the help of pro-bono lawyers, I reckon it’d get rolled.
I’m pro vaccination but that is beside the point.

I disagree. It is linked to the Family Tax Benefit Part A, which extends well beyond the lowest income earners and benefit recipients and into the middle income brackets. Also in some states it includes subsidised child care places, which once again ropes in the middle classes.

CompuLab breaks out silent mini computer with a distinctly Minty flavor

Israel’s CompuLab has updated its mini computer for lovers of the Linux operating system. Again collaborating with the Linux Mint team, the Mini 2 represents the fourth generation of its MintBox line of small form factor fanless computers for silent operation and plenty of connectivity options.

more…

Tau.Neutrino said:

CompuLab breaks out silent mini computer with a distinctly Minty flavor

Israel’s CompuLab has updated its mini computer for lovers of the Linux operating system. Again collaborating with the Linux Mint team, the Mini 2 represents the fourth generation of its MintBox line of small form factor fanless computers for silent operation and plenty of connectivity options.

more…

Libre strays from the Pi path for powerful Renegade Elite computer

Over the past year, the Libre Computer Project has been offering a succession of alternatives to the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B mini computer. But its new Renegade is a bit different. The Libre/Firefly collaboration sees the Renegade Elite single board computer packs hexa-core processing brains, 60-pin headers and USB-C connectivity.

more…

They moved Mrs rb to a private room in the general ward at midnight and unplugged all the cannulas and the catheter. This morning they took the infectious signs down and said she didn’t have the flu after all.

roughbarked said:

They moved Mrs rb to a private room in the general ward at midnight and unplugged all the cannulas and the catheter. This morning they took the infectious signs down and said she didn’t have the flu after all.

lucky

roughbarked said:

They moved Mrs rb to a private room in the general ward at midnight and unplugged all the cannulas and the catheter. This morning they took the infectious signs down and said she didn’t have the flu after all.

Very good news to hear.

roughbarked said:

They moved Mrs rb to a private room in the general ward at midnight and unplugged all the cannulas and the catheter. This morning they took the infectious signs down and said she didn’t have the flu after all.

So what was it?

The clouds are gathering and some of them look to have dark pregnant underbellies, whether there will be a birth we’ll just have to wait and see.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zD-Jq_kbPR4

robbery gone wrong.

ChrispenEvan said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zD-Jq_kbPR4

robbery gone wrong.

That was posted here yesterday. You’re useless.

Michael V said:

roughbarked said:

They moved Mrs rb to a private room in the general ward at midnight and unplugged all the cannulas and the catheter. This morning they took the infectious signs down and said she didn’t have the flu after all.

So what was it?

Some virus with an R in it’s name, she said. But I’m reasonably sure that they’ll probably come up with some other answer before too long hopefully.

She dsaid, “I could go back to school for a week before the holidays start”. I said no. Your holidays start as soon as they let you out of this horsepiddle.

Here it is PWM’s World Cup Winner.
Sweden.
Billy Hill has them at $51.
Mortgage your house, downsize your car, sell your wife’s jewellery.
You wont get a chance like this again to lead the life of a weather girl.

sibeen said:

ChrispenEvan said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zD-Jq_kbPR4

robbery gone wrong.

That was posted here yesterday. You’re useless.

must have been one of your posts i don’t read.

sibeen said:

ChrispenEvan said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zD-Jq_kbPR4

robbery gone wrong.

That was posted here yesterday. You’re useless.

I’d seen the girl fall through the ceiling, but hadn’t known there was more to it until i saw the post here.

sibeen said:

ChrispenEvan said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zD-Jq_kbPR4

robbery gone wrong.

That was posted here yesterday. You’re useless.

But you only started the new chat thread today.

Melbourne…what a great side.

sibeen said:

Melbourne…what a great side.

Almost as great as my tipping.

You missed a pretty good game of feetball last night party_pants. Seven goals in the end.

Bubblecar said:

You missed a pretty good game of feetball last night party_pants. Seven goals in the end.

Tonight Spain v Putin.
Croatia v Denmark.

Should be easy wins for Spain and Denmark.

Ham cheese and onion toasted sarnie.

Tau.Neutrino said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

CompuLab breaks out silent mini computer with a distinctly Minty flavor

Israel’s CompuLab has updated its mini computer for lovers of the Linux operating system. Again collaborating with the Linux Mint team, the Mini 2 represents the fourth generation of its MintBox line of small form factor fanless computers for silent operation and plenty of connectivity options.

more…

Libre strays from the Pi path for powerful Renegade Elite computer

Over the past year, the Libre Computer Project has been offering a succession of alternatives to the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B mini computer. But its new Renegade is a bit different. The Libre/Firefly collaboration sees the Renegade Elite single board computer packs hexa-core processing brains, 60-pin headers and USB-C connectivity.

more…

Udoo ramps up maker power with the Bolt super mini computer

Back in 2013, single board computer project Udoo launched on Kickstarter with a new mini computer that promised four times the power of a Raspberry Pi and all the functionality of an Arduino. Now the team is back with a powerful maker board called the Bolt that’s pitched as “ideal for AI, Computer Vision, AR, VR and IoT.”

more…

Woodie said:

Ham cheese and onion toasted sarnie.

Tasty.

Peak Warming Man said:

Bubblecar said:

You missed a pretty good game of feetball last night party_pants. Seven goals in the end.

Tonight Spain v Putin.
Croatia v Denmark.

Should be easy wins for Spain and Denmark.

Not necessarily.

Tau.Neutrino said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

CompuLab breaks out silent mini computer with a distinctly Minty flavor

Israel’s CompuLab has updated its mini computer for lovers of the Linux operating system. Again collaborating with the Linux Mint team, the Mini 2 represents the fourth generation of its MintBox line of small form factor fanless computers for silent operation and plenty of connectivity options.

more…

Libre strays from the Pi path for powerful Renegade Elite computer

Over the past year, the Libre Computer Project has been offering a succession of alternatives to the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B mini computer. But its new Renegade is a bit different. The Libre/Firefly collaboration sees the Renegade Elite single board computer packs hexa-core processing brains, 60-pin headers and USB-C connectivity.

more…

Udoo ramps up maker power with the Bolt super mini computer

Back in 2013, single board computer project Udoo launched on Kickstarter with a new mini computer that promised four times the power of a Raspberry Pi and all the functionality of an Arduino. Now the team is back with a powerful maker board called the Bolt that’s pitched as “ideal for AI, Computer Vision, AR, VR and IoT.”

more…

Asus muscles in on DIY computing space with the Tinker Board

Originally leaked in January, Asus has announced US availability for its Raspberry Pi challenger – the Tinker Board. The single board computer boasts a quad-core processor supported by 2 GB of system memory, UHD video playback and Hi-Res audio support, and a Bluetooth/Wi-Fi double act. It does cost slightly more than a Pi though.

more…

Tau.Neutrino said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Libre strays from the Pi path for powerful Renegade Elite computer

Over the past year, the Libre Computer Project has been offering a succession of alternatives to the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B mini computer. But its new Renegade is a bit different. The Libre/Firefly collaboration sees the Renegade Elite single board computer packs hexa-core processing brains, 60-pin headers and USB-C connectivity.

more…

Udoo ramps up maker power with the Bolt super mini computer

Back in 2013, single board computer project Udoo launched on Kickstarter with a new mini computer that promised four times the power of a Raspberry Pi and all the functionality of an Arduino. Now the team is back with a powerful maker board called the Bolt that’s pitched as “ideal for AI, Computer Vision, AR, VR and IoT.”

more…

Asus muscles in on DIY computing space with the Tinker Board

Originally leaked in January, Asus has announced US availability for its Raspberry Pi challenger – the Tinker Board. The single board computer boasts a quad-core processor supported by 2 GB of system memory, UHD video playback and Hi-Res audio support, and a Bluetooth/Wi-Fi double act. It does cost slightly more than a Pi though.

more…

I don’t want more, I’ve had enough.

Woodie said:

Ham cheese and onion toasted sarnie.

Pizza sandwiches here.

Bread spread with tomato paste and some garlic paste, then layered with pepperoni, tomato slices, sliced onion, sliced black olives, ANCHOVIES, cheese, fresh basil and oregano.. Top slice of bread, into the Geo. Foreman until done.

sibeen said:

ChrispenEvan said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zD-Jq_kbPR4

robbery gone wrong.

That was posted here yesterday. You’re useless.

A bit harsh.

Near useless.

‘Australian man loses limbs after falling from train in Canada
Posted 26 minutes ago

An Australian man has undergone full and partial limb amputations after falling from a train in Canada, local media is reporting.’ – ABC News

Damn. Poor kid.

captain_spalding said:

Woodie said:

Ham cheese and onion toasted sarnie.

Pizza sandwiches here.

Bread spread with tomato paste and some garlic paste, then layered with pepperoni, tomato slices, sliced onion, sliced black olives, ANCHOVIES, cheese, fresh basil and oregano.. Top slice of bread, into the Geo. Foreman until done.

Sounds good, I will put all those on my next shopping list.

I have chicken stew tonight. Chicken mince, onion, leek, carrot, celery, cabbage. Chicken stock and a packet of chicken noodle soup.

buffy said:

I have chicken stew tonight. Chicken mince, onion, leek, carrot, celery, cabbage. Chicken stock and a packet of chicken noodle soup.

A poultry meal.

Peak Warming Man said:

buffy said:

I have chicken stew tonight. Chicken mince, onion, leek, carrot, celery, cabbage. Chicken stock and a packet of chicken noodle soup.

A poultry meal.

:)

we are going out to a restaurant for dinner tonight… it’s birthday week with my niece, nephew and mum all having birthdays in the next seven days…

I am concerned for kids like this. They need to be kids for a while.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-01/belgian-8-year-old-to-start-university/9928762

buffy said:

I am concerned for kids like this. They need to be kids for a while.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-01/belgian-8-year-old-to-start-university/9928762

Agree.

buffy said:

I am concerned for kids like this. They need to be kids for a while.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-01/belgian-8-year-old-to-start-university/9928762

Someone who is that bright would be taunted, teased, bullied and bashed by others of the same age. He’s better off being away from that nastiness, let me assure you.

buffy said:

I am concerned for kids like this. They need to be kids for a while.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-01/belgian-8-year-old-to-start-university/9928762

they can still be kids.. but thy obviously need the advanced education also. I think it’s more detrimental to hold back those who obviously excel at something

Went grocery shopping and witnessed “plastic bag rage” at the fruit barn. Told the customer to pull his fucking head in, they’ve been advertising the ban at the store and in the media for months, and it’s not the cashier’s fault. I informed the customer it would be most polite to apologise to the cashier, and then I bought the cashier a chocolate bar and gave her a hug because she’d been putting up with shit all day and had had enough.

Michael V said:

buffy said:

I am concerned for kids like this. They need to be kids for a while.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-01/belgian-8-year-old-to-start-university/9928762

Someone who is that bright would be taunted, teased, bullied and bashed by others of the same age. He’s better off being away from that nastiness, let me assure you.

But he will have no life understanding to be able to mix with the 18-19 year olds at uni. And they won’t be interested in him.

buffy said:

I am concerned for kids like this. They need to be kids for a while.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-01/belgian-8-year-old-to-start-university/9928762

There is no rulebook for child prodigies but i am largely unconcerned. He’s still a kid with the only expectations being the ones he chooses for himself. It’s all about what he is passionate about and if that means uni mathematics so be it.

buffy said:

Michael V said:

buffy said:

I am concerned for kids like this. They need to be kids for a while.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-01/belgian-8-year-old-to-start-university/9928762

Someone who is that bright would be taunted, teased, bullied and bashed by others of the same age. He’s better off being away from that nastiness, let me assure you.

But he will have no life understanding to be able to mix with the 18-19 year olds at uni. And they won’t be interested in him.

It may be a bit sad, but he’s probably already used to separating himself from those around him.

Divine Angel said:

Went grocery shopping and witnessed “plastic bag rage” at the fruit barn. Told the customer to pull his fucking head in, they’ve been advertising the ban at the store and in the media for months, and it’s not the cashier’s fault. I informed the customer it would be most polite to apologise to the cashier, and then I bought the cashier a chocolate bar and gave her a hug because she’d been putting up with shit all day and had had enough.

and this is why we love you.

:-)

Divine Angel said:

Went grocery shopping and witnessed “plastic bag rage” at the fruit barn. Told the customer to pull his fucking head in, they’ve been advertising the ban at the store and in the media for months, and it’s not the cashier’s fault. I informed the customer it would be most polite to apologise to the cashier, and then I bought the cashier a chocolate bar and gave her a hug because she’d been putting up with shit all day and had had enough.

well done DA

buffy said:

I am concerned for kids like this. They need to be kids for a while.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-01/belgian-8-year-old-to-start-university/9928762

Disagree, sort of. School tends to reduce the brightest and best to the level of the slowest student. It can be enormously frustrating for them. And the schoolyard bullying doesn’t help a bit. Less bullying in university.

I once wrote a short course for high school mathematics that covered an entire year of advanced Year 12 mathematics and could have been completed in a fortnight by a bright student. Missy completed it in a fortnight without difficulty, then promptly forgot everything that was in it. So I think there was a problem with my teaching style.

Also, the longer it takes to get to university, the more a child’s head is filled up with unnecessary junk. The brain is not of unlimited capacity. Cut the time in half, and the capability for reaching much further in future is obtained.

I also think kids need to be able to specialize. In the past a child would work as an apprentice in the parents business, becoming an expert at a very young age. It was an excellent system that has been lost.

Divine Angel said:

Went grocery shopping and witnessed “plastic bag rage” at the fruit barn. Told the customer to pull his fucking head in, they’ve been advertising the ban at the store and in the media for months, and it’s not the cashier’s fault. I informed the customer it would be most polite to apologise to the cashier, and then I bought the cashier a chocolate bar and gave her a hug because she’d been putting up with shit all day and had had enough.

Good on you!

Arts said:

buffy said:

I am concerned for kids like this. They need to be kids for a while.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-01/belgian-8-year-old-to-start-university/9928762

they can still be kids.. but thy obviously need the advanced education also. I think it’s more detrimental to hold back those who obviously excel at something

^ this.
There are lots of opportunities for kids to socialise with kids their own age, and there are tons of immature morons at uni…

buffy said:

Michael V said:

buffy said:

I am concerned for kids like this. They need to be kids for a while.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-01/belgian-8-year-old-to-start-university/9928762

Someone who is that bright would be taunted, teased, bullied and bashed by others of the same age. He’s better off being away from that nastiness, let me assure you.

But he will have no life understanding to be able to mix with the 18-19 year olds at uni. And they won’t be interested in him.

He doesn’t have to mix with them except in lectures and tutorials. And that’s not the same as at the university’s tavern. He’ll study and do well and be in his third post-doctoral post before he realises there are other things to life. But he will have been spared the bashings. The targeted bashings. They are the worst.

Divine Angel said:

Arts said:

buffy said:

I am concerned for kids like this. They need to be kids for a while.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-01/belgian-8-year-old-to-start-university/9928762

they can still be kids.. but thy obviously need the advanced education also. I think it’s more detrimental to hold back those who obviously excel at something

^ this.
There are lots of opportunities for kids to socialise with kids their own age, and there are tons of immature morons at uni…

LOL snap on ^this use. did mine before i saw DA had also done it.

:-)

mollwollfumble said:

buffy said:

I am concerned for kids like this. They need to be kids for a while.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-01/belgian-8-year-old-to-start-university/9928762

Disagree, sort of. School tends to reduce the brightest and best to the level of the slowest student. It can be enormously frustrating for them. And the schoolyard bullying doesn’t help a bit. Less bullying in university.

I once wrote a short course for high school mathematics that covered an entire year of advanced Year 12 mathematics and could have been completed in a fortnight by a bright student. Missy completed it in a fortnight without difficulty, then promptly forgot everything that was in it. So I think there was a problem with my teaching style.

Also, the longer it takes to get to university, the more a child’s head is filled up with unnecessary junk. The brain is not of unlimited capacity. Cut the time in half, and the capability for reaching much further in future is obtained.

I also think kids need to be able to specialize. In the past a child would work as an apprentice in the parents business, becoming an expert at a very young age. It was an excellent system that has been lost.

Apprentice to a (caring and thoughtful) professor would be a great start for a kid like that.

mollwollfumble said:

buffy said:

I am concerned for kids like this. They need to be kids for a while.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-01/belgian-8-year-old-to-start-university/9928762

Disagree, sort of. School tends to reduce the brightest and best to the level of the slowest student. It can be enormously frustrating for them. And the schoolyard bullying doesn’t help a bit. Less bullying in university.

I once wrote a short course for high school mathematics that covered an entire year of advanced Year 12 mathematics and could have been completed in a fortnight by a bright student. Missy completed it in a fortnight without difficulty, then promptly forgot everything that was in it. So I think there was a problem with my teaching style.

Also, the longer it takes to get to university, the more a child’s head is filled up with unnecessary junk. The brain is not of unlimited capacity. Cut the time in half, and the capability for reaching much further in future is obtained.

I also think kids need to be able to specialize. In the past a child would work as an apprentice in the parents business, becoming an expert at a very young age. It was an excellent system that has been lost.

I separated myself from other children in every school I went to.

I did a few friends but not many.

buffy said:

I am concerned for kids like this. They need to be kids for a while.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-01/belgian-8-year-old-to-start-university/9928762

If the kid is good..then I am good.

Looks like I have to disagree about the gifted child. I was not a prodigy, but I was what is these days called gifted. And there were two others, a girl and a boy, in my cohort at primary school. In Prep, our teachers recognized us (they must have been good teachers). After 6 months we were put into Grade 1. But the next year we all did Grade 1 again, with a different teacher if I remember correctly. We were encouraged to work at our own pace and if we got ahead, that was fine and we went on to whatever was next on the curriculum. Mostly we just found ourselves extra things to do. I do think we were surreptitiously played off against each other, but I never noticed it at the time. All through school we stayed with our peers. Sometimes we were used as tutors. Nothing consolidates your knowledge like teaching it to someone else. At HSC level G was dux of Victoria, as I recall. M was very high up. Me not so much, but I certainly had many more marks than necessary to get into Medicine at Melbourne Uni. Which I didn’t want to do anyway. So for n=3, we’ve all done well in our lives while remaining with our peers. I do not recall particular bullying. But perhaps I was just off in my own little world anyway and didn’t notice it. I never saw any drugs at uni, so I must be very unobservant.

buffy said:

I am concerned for kids like this. They need to be kids for a while.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-01/belgian-8-year-old-to-start-university/9928762

I didn’t read it, but is it real or publicity for a Belgish sitcom?

Divine Angel said:

Went grocery shopping and witnessed “plastic bag rage” at the fruit barn. Told the customer to pull his fucking head in, they’ve been advertising the ban at the store and in the media for months, and it’s not the cashier’s fault. I informed the customer it would be most polite to apologise to the cashier, and then I bought the cashier a chocolate bar and gave her a hug because she’d been putting up with shit all day and had had enough.

:)

ChrispenEvan said:

Divine Angel said:

Arts said:

they can still be kids.. but thy obviously need the advanced education also. I think it’s more detrimental to hold back those who obviously excel at something

^ this.
There are lots of opportunities for kids to socialise with kids their own age, and there are tons of immature morons at uni…

LOL snap on ^this use. did mine before i saw DA had also done it.

:-)

😃

buffy said:

Looks like I have to disagree about the gifted child. I was not a prodigy, but I was what is these days called gifted. And there were two others, a girl and a boy, in my cohort at primary school. In Prep, our teachers recognized us (they must have been good teachers). After 6 months we were put into Grade 1. But the next year we all did Grade 1 again, with a different teacher if I remember correctly. We were encouraged to work at our own pace and if we got ahead, that was fine and we went on to whatever was next on the curriculum. Mostly we just found ourselves extra things to do. I do think we were surreptitiously played off against each other, but I never noticed it at the time. All through school we stayed with our peers. Sometimes we were used as tutors. Nothing consolidates your knowledge like teaching it to someone else. At HSC level G was dux of Victoria, as I recall. M was very high up. Me not so much, but I certainly had many more marks than necessary to get into Medicine at Melbourne Uni. Which I didn’t want to do anyway. So for n=3, we’ve all done well in our lives while remaining with our peers. I do not recall particular bullying. But perhaps I was just off in my own little world anyway and didn’t notice it. I never saw any drugs at uni, so I must be very unobservant.

Were you at uni in 1968? Pivotal year for a generation.

Aelita Andre a pronominal young abstract artist. Russian birth, but raised in Melbourne. She is the youngest known professional artist, selling works by the age of 2 (although buyers were not at the time told of her age), is mainly 9 in this short video, which shows her working on some paintings that have a special quality about them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C108WlIg-E

Witty Rejoinder said:

buffy said:

Looks like I have to disagree about the gifted child. I was not a prodigy, but I was what is these days called gifted. And there were two others, a girl and a boy, in my cohort at primary school. In Prep, our teachers recognized us (they must have been good teachers). After 6 months we were put into Grade 1. But the next year we all did Grade 1 again, with a different teacher if I remember correctly. We were encouraged to work at our own pace and if we got ahead, that was fine and we went on to whatever was next on the curriculum. Mostly we just found ourselves extra things to do. I do think we were surreptitiously played off against each other, but I never noticed it at the time. All through school we stayed with our peers. Sometimes we were used as tutors. Nothing consolidates your knowledge like teaching it to someone else. At HSC level G was dux of Victoria, as I recall. M was very high up. Me not so much, but I certainly had many more marks than necessary to get into Medicine at Melbourne Uni. Which I didn’t want to do anyway. So for n=3, we’ve all done well in our lives while remaining with our peers. I do not recall particular bullying. But perhaps I was just off in my own little world anyway and didn’t notice it. I never saw any drugs at uni, so I must be very unobservant.

Were you at uni in 1968? Pivotal year for a generation.

My uni years were a decade later..1978-1981

By the way, both the other two did law. I think G did Law/Arts (although she took a gap year, not something that we did in those days) and M did Law/Science at Melbourne. M worked for one of the High Court judges shortly after graduating, and gave us a personalized tour of the High Court when we went to Canberra years ago. He has also worked for the Vic State Gov more recently. And I think he wrote the book on cyber law. Here is a recent interview with him. And he is still quite recognizable to me even though I haven’t actually seen him for about 15 years or so.

https://hope1032.com.au/stories/life/relationships/2017/do-we-have-a-right-to-free-speech-interview-with-mark-sneddon/

PermeateFree said:

Aelita Andre a pronominal young abstract artist. Russian birth, but raised in Melbourne. She is the youngest known professional artist, selling works by the age of 2 (although buyers were not at the time told of her age), is mainly 9 in this short video, which shows her working on some paintings that have a special quality about them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C108WlIg-E

I think the autocorrect went mad.

buffy said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

buffy said:

Looks like I have to disagree about the gifted child. I was not a prodigy, but I was what is these days called gifted. And there were two others, a girl and a boy, in my cohort at primary school. In Prep, our teachers recognized us (they must have been good teachers). After 6 months we were put into Grade 1. But the next year we all did Grade 1 again, with a different teacher if I remember correctly. We were encouraged to work at our own pace and if we got ahead, that was fine and we went on to whatever was next on the curriculum. Mostly we just found ourselves extra things to do. I do think we were surreptitiously played off against each other, but I never noticed it at the time. All through school we stayed with our peers. Sometimes we were used as tutors. Nothing consolidates your knowledge like teaching it to someone else. At HSC level G was dux of Victoria, as I recall. M was very high up. Me not so much, but I certainly had many more marks than necessary to get into Medicine at Melbourne Uni. Which I didn’t want to do anyway. So for n=3, we’ve all done well in our lives while remaining with our peers. I do not recall particular bullying. But perhaps I was just off in my own little world anyway and didn’t notice it. I never saw any drugs at uni, so I must be very unobservant.

Were you at uni in 1968? Pivotal year for a generation.

My uni years were a decade later..1978-1981

You can tell I’m no whizz, miscalculating your age by 10 years. :-P

the point being – if a child shows potential they should be encouraged to take it as far as they can.. not held back out of some adult belief that ‘socialization with age peers is more important’ .. if they child has no problem socializing with age peers that can still happen regardless of educational institution.. if the child finds age peers don’t fulfill whatever age peers are supposed to fulfill they will find like minded peers if they are allowed to progress faster than an archaic prescribed system deems necessary.

sarahs mum said:

buffy said:

I am concerned for kids like this. They need to be kids for a while.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-01/belgian-8-year-old-to-start-university/9928762

If the kid is good..then I am good.

Nods.

:)

I am reading a news article and they mention a ‘double ring ceremony” (the time setting is about 1972) what is a double ring ceremony?

Arts said:

the point being – if a child shows potential they should be encouraged to take it as far as they can.. not held back out of some adult belief that ‘socialization with age peers is more important’ .. if they child has no problem socializing with age peers that can still happen regardless of educational institution.. if the child finds age peers don’t fulfill whatever age peers are supposed to fulfill they will find like minded peers if they are allowed to progress faster than an archaic prescribed system deems necessary.

Oh, I don’t think you hold them back. I think you tailor things. And make sure they can be kids. They do not have maturity, even if they are bright.

buffy said:

Looks like I have to disagree about the gifted child. I was not a prodigy, but I was what is these days called gifted. And there were two others, a girl and a boy, in my cohort at primary school. In Prep, our teachers recognized us (they must have been good teachers). After 6 months we were put into Grade 1. But the next year we all did Grade 1 again, with a different teacher if I remember correctly. We were encouraged to work at our own pace and if we got ahead, that was fine and we went on to whatever was next on the curriculum. Mostly we just found ourselves extra things to do. I do think we were surreptitiously played off against each other, but I never noticed it at the time. All through school we stayed with our peers. Sometimes we were used as tutors. Nothing consolidates your knowledge like teaching it to someone else. At HSC level G was dux of Victoria, as I recall. M was very high up. Me not so much, but I certainly had many more marks than necessary to get into Medicine at Melbourne Uni. Which I didn’t want to do anyway. So for n=3, we’ve all done well in our lives while remaining with our peers. I do not recall particular bullying. But perhaps I was just off in my own little world anyway and didn’t notice it. I never saw any drugs at uni, so I must be very unobservant.

Must’ve been lovely to go to a school where bashings for difference were not the norm. Happened at every school I went to. Perhaps I rubbed other kids up the wrong way.

I was a dunce at primary school, didn’t get it, didn’t want to be there apart from running and jumping, I was a champion at that.
I somehow managed to pass Scholarship (57%) to get me to secondary school where I blossomed at the science subjects, still wasn’t much good at English and Latin, got thrown out of the final year of the Logic class but I still set the Senior exam for it and passed with good marks.
I’m a slow learner at most things but persistent.
In the end I did good.

buffy said:

Arts said:

the point being – if a child shows potential they should be encouraged to take it as far as they can.. not held back out of some adult belief that ‘socialization with age peers is more important’ .. if they child has no problem socializing with age peers that can still happen regardless of educational institution.. if the child finds age peers don’t fulfill whatever age peers are supposed to fulfill they will find like minded peers if they are allowed to progress faster than an archaic prescribed system deems necessary.

Oh, I don’t think you hold them back. I think you tailor things. And make sure they can be kids. They do not have maturity, even if they are bright.

it’s very difficult to tailor things in a mainstream classroom… some teachers don’t have the skills and others don’t have the inclination… as I said before they can still be kids, it doens’t need school for that… I also am of the belief that some ‘kids’ aren’t ever going to be ‘kids’… they are not prodigy’s, they are just not of the same ilk as other age peers..

AwesomeO said:

PermeateFree said:

Aelita Andre a pronominal young abstract artist. Russian birth, but raised in Melbourne. She is the youngest known professional artist, selling works by the age of 2 (although buyers were not at the time told of her age), is mainly 9 in this short video, which shows her working on some paintings that have a special quality about them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C108WlIg-E

I think the autocorrect went mad.

Yes did a bit, but I think you know what I meant.

Michael V said:

buffy said:

Looks like I have to disagree about the gifted child. I was not a prodigy, but I was what is these days called gifted. And there were two others, a girl and a boy, in my cohort at primary school. In Prep, our teachers recognized us (they must have been good teachers). After 6 months we were put into Grade 1. But the next year we all did Grade 1 again, with a different teacher if I remember correctly. We were encouraged to work at our own pace and if we got ahead, that was fine and we went on to whatever was next on the curriculum. Mostly we just found ourselves extra things to do. I do think we were surreptitiously played off against each other, but I never noticed it at the time. All through school we stayed with our peers. Sometimes we were used as tutors. Nothing consolidates your knowledge like teaching it to someone else. At HSC level G was dux of Victoria, as I recall. M was very high up. Me not so much, but I certainly had many more marks than necessary to get into Medicine at Melbourne Uni. Which I didn’t want to do anyway. So for n=3, we’ve all done well in our lives while remaining with our peers. I do not recall particular bullying. But perhaps I was just off in my own little world anyway and didn’t notice it. I never saw any drugs at uni, so I must be very unobservant.

Must’ve been lovely to go to a school where bashings for difference were not the norm. Happened at every school I went to. Perhaps I rubbed other kids up the wrong way.

Bashings would simply not have been tolerated at the schools I went to. Government schools, but fairly strict. We had uniform checks. No makeup. No jewellery unless it was part of your religion – yes, lots of us wore crosses…

Arts said:

I am reading a news article and they mention a ‘double ring ceremony” (the time setting is about 1972) what is a double ring ceremony?

oh, I see it is just a wedding where both the groom and bride have rings… I had no idea it was any other way… there ya go

Arts said:

Arts said:

I am reading a news article and they mention a ‘double ring ceremony” (the time setting is about 1972) what is a double ring ceremony?

oh, I see it is just a wedding where both the groom and bride have rings… I had no idea it was any other way… there ya go

Now I think about it, my father does not have a wedding ring. Mr buffy and I exchanged rings. It was usual with our age group.

Jimmy Fallon no longer wears a wedding ring because he got it caught when he fell and almost amputated his finger.

buffy said:

Arts said:

Arts said:

I am reading a news article and they mention a ‘double ring ceremony” (the time setting is about 1972) what is a double ring ceremony?

oh, I see it is just a wedding where both the groom and bride have rings… I had no idea it was any other way… there ya go

Now I think about it, my father does not have a wedding ring. Mr buffy and I exchanged rings. It was usual with our age group.

my dad wore a wedding ring… I really only remember one of our friends not wearing a wedding ring and it is because they are a painter and it gets paint all over it.. but they did both exchange rings at their wedding… I really didn’t think there was an option or time where it was only the bride who got a wedding ring… but since the female only gets an engagement ring I can accept it’s an archaic ‘belonging to him’ tradition

PermeateFree said:

Aelita Andre a pronominal young abstract artist. Russian birth, but raised in Melbourne. She is the youngest known professional artist, selling works by the age of 2 (although buyers were not at the time told of her age), is mainly 9 in this short video, which shows her working on some paintings that have a special quality about them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C108WlIg-E

:)

My parents married in the 1950s.

“Headless Pompeii victim wasn’t crushed to death after all”

Thank goodness for that, he still doesn’t look well though.

Arts said:

buffy said:

Arts said:

oh, I see it is just a wedding where both the groom and bride have rings… I had no idea it was any other way… there ya go

Now I think about it, my father does not have a wedding ring. Mr buffy and I exchanged rings. It was usual with our age group.

my dad wore a wedding ring… I really only remember one of our friends not wearing a wedding ring and it is because they are a painter and it gets paint all over it.. but they did both exchange rings at their wedding… I really didn’t think there was an option or time where it was only the bride who got a wedding ring… but since the female only gets an engagement ring I can accept it’s an archaic ‘belonging to him’ tradition

Mrs SS doesn’t wear her engagement ring..
between renovating and delivering babies, it’s easier to not wear that to find a safe place and remember that place when you go looking for it

Here you go…BBC says reasonably recent for men to wear wedding rings.

https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-12986535

Interwebs here in Casterton very slow tonight. I thought they’d updated the gear here.

buffy said:

Interwebs here in Casterton very slow tonight. I thought they’d updated the gear here.

Yup, that’ll do it.

I don’t wear my wedding and engagement rings most of the time. I do a lot of gardening and it’s impractical to wear a ring. I stopped wearing them for work because of fitting contact lenses. Better to have bare hands. I do try to remember to be married when we go to Melbourne.

Since I quit working with food, I wear rings and two pairs of earrings. I was only allowed one pair of earrings in food retail.

Stumpy_seahorse said:

I reckon a Maltese Shih Tzu cross is worserer…

Where’s PP? I hope he’s well ashamed!

buffy said:

Interwebs here in Casterton very slow tonight. I thought they’d updated the gear here.

They did :)

We went to Old Petrie Town today as there was an animal expo. I didn’t realise the regular Sunday markets were also on… there were approximately 50 million people there.

The animal expo had many dogs for adoption, plus the local agricultural high school was showing their alpacas and sheep, and there were reptiles and sea animals.

Now I’m thinking about adopting a doggy but I was still sad looking at all the cool things for dogs so I don’t think I’m ready yet.

It’s sped up again now. I’m on the wireless dongle.

buffy said:

Stumpy_seahorse said:

I reckon a Maltese Shih Tzu cross is worserer…

Wolves are descended from dogs, not the other way around. Mitochondrial DNA has proved that.

buffy said:

Here you go…BBC says reasonably recent for men to wear wedding rings.

https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-12986535

It is. That didn’t stop both my wives from trying, though.

Divine Angel said:

We went to Old Petrie Town today as there was an animal expo. I didn’t realise the regular Sunday markets were also on… there were approximately 50 million people there.

The animal expo had many dogs for adoption, plus the local agricultural high school was showing their alpacas and sheep, and there were reptiles and sea animals.

Now I’m thinking about adopting a doggy but I was still sad looking at all the cool things for dogs so I don’t think I’m ready yet.

Get one when you’re ready, they are good for kids to grow up with.
Don’t go for the prettiest one, go for one with a bit of character.

Peak Warming Man said:

Divine Angel said:

We went to Old Petrie Town today as there was an animal expo. I didn’t realise the regular Sunday markets were also on… there were approximately 50 million people there.

The animal expo had many dogs for adoption, plus the local agricultural high school was showing their alpacas and sheep, and there were reptiles and sea animals.

Now I’m thinking about adopting a doggy but I was still sad looking at all the cool things for dogs so I don’t think I’m ready yet.

Get one when you’re ready, they are good for kids to grow up with.
Don’t go for the prettiest one, go for one with a bit of character.

I’m so glad I took PWM’s sage advice…

:)

Michael V said:

PermeateFree said:

Aelita Andre a pronominal young abstract artist. Russian birth, but raised in Melbourne. She is the youngest known professional artist, selling works by the age of 2 (although buyers were not at the time told of her age), is mainly 9 in this short video, which shows her working on some paintings that have a special quality about them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C108WlIg-E

:)

Good on her. And good on the apprenticeship system.

It’s not child labour until it puts children in either physical or moral danger.

I count children in advertising as putting the participant children in moral danger – it should be banned under child labour laws.

IT’S PRETTY NOISY HERE, THERE’S RAIN ON THE TIN ROOF AND THE GENNERATOR IS GOING.

Stumpy_seahorse said:

Arts said:

buffy said:

Now I think about it, my father does not have a wedding ring. Mr buffy and I exchanged rings. It was usual with our age group.

my dad wore a wedding ring… I really only remember one of our friends not wearing a wedding ring and it is because they are a painter and it gets paint all over it.. but they did both exchange rings at their wedding… I really didn’t think there was an option or time where it was only the bride who got a wedding ring… but since the female only gets an engagement ring I can accept it’s an archaic ‘belonging to him’ tradition

Mrs SS doesn’t wear her engagement ring..
between renovating and delivering babies, it’s easier to not wear that to find a safe place and remember that place when you go looking for it

it’s not if you wear it after, it’s exchanging them at the ceremony.. I take my rings off for certain tasks also and sometimes they don’t go back on for days.. but that doesn’t mean they weren’t exchanged at the ceremony…

Peak Warming Man said:

IT’S PRETTY NOISY HERE, THERE’S RAIN ON THE TIN ROOF AND THE GENNERATOR IS GOING.

EXCITING

Have you lost power?

They are selling meteorites on Ebay

reckon its real or a fake one?

Arts said:

Stumpy_seahorse said:

Arts said:

my dad wore a wedding ring… I really only remember one of our friends not wearing a wedding ring and it is because they are a painter and it gets paint all over it.. but they did both exchange rings at their wedding… I really didn’t think there was an option or time where it was only the bride who got a wedding ring… but since the female only gets an engagement ring I can accept it’s an archaic ‘belonging to him’ tradition

Mrs SS doesn’t wear her engagement ring..
between renovating and delivering babies, it’s easier to not wear that to find a safe place and remember that place when you go looking for it

it’s not if you wear it after, it’s exchanging them at the ceremony.. I take my rings off for certain tasks also and sometimes they don’t go back on for days.. but that doesn’t mean they weren’t exchanged at the ceremony…

we haven’t had the ceremony to exchange rings.
one day we’ll get down to the registry office and do it.. maybe.

Tau.Neutrino said:

Peak Warming Man said:

IT’S PRETTY NOISY HERE, THERE’S RAIN ON THE TIN ROOF AND THE GENNERATOR IS GOING.

EXCITING

Have you lost power?

There are no mains at the Redoubt, I run on solar batteries and when they are low I fire up the genny.

Peak Warming Man said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Peak Warming Man said:

IT’S PRETTY NOISY HERE, THERE’S RAIN ON THE TIN ROOF AND THE GENNERATOR IS GOING.

EXCITING

Have you lost power?

There are no mains at the Redoubt, I run on solar batteries and when they are low I fire up the genny.

STILL NOISY ?

Peak Warming Man said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Peak Warming Man said:

IT’S PRETTY NOISY HERE, THERE’S RAIN ON THE TIN ROOF AND THE GENNERATOR IS GOING.

EXCITING

Have you lost power?

There are no mains at the Redoubt, I run on solar batteries and when they are low I fire up the genny.

How’s the temperature, bloody cold here. Fog till 10 this morning, cloudy during the day that cleared in the evening, the perfect conditions for cold.

AwesomeO said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

EXCITING

Have you lost power?

There are no mains at the Redoubt, I run on solar batteries and when they are low I fire up the genny.

How’s the temperature, bloody cold here. Fog till 10 this morning, cloudy during the day that cleared in the evening, the perfect conditions for cold.

A barmy 11 degrees but that will plummet if the cloud cover disappears.

We’ve got a frost warning. And it’s feeling chilly now. I’ve got my fires going and the rooms I’m not using are closed up.

What’s the redoubt for? Is there an end plan?

Collectable-Meteorites

Collectable-Crystals

Collectable-Mineral-Specimens

Gemstones

AwesomeO said:

What’s the redoubt for? Is there an end plan?

Zombies.

mollwollfumble said:

Michael V said:

PermeateFree said:

Aelita Andre a pronominal young abstract artist. Russian birth, but raised in Melbourne. She is the youngest known professional artist, selling works by the age of 2 (although buyers were not at the time told of her age), is mainly 9 in this short video, which shows her working on some paintings that have a special quality about them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C108WlIg-E

:)

Good on her. And good on the apprenticeship system.

It’s not child labour until it puts children in either physical or moral danger.

I count children in advertising as putting the participant children in moral danger – it should be banned under child labour laws.

Nah, the apprenticeship system is complete shit. Both sides of government have cut the crap out of it.

sibeen said:

AwesomeO said:

What’s the redoubt for? Is there an end plan?

Zombies.

MMMmmmmm rum cocktails…

sibeen said:

mollwollfumble said:

Michael V said:

:)

Good on her. And good on the apprenticeship system.

It’s not child labour until it puts children in either physical or moral danger.

I count children in advertising as putting the participant children in moral danger – it should be banned under child labour laws.

Nah, the apprenticeship system is complete shit. Both sides of government have cut the crap out of it.

…and they couldn’t be wrong; could they?

Still raining ?

sibeen said:

mollwollfumble said:

Michael V said:

:)

Good on her. And good on the apprenticeship system.

It’s not child labour until it puts children in either physical or moral danger.

I count children in advertising as putting the participant children in moral danger – it should be banned under child labour laws.

Nah, the apprenticeship system is complete shit. Both sides of government have cut the crap out of it.

All very interesting, but the young artist is not in an apprenticeship and could teach most adult teachers about art.

AwesomeO said:

What’s the redoubt for? Is there an end plan?

No end game, always wanted a farm, a remote farm.
It’s turned out well, agisting cattle is ideal at the moment, and it’s a peaceful place to come and relax.

Arts said:

captain_spalding said:

‘Ad outside future Adelaide university building ridiculed for apparent mansplaining’ – ABC News

When i look at it, i see a bloke saying ‘my dick is this big’, and a bunch of women thinking ‘nope, not what your girlfriend says’.

every time I see that I think he has a ponytail from the girl sitting behind him… it’s a terrible photo on so many levels

On the other hand, it is distinctly South Australian. It doesn’t have the brashness of Sydney, the pseudoculturism of Melbourne, or characteristics of Brisbane or Perth. It says “South Australia” so strongly that it almost shouts it. South Australia doesn’t have hangups over political correctness, or enthusiasm. It’s informal in a way that no other state is.

I like this photo. It attracts attention by its very lack of pretentiousness.

Tau.Neutrino said:

Still raining ?

Yep.

Peak Warming Man said:

AwesomeO said:

What’s the redoubt for? Is there an end plan?

No end game, always wanted a farm, a remote farm.
It’s turned out well, agisting cattle is ideal at the moment, and it’s a peaceful place to come and relax.

I was wondering if you were going to keep building, happens a bit, redoubt in the bush and every weekend or break the owner keeps adding stuff building toward a retirement holiday retreat.

Permeate, I have a question. I’m having another go at heaven + earth. It’s very wordy. Do you know what Ian Plimer is doing these days? He seems to have been quiet for some 9 years or so now. Perhaps he is just enjoying retirement or something. Wikipedia doesn’t have anything recent to say.

buffy said:

Permeate, I have a question. I’m having another go at heaven + earth. It’s very wordy. Do you know what Ian Plimer is doing these days? He seems to have been quiet for some 9 years or so now. Perhaps he is just enjoying retirement or something. Wikipedia doesn’t have anything recent to say.

No afraid not. I am not a fan of Plimer, but at a guess he is recovering from his loss of face over his global warming denial assertions. Evidence too strong for him to do so now I suspect.

Making some headphone amplifiers

Going to steam punk the cases.

Then later a matching steampunk PC case

PermeateFree said:

buffy said:

Permeate, I have a question. I’m having another go at heaven + earth. It’s very wordy. Do you know what Ian Plimer is doing these days? He seems to have been quiet for some 9 years or so now. Perhaps he is just enjoying retirement or something. Wikipedia doesn’t have anything recent to say.

No afraid not. I am not a fan of Plimer, but at a guess he is recovering from his loss of face over his global warming denial assertions. Evidence too strong for him to do so now I suspect.

A Short History of Planet Earth was OK. He’s not a bad writer. heaven + earth is a lot more strident though.

I think I’ll go and sit by the open fire to watch Mystery Road. Final episode on shortly.

I’m going to watch Forbidden Planet 1956, starring Leslie Nielsen, Anne Francis and Walter Pidgeon

buffy said:

PermeateFree said:

buffy said:

Permeate, I have a question. I’m having another go at heaven + earth. It’s very wordy. Do you know what Ian Plimer is doing these days? He seems to have been quiet for some 9 years or so now. Perhaps he is just enjoying retirement or something. Wikipedia doesn’t have anything recent to say.

No afraid not. I am not a fan of Plimer, but at a guess he is recovering from his loss of face over his global warming denial assertions. Evidence too strong for him to do so now I suspect.

A Short History of Planet Earth was OK. He’s not a bad writer. heaven + earth is a lot more strident though.

I heard him give an address on the radio where he had around 20 reasons why global warming activists were wrong. It was absolute crap and I though he was fast approaching dementia.

AwesomeO said:

Peak Warming Man said:

AwesomeO said:

What’s the redoubt for? Is there an end plan?

No end game, always wanted a farm, a remote farm.
It’s turned out well, agisting cattle is ideal at the moment, and it’s a peaceful place to come and relax.

I was wondering if you were going to keep building, happens a bit, redoubt in the bush and every weekend or break the owner keeps adding stuff building toward a retirement holiday retreat.

What I think will happen is that my niece and husband will start running their own cattle here, he’s hinted that he would like to build a herd of murray greys, one of the angus threw a murray grey and I bought it off the farmer and gave it to him for wiring the shack, it’s now pregnant……..so well see.
If that happens looks around I might get my agistment to be sort of off the books and not affect my part pension when I retire.

I’m watching The Hippopotamus, which is based on a book by Stephen Fry. I love the language used.

BBQ at neighbors, few games of pool, and my day is done

got load wood earlier today, a visitor helped, drove while I chucked stumps in, worked well.

yawn

tiredness is visiting now.

transition said:

yawn

tiredness is visiting now.

It like gravity is something that I am both thankful for and yet find to be my greatest assailants.

Divine Angel said:

I’m watching The Hippopotamus, which is based on a book by Stephen Fry. I love the language used.

eek
I’ve currently got his book on Greek Mythology to wade througgh.. One thing at a time.

Divine Angel said:

I’m watching The Hippopotamus, which is based on a book by Stephen Fry. I love the language used.

French?

rushes in

There’s an ad on whilst the Logies are one and I was wondering who’s everyone choice is for the major prize?

rushes back to TV

PermeateFree said:

buffy said:

PermeateFree said:

No afraid not. I am not a fan of Plimer, but at a guess he is recovering from his loss of face over his global warming denial assertions. Evidence too strong for him to do so now I suspect.

A Short History of Planet Earth was OK. He’s not a bad writer. heaven + earth is a lot more strident though.

I heard him give an address on the radio where he had around 20 reasons why global warming activists were wrong. It was absolute crap and I though he was fast approaching dementia.

How long ago was this?

buffy said:

PermeateFree said:

buffy said:

A Short History of Planet Earth was OK. He’s not a bad writer. heaven + earth is a lot more strident though.

I heard him give an address on the radio where he had around 20 reasons why global warming activists were wrong. It was absolute crap and I though he was fast approaching dementia.

How long ago was this?

There are Plimer references up to Oct 2017 here:
https://www.desmogblog.com/ian-plimer

It seems he hasn’t changed his views at all.

The Rev Dodgson said:

buffy said:

PermeateFree said:

I heard him give an address on the radio where he had around 20 reasons why global warming activists were wrong. It was absolute crap and I though he was fast approaching dementia.

How long ago was this?

There are Plimer references up to Oct 2017 here:
https://www.desmogblog.com/ian-plimer

It seems he hasn’t changed his views at all.

I was surprised he’s only 5 years older than me.

A mere lad.

It looks like everyone else is also engrossed in the Logies.

Reading a novel where the reserve unit of the British SAS are a bit of a major player and called The Artists Rifles, so I went and looked them on on wiki. I just think the footnote is rather funny:

Originally the regiment was designated as Originally the regiment was designated as The Artists’ Rifles until the apostrophe was officially dropped from the full title in 1937, as it was so often misused. until the apostrophe was officially dropped from the full title in 1937, as it was so often misused.

Bloody modern education standards!

:)

sibeen said:

Reading a novel where the reserve unit of the British SAS are a bit of a major player and called The Artists Rifles, so I went and looked them on on wiki. I just think the footnote is rather funny:

Originally the regiment was designated as Originally the regiment was designated as The Artists’ Rifles until the apostrophe was officially dropped from the full title in 1937, as it was so often misused. until the apostrophe was officially dropped from the full title in 1937, as it was so often misused.

Bloody modern education standards!

:)

Err, I may have hit ‘ctrl v’ a bit vigourously.

Originally the regiment was designated as The Artists’ Rifles until the apostrophe was officially dropped from the full title in 1937, as it was so often misused.

And I’m still waiting for PP to come in and apologise for his team’s abysmal showing.

sibeen said:

rushes in

There’s an ad on whilst the Logies are one and I was wondering who’s everyone choice is for the major prize?

rushes back to TV

What’s with all the dead plants on the tables?

sibeen said:

sibeen said:

Reading a novel where the reserve unit of the British SAS are a bit of a major player and called The Artists Rifles, so I went and looked them on on wiki. I just think the footnote is rather funny:

Originally the regiment was designated as Originally the regiment was designated as The Artists’ Rifles until the apostrophe was officially dropped from the full title in 1937, as it was so often misused. until the apostrophe was officially dropped from the full title in 1937, as it was so often misused.

Bloody modern education standards!

:)

Err, I may have hit ‘ctrl v’ a bit vigourously.

Originally the regiment was designated as The Artists’ Rifles until the apostrophe was officially dropped from the full title in 1937, as it was so often misused.

What’s the bet they were called the bullshit artists.

sibeen said:

It looks like everyone else is also engrossed in the Logies.

Not one of them has yet thanked whoever it was, that watched whatever it was they were actually in.

Wonder if they’ll wheel Bert Newton out at the end?

sibeen said:

And I’m still waiting for PP to come in and apologise for his team’s abysmal showing.

pffft. I didn’t even get to watch it.

GET OFF!!!!! NEXT!

TIL the word fornicate is derived from fornix, the Latin for arch, because in Roman times it was common for prostitutes to wait for their clients under arches or in arched doorways.

party_pants said:

sibeen said:

And I’m still waiting for PP to come in and apologise for his team’s abysmal showing.

pffft. I didn’t even get to watch it.

Ya didn’t miss much. Flogged by them Brisbanians.

party_pants said:

sibeen said:

And I’m still waiting for PP to come in and apologise for his team’s abysmal showing.

pffft. I didn’t even get to watch it.

Well I had too. SWMBO and elder sprog are Brisbane supporters. It was ‘orrible.

Woodie said:

party_pants said:

sibeen said:

And I’m still waiting for PP to come in and apologise for his team’s abysmal showing.

pffft. I didn’t even get to watch it.

Ya didn’t miss much. Flogged by them Brisbanians.

Yeah, I saw the score at half time when I got home, and that Fyfe and Sandilands were both off injured. Decided to do skip it and do something else. Another team fast asleep coming off the bye.

sibeen said:

party_pants said:

sibeen said:

And I’m still waiting for PP to come in and apologise for his team’s abysmal showing.

pffft. I didn’t even get to watch it.

Well I had too. SWMBO and elder sprog are Brisbane supporters. It was ‘orrible.

hey?? How did that happen. I assumed your whole house would Carlton.

Only started watching it 1/2 hr ago. If they put another 10 minute ad break on, I’m going to bed.

Only watching it to see how fat they’ve all got since last year.

Woodie said:

Only started watching it 1/2 hr ago. If they put another 10 minute ad break on, I’m going to bed.

Only watching it to see how fat they’ve all got since last year.

what are ya watching?

party_pants said:

sibeen said:

party_pants said:

pffft. I didn’t even get to watch it.

Well I had too. SWMBO and elder sprog are Brisbane supporters. It was ‘orrible.

hey?? How did that happen. I assumed your whole house would Carlton.

SWMBO’s family are originally Fitzroy stalwarts and their allegiance was transferred to Brisbane.

party_pants said:

Woodie said:

Only started watching it 1/2 hr ago. If they put another 10 minute ad break on, I’m going to bed.

Only watching it to see how fat they’ve all got since last year.

what are ya watching?

The mutual backslap society. All of them telling everyone else how wonderful they are, when they actually hate each other’s guts. AKA Logies.

Woodie said:

party_pants said:

Woodie said:

Only started watching it 1/2 hr ago. If they put another 10 minute ad break on, I’m going to bed.

Only watching it to see how fat they’ve all got since last year.

what are ya watching?

The mutual backslap society. All of them telling everyone else how wonderful they are, when they actually hate each other’s guts. AKA Logies.

Oh fuck that. I hate awards ceremonies. Haven’t even watched the Brownlow for a decade.

btm said:

TIL the word fornicate is derived from fornix, the Latin for arch, because in Roman times it was common for prostitutes to wait for their clients under arches or in arched doorways.

How about that.

I spend much of my working life fornicating, and I never knew it.

Woodie said:

sibeen said:

rushes in

There’s an ad on whilst the Logies are one and I was wondering who’s everyone choice is for the major prize?

rushes back to TV

What’s with all the dead plants on the tables?

Climate change?

The Rev Dodgson said:

btm said:

TIL the word fornicate is derived from fornix, the Latin for arch, because in Roman times it was common for prostitutes to wait for their clients under arches or in arched doorways.

How about that.

I spend much of my working life fornicating, and I never knew it.

I often say that about civil engineers :)

sibeen said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

btm said:

TIL the word fornicate is derived from fornix, the Latin for arch, because in Roman times it was common for prostitutes to wait for their clients under arches or in arched doorways.

How about that.

I spend much of my working life fornicating, and I never knew it.

I often say that about civil engineers :)

stop it or I’ll go blind.

our dinner was lovely and delicious and far too much (as restaurants tend to do) .. and tomorrow I was planning on walking back from the kids UWA holiday sports program.. but they are forecasting 100% chance of rain.. which is pretty high in my book…. still – I might consider a walk in the rain…

Arts said:

our dinner was lovely and delicious and far too much (as restaurants tend to do) .. and tomorrow I was planning on walking back from the kids UWA holiday sports program.. but they are forecasting 100% chance of rain.. which is pretty high in my book…. still – I might consider a walk in the rain…

Not just rain, they are saying 20 mm as the bottom end of the range. It’s not just gunna rain, it’s gunna bucket down.

Arts said:

still – I might consider a walk in the rain…

If you like pina coladas…

I only watch awards ceremonies for the dead people montage.

I made chicken rissoles tonight. First time for everything. I had some breast fillets in the fridge and just didn’t fancy pan fried chook, or even something done in the oven. So I got out the food processor and blitzed it down and then made rissoles. Did with mash, veg and gravy. As a first time effort it was average. I’ll do it again but adjust the ingredients.

party_pants said:

Arts said:

our dinner was lovely and delicious and far too much (as restaurants tend to do) .. and tomorrow I was planning on walking back from the kids UWA holiday sports program.. but they are forecasting 100% chance of rain.. which is pretty high in my book…. still – I might consider a walk in the rain…

Not just rain, they are saying 20 mm as the bottom end of the range. It’s not just gunna rain, it’s gunna bucket down.

I was thinking I can still walk in the rain… but it’s in for a bit in for the whole lot, because no one wants to sit next to a wet person on the bus….

Divine Angel said:

Arts said:

still – I might consider a walk in the rain…

If you like pina coladas…

I do.. but only a couple.. because they are too sweet…

what I love about that song is it is about a couple cheating.. but they cheat on each other with each other

sibeen said:

I made chicken rissoles tonight. First time for everything. I had some breast fillets in the fridge and just didn’t fancy pan fried chook, or even something done in the oven. So I got out the food processor and blitzed it down and then made rissoles. Did with mash, veg and gravy. As a first time effort it was average. I’ll do it again but adjust the ingredients.

that’s the spirit

Arts said:

party_pants said:

Arts said:

our dinner was lovely and delicious and far too much (as restaurants tend to do) .. and tomorrow I was planning on walking back from the kids UWA holiday sports program.. but they are forecasting 100% chance of rain.. which is pretty high in my book…. still – I might consider a walk in the rain…

Not just rain, they are saying 20 mm as the bottom end of the range. It’s not just gunna rain, it’s gunna bucket down.

I was thinking I can still walk in the rain… but it’s in for a bit in for the whole lot, because no one wants to sit next to a wet person on the bus….

You could catch the bus part way home and walk the rest.

Just hope you got some good wet weather kit, might be a good test for it.

Arts said:

Divine Angel said:

Arts said:

still – I might consider a walk in the rain…

If you like pina coladas…

I do.. but only a couple.. because they are too sweet…

what I love about that song is it is about a couple cheating.. but they cheat on each other with each other

My favourite line is, “if you’re not into yoga, if you have half a brain”.

party_pants said:

Arts said:

party_pants said:

Not just rain, they are saying 20 mm as the bottom end of the range. It’s not just gunna rain, it’s gunna bucket down.

I was thinking I can still walk in the rain… but it’s in for a bit in for the whole lot, because no one wants to sit next to a wet person on the bus….

You could catch the bus part way home and walk the rest.

Just hope you got some good wet weather kit, might be a good test for it.

indeed… I’ll play it by ear and see what the day brings…

Divine Angel said:

Arts said:

Divine Angel said:

If you like pina coladas…

I do.. but only a couple.. because they are too sweet…

what I love about that song is it is about a couple cheating.. but they cheat on each other with each other

My favourite line is, “if you’re not into yoga, if you have half a brain”.

hehe lyrical gold

did you go to the game today p_p?

Arts said:

did you go to the game today p_p?

snigger

Arts said:

did you go to the game today p_p?

No. I bought only a 3-game package rather than the full season.

So far I have had 2 wins from the 2 games I have been to. My next game is against sibeen’s mob in August.

party_pants said:

Arts said:

did you go to the game today p_p?

No. I bought only a 3-game package rather than the full season.

So far I have had 2 wins from the 2 games I have been to. My next game is against sibeen’s mob in August.

sure to win that one. eh?

Arts said:

party_pants said:

Arts said:

did you go to the game today p_p?

No. I bought only a 3-game package rather than the full season.

So far I have had 2 wins from the 2 games I have been to. My next game is against sibeen’s mob in August.

sure to win that one. eh?

They were supposed to shit in today’s match.

Arts said:

party_pants said:

Arts said:

did you go to the game today p_p?

No. I bought only a 3-game package rather than the full season.

So far I have had 2 wins from the 2 games I have been to. My next game is against sibeen’s mob in August.

sure to win that one. eh?

Hell no. Completely unpredictable.

party_pants said:

Arts said:

party_pants said:

No. I bought only a 3-game package rather than the full season.

So far I have had 2 wins from the 2 games I have been to. My next game is against sibeen’s mob in August.

sure to win that one. eh?

Hell no. Completely unpredictable.

I don’ really care.. I just have this sense of unease when Shebs wins

Arts said:

party_pants said:

Arts said:

sure to win that one. eh?

Hell no. Completely unpredictable.

I don’ really care.. I just have this sense of unease when Shebs wins

I’ve given up on them for the season, some weeks ago. It doesn’t really matter if they win or lose, there is no way they are playing finals. It depends on which weeks they all turn up and try hard and which weeks they go through the motions. Quite an inexperienced team and the coach has them playing a style which is extremely demanding.

Anyway, I might watch some of the soccer until I get pissed off with the players socks being pulled up to high. Then I’ll go to bed and miss out on all the drama like I did last night.

Spain score

party_pants said:

Arts said:

party_pants said:

Hell no. Completely unpredictable.

I don’ really care.. I just have this sense of unease when Shebs wins

I’ve given up on them for the season, some weeks ago. It doesn’t really matter if they win or lose, there is no way they are playing finals. It depends on which weeks they all turn up and try hard and which weeks they go through the motions. Quite an inexperienced team and the coach has them playing a style which is extremely demanding.

Anyway, I might watch some of the soccer until I get pissed off with the players socks being pulled up to high. Then I’ll go to bed and miss out on all the drama like I did last night.

Spain ahead, 1-0.

party_pants said:

Spain score

Good, I don’t want the Russkies to win.

Bubblecar said:

party_pants said:

Spain score

Good, I don’t want the Russkies to win.

I don’t really like either team, but one of them must win.

Am I awake?

kii said:

Am I awake?

No.

kii said:

Am I awake?

You’d better be, or you’re having a pretty boring dream.

party_pants said:

kii said:

Am I awake?

No.

Good.

Meanwhile:

Organisers of the Tour de France have formally forbidden Chris Froome from signing in for this year’s race, which starts on Saturday, in a last-ditch attempt to stop him competing, according to a report in Le Monde.

The race’s owner, Amaury Sport Organisation, has made the move in order to protect the image of the race because Froome’s appeal against his drugs test from last September has not been resolved. The cyclist has always maintained he never broke the rules.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/jul/01/chris-froome-blocked-signing-in-tour-de-france

party_pants said:

Bubblecar said:

party_pants said:

Spain score

Good, I don’t want the Russkies to win.

I don’t really like either team, but one of them must win.

I like vodka and wine it’s so conflicting

Bubblecar said:

kii said:

Am I awake?

You’d better be, or you’re having a pretty boring dream.

Well, someone made my toast and tea in the dream, exactly the way I like it….so that’s exciting.

I was watching the F1, but Ricc’s car has just blown up so I’ve now switched over to the fallover.

kii said:

Bubblecar said:

kii said:

Am I awake?

You’d better be, or you’re having a pretty boring dream.

Well, someone made my toast and tea in the dream, exactly the way I like it….so that’s exciting.

Goodo.

I haven’t had dinner yet so I’ve just put a chicken burger and chips in the oven.

sibeen said:

I was watching the F1, but Ricc’s car has just blown up so I’ve now switched over to the fallover.

That’s exciting.

Divine Angel said:

Arts said:

Divine Angel said:

If you like pina coladas…

I do.. but only a couple.. because they are too sweet…

what I love about that song is it is about a couple cheating.. but they cheat on each other with each other

My favourite line is, “if you’re not into yoga, if you have half a brain”.

Sounds a bit iffy.

Oo…cool change today. Only gonna hit 100°F.

Arts said:

party_pants said:

Bubblecar said:

Good, I don’t want the Russkies to win.

I don’t really like either team, but one of them must win.

I like vodka and wine it’s so conflicting

I wish I had your positive way of looking things,

party_pants said:

Arts said:

party_pants said:

I don’t really like either team, but one of them must win.

I like vodka and wine it’s so conflicting

I wish I had your positive way of looking things,

^at

kii said:

Oo…cool change today. Only gonna hit 100°F.

If you had stayed here, no difference.

party_pants said:

Arts said:

party_pants said:

I don’t really like either team, but one of them must win.

I like vodka and wine it’s so conflicting

I wish I had your positive way of looking things,

Pfft, she gets upset when some have an occasional gain.

lightnin’ hopkins in the headphones, album, some earlyish recordings

one of my favorites the mister hopkins

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightnin%27_Hopkins
“Samuel John “Lightnin’” Hopkins (March 15, 1912 – January 30, 1982) was an American country blues singer, songwriter, guitarist, and occasional pianist, from Centerville, Texas. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him number 71 on its list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time.

The musicologist Robert “Mack” McCormick opined that Hopkins is “the embodiment of the jazz-and-poetry spirit, representing its ancient form in the single creator whose words and music are one act”

linked picture may not open, we’ll see

sibeen said:

party_pants said:

Arts said:

I like vodka and wine it’s so conflicting

I wish I had your positive way of looking things,

Pfft, she gets upset when some have an occasional gain.

my brief says ‘diss Shebs wherever you can’ it’s not personal dammit (well, not all the time)

It has gone a bit dull. Spain passing the ball around in their attacking half to three quarters are, not able to get the ball inside that last attacking quarter, Russia attempting the quick counter attack but really skillful enough.

party_pants said:

It has gone a bit dull. Spain passing the ball around in their attacking half to three quarters are, not able to get the ball inside that last attacking quarter, Russia attempting the quick counter attack but really skillful enough.

so Russia get a decent chance just as I type that

sibeen said:

party_pants said:

Arts said:

I like vodka and wine it’s so conflicting

I wish I had your positive way of looking things,

Pfft, she gets upset when some have an occasional gain.

Even a vicarious one.

transition said:

lightnin’ hopkins in the headphones, album, some earlyish recordings

one of my favorites the mister hopkins

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightnin%27_Hopkins
“Samuel John “Lightnin’” Hopkins (March 15, 1912 – January 30, 1982) was an American country blues singer, songwriter, guitarist, and occasional pianist, from Centerville, Texas. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him number 71 on its list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time.

The musicologist Robert “Mack” McCormick opined that Hopkins is “the embodiment of the jazz-and-poetry spirit, representing its ancient form in the single creator whose words and music are one act”

linked picture may not open, we’ll see

Was in the car yesterday evening and the radio station I listen to had some jazz on. I asked younger sprog whether it did any thing for her and she replied in the negative. I fully concurred,

I just don’t get it. I don’t hate it, it just does nothing for me.

party_pants said:

party_pants said:

It has gone a bit dull. Spain passing the ball around in their attacking half to three quarters are, not able to get the ball inside that last attacking quarter, Russia attempting the quick counter attack but really skillful enough.

so Russia get a decent chance just as I type that

I have a soccer ball rolling around under the kitchen table.

party_pants said:

It has gone a bit dull. Spain passing the ball around in their attacking half to three quarters are, not able to get the ball inside that last attacking quarter, Russia attempting the quick counter attack but really skillful enough.

A bit?

yawn

sibeen said:

transition said:

lightnin’ hopkins in the headphones, album, some earlyish recordings

one of my favorites the mister hopkins

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightnin%27_Hopkins
“Samuel John “Lightnin’” Hopkins (March 15, 1912 – January 30, 1982) was an American country blues singer, songwriter, guitarist, and occasional pianist, from Centerville, Texas. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him number 71 on its list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time.

The musicologist Robert “Mack” McCormick opined that Hopkins is “the embodiment of the jazz-and-poetry spirit, representing its ancient form in the single creator whose words and music are one act”

linked picture may not open, we’ll see

Was in the car yesterday evening and the radio station I listen to had some jazz on. I asked younger sprog whether it did any thing for her and she replied in the negative. I fully concurred,

I just don’t get it. I don’t hate it, it just does nothing for me.

oh yes but lightnin’ hopkins isn’t jazz, nothing like it

kii said:

party_pants said:

party_pants said:

It has gone a bit dull. Spain passing the ball around in their attacking half to three quarters are, not able to get the ball inside that last attacking quarter, Russia attempting the quick counter attack but really skillful enough.

so Russia get a decent chance just as I type that

I have a soccer ball rolling around under the kitchen table.

If it throws up, or pisses, it’s probably a dog.

party_pants said:

It has gone a bit dull. Spain passing the ball around in their attacking half to three quarters are, not able to get the ball inside that last attacking quarter, Russia attempting the quick counter attack but really skillful enough.

Yes, keepballers vs clodhoppers.

penalty, Russia score.

Bubblecar said:

party_pants said:

It has gone a bit dull. Spain passing the ball around in their attacking half to three quarters are, not able to get the ball inside that last attacking quarter, Russia attempting the quick counter attack but really skillful enough.

Yes, keepballers vs clodhoppers.

And Russia draw even just I said that, but it was a set piece.

sibeen said:

kii said:

party_pants said:

so Russia get a decent chance just as I type that

I have a soccer ball rolling around under the kitchen table.

If it throws up, or pisses, it’s probably a dog.

Nah, it’s my physical therapy tool.

Also, Grace hasn’t peed in the house for ages. We’ve learnt to recognise her signals.

sibeen said:

transition said:

lightnin’ hopkins in the headphones, album, some earlyish recordings

one of my favorites the mister hopkins

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightnin%27_Hopkins
“Samuel John “Lightnin’” Hopkins (March 15, 1912 – January 30, 1982) was an American country blues singer, songwriter, guitarist, and occasional pianist, from Centerville, Texas. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him number 71 on its list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time.

The musicologist Robert “Mack” McCormick opined that Hopkins is “the embodiment of the jazz-and-poetry spirit, representing its ancient form in the single creator whose words and music are one act”

linked picture may not open, we’ll see

Was in the car yesterday evening and the radio station I listen to had some jazz on. I asked younger sprog whether it did any thing for her and she replied in the negative. I fully concurred,

I just don’t get it. I don’t hate it, it just does nothing for me.

There are many different kinds of jazz. Lots of short & sweet jazz standards in the old days.

kii said:

sibeen said:

kii said:

I have a soccer ball rolling around under the kitchen table.

If it throws up, or pisses, it’s probably a dog.

Nah, it’s my physical therapy tool.

Also, Grace hasn’t peed in the house for ages. We’ve learnt to recognise her signals.

Grace has trained you?

kii said:

sibeen said:

kii said:

I have a soccer ball rolling around under the kitchen table.

If it throws up, or pisses, it’s probably a dog.

Nah, it’s my physical therapy tool.

Also, Grace hasn’t peed in the house for ages. We’ve learnt to recognise her signals.

she’s trained you well

damn p_p.. I got distracted by the dead people montage on the logies

Arts said:

damn p_p.. I got distracted by the dead people montage on the logies

It is your fatal weakness. I cannot help you.

I should probably get organised to do something.

My Texas sage bushes need watering, so do my pot plants.

My eyes are bleary.

I’ve nearly sorted out the kitchen so we can use it until Stage 2 of the renovations. mr kii is being very good about having his comfort zones changed. Ever since he was assessed as having “adjustment disorder”, he’s been making jokes about me changing stuff around the house as we renovate.

party_pants said:

kii said:

sibeen said:

If it throws up, or pisses, it’s probably a dog.

Nah, it’s my physical therapy tool.

Also, Grace hasn’t peed in the house for ages. We’ve learnt to recognise her signals.

Grace has trained you?

Exactly. :D

Bubblecar said:

sibeen said:

transition said:

lightnin’ hopkins in the headphones, album, some earlyish recordings

one of my favorites the mister hopkins

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightnin%27_Hopkins
“Samuel John “Lightnin’” Hopkins (March 15, 1912 – January 30, 1982) was an American country blues singer, songwriter, guitarist, and occasional pianist, from Centerville, Texas. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him number 71 on its list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time.

The musicologist Robert “Mack” McCormick opined that Hopkins is “the embodiment of the jazz-and-poetry spirit, representing its ancient form in the single creator whose words and music are one act”

linked picture may not open, we’ll see

Was in the car yesterday evening and the radio station I listen to had some jazz on. I asked younger sprog whether it did any thing for her and she replied in the negative. I fully concurred,

I just don’t get it. I don’t hate it, it just does nothing for me.

There are many different kinds of jazz. Lots of short & sweet jazz standards in the old days.

I’ve listened to heaps of jazz. Never found a track that I could say I love.

party_pants said:

Arts said:

damn p_p.. I got distracted by the dead people montage on the logies

It is your fatal weakness. I cannot help you.

and you were my last hope

Arts said:

party_pants said:

Arts said:

damn p_p.. I got distracted by the dead people montage on the logies

It is your fatal weakness. I cannot help you.

and you were my last hope

there is another

party_pants said:

Arts said:

party_pants said:

It is your fatal weakness. I cannot help you.

and you were my last hope

there is another

my last

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2h6Xfa7LCc
hopkins’ black cadillac, more upbeat
not sure you’ve had any black cadillac in the morning lately

upbeat again, mojo hand
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoAhrEV6lgk
he’s gonna fix his woman

I more like his slower songs where he’s sorta story telling
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Md9w915Nag
smokes like lightning

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GkuK0IUYeE
going away

last two and few others similar I love

Grant Denyer has won the GOLD LOGIE

I could not pick this person out of a police lineup if my life depended on it. I have never heard of him.

sibeen said:

Grant Denyer has won the GOLD LOGIE

I could not pick this person out of a police lineup if my life depended on it. I have never heard of him.

I’d be surprised if I’d heard of any of them.

sibeen said:

Grant Denyer has won the GOLD LOGIE

I could not pick this person out of a police lineup if my life depended on it. I have never heard of him.

So Amanda Keller missed out. This week there has been some bizzare radio plug just before the news every hour urging people to vote for Amanda.

party_pants said:

sibeen said:

Grant Denyer has won the GOLD LOGIE

I could not pick this person out of a police lineup if my life depended on it. I have never heard of him.

So Amanda Keller missed out. This week there has been some bizzare radio plug just before the news every hour urging people to vote for Amanda.

RRR in Melbourne must have missed the telex. Nary a mention.

Bubblecar said:

sibeen said:

Grant Denyer has won the GOLD LOGIE

I could not pick this person out of a police lineup if my life depended on it. I have never heard of him.

I’d be surprised if I’d heard of any of them.

Don’t think I’ve watched any commercial television channel at all this century.

Bubblecar said:

Bubblecar said:

sibeen said:

Grant Denyer has won the GOLD LOGIE

I could not pick this person out of a police lineup if my life depended on it. I have never heard of him.

I’d be surprised if I’d heard of any of them.

Don’t think I’ve watched any commercial television channel at all this century.

You watched the Olympics, didn’t you?

Bubblecar said:

sibeen said:

Grant Denyer has won the GOLD LOGIE

I could not pick this person out of a police lineup if my life depended on it. I have never heard of him.

I’d be surprised if I’d heard of any of them.

I’ve heard of him, but wouldn’t recognise him if I saw him. I didn’t recognise Kim Basinger when I assisted her at bn.

party_pants said:

Bubblecar said:

Bubblecar said:

I’d be surprised if I’d heard of any of them.

Don’t think I’ve watched any commercial television channel at all this century.

You watched the Olympics, didn’t you?

No.

Martin Tyler’s not very excited by this match either. Sounds like he’s mumbling in his sleep.

Bubblecar said:

Martin Tyler’s not very excited by this match either. Sounds like he’s mumbling in his sleep.

it’s been boring af

party_pants said:

Bubblecar said:

Martin Tyler’s not very excited by this match either. Sounds like he’s mumbling in his sleep.

it’s been boring af

You should have gone to bed, then it would have been a fast-paced goal fest.

;)

Bubblecar said:

party_pants said:

Bubblecar said:

Martin Tyler’s not very excited by this match either. Sounds like he’s mumbling in his sleep.

it’s been boring af

You should have gone to bed, then it would have been a fast-paced goal fest.

;)

I probably should. I am yawning a bit already but not so much as yesterday. I might be able to do another 25- or 30 minutes,

I have no dog in the fight, but fuck I hope Spain loses. Boring as.

sibeen said:

I have no dog in the fight, but fuck I hope Spain loses. Boring as.

Almost as boring as Russia.

party_pants said:

Bubblecar said:

party_pants said:

it’s been boring af

You should have gone to bed, then it would have been a fast-paced goal fest.

;)

I probably should. I am yawning a bit already but not so much as yesterday. I might be able to do another 25- or 30 minutes,

fuck it.

Goodnight and enjoy the 54 result in the last few minutes,

kii said:

Is the bloke on the left wearing socks?

sibeen said:

kii said:

Is the bloke on the left wearing socks?

Isn’t that you?

kii said:

Cruel and inhuman punishment.

kii said:

sibeen said:

kii said:

Is the bloke on the left wearing socks?

Isn’t that you?

No. That’s the other thing, chest hair, where the fuck is it?

I could provide enough hair for at least two decent cardigans with just one seasons shearing. I thought this clean chested scene was a new development.

party_pants said:

party_pants said:

Bubblecar said:

You should have gone to bed, then it would have been a fast-paced goal fest.

;)

I probably should. I am yawning a bit already but not so much as yesterday. I might be able to do another 25- or 30 minutes,

fuck it.

Goodnight and enjoy the 54 result in the last few minutes,

The rot’s well and truly set in, they’re plodding their way to a penalty shootout.

sibeen said:

kii said:

sibeen said:

Is the bloke on the left wearing socks?

Isn’t that you?

No. That’s the other thing, chest hair, where the fuck is it?

I could provide enough hair for at least two decent cardigans with just one seasons shearing. I thought this clean chested scene was a new development.

Final spark of life from Spain.

buffy said:

PermeateFree said:

buffy said:

A Short History of Planet Earth was OK. He’s not a bad writer. heaven + earth is a lot more strident though.

I heard him give an address on the radio where he had around 20 reasons why global warming activists were wrong. It was absolute crap and I though he was fast approaching dementia.

How long ago was this?

Around 5. He teamed up with Gina Rinehart around the same time.

And it’s going to another half hour of half chances and plodding before the penalties.

O Canada O Canada………….

Ooo, just got a spam email:

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I’m not sure this mob is on the ball. I wouldn’t get out of bed for their upper limit.

Russia win the lottery, what a farce.

Bubblecar said:

Russia win the lottery, what a farce.

Why? Spain passed the ball around a lot. All very pretty. How many real attempts on goal did they actually have?

sibeen said:

Bubblecar said:

Russia win the lottery, what a farce.

Why? Spain passed the ball around a lot. All very pretty. How many real attempts on goal did they actually have?

Spain have only themselves to blame, but penalty shootouts are nonetheless farcical.

Denmark vs Croatia now also about to go to a penalty shootout.

Bubblecar said:

Denmark vs Croatia now also about to go to a penalty shootout.

WTFBBQ

Who’s offering what odds on Russia getting through to the Final?

captain_spalding said:

Who’s offering what odds on Russia getting through to the Final?

No chance,

Weather report for buffy fine frosty and 0 degrees with 55% humidity

Cold and raining, got 22mm overnight.

kryten said:

Weather report for buffy fine frosty and 0 degrees with 55% humidity

similar here.

Cold in Casterton. Light frost. I’ve seen it whiter. But it feels cold down here in the valley. The weather station is up at the airport, so always significantly different from down in town. BoM says it’s 3 degrees up there.

buffy said:

Cold in Casterton. Light frost. I’ve seen it whiter. But it feels cold down here in the valley. The weather station is up at the airport, so always significantly different from down in town. BoM says it’s 3 degrees up there.

-1 here but the frost doesn’t look it.

The Rev Dodgson said:

buffy said:

PermeateFree said:

I heard him give an address on the radio where he had around 20 reasons why global warming activists were wrong. It was absolute crap and I though he was fast approaching dementia.

How long ago was this?

There are Plimer references up to Oct 2017 here:
https://www.desmogblog.com/ian-plimer

It seems he hasn’t changed his views at all.

Thanks Rev. I didn’t find that on a Google search. I’ll have a look. I don’t think I’d really expect him to change his views.

Mrs rb just texted to say that the Dr said she could go home today.

roughbarked said:

Mrs rb just texted to say that the Dr said she could go home today.

Did they find out what was up?

Peak Warming Man said:

roughbarked said:

Mrs rb just texted to say that the Dr said she could go home today.

Did they find out what was up?

Not as fsr as I can tell.

party_pants said:

sibeen said:

Grant Denyer has won the GOLD LOGIE

I could not pick this person out of a police lineup if my life depended on it. I have never heard of him.

So Amanda Keller missed out. This week there has been some bizzare radio plug just before the news every hour urging people to vote for Amanda.

Tom Gleeson will be pleased. There will be no end of gloating.

buffy said:

party_pants said:

sibeen said:

Grant Denyer has won the GOLD LOGIE

I could not pick this person out of a police lineup if my life depended on it. I have never heard of him.

So Amanda Keller missed out. This week there has been some bizzare radio plug just before the news every hour urging people to vote for Amanda.

Tom Gleeson will be pleased. There will be no end of gloating.

One can imagine.

Hah!

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-02/us-sonic-attack-cases-the-placebo-effect-in-reverse/9929368

Morning, cool and overcast in the Styx.

I see Froome has been banned from taking part in the Tour de France…seems odd to ban one drug cheat when 90% of the peloton are also likely cheating as well.

poikilotherm said:

Morning, cool and overcast in the Styx.

I see Froome has been banned from taking part in the Tour de France…seems odd to ban one drug cheat when 90% of the peloton are also likely cheating as well.

He has an appeal in, I reckon he’ll still ride.

A comment on the news. “I wonder how many people clicked the off button when Bert Newton came on?”

My response was.. I thought that fat bastid was dead. maybe wishful thinking.

Peak Warming Man said:

captain_spalding said:

Who’s offering what odds on Russia getting through to the Final?

No chance,

Persuasive, indeed. So, how did Spain manage to lose?

captain_spalding said:

Peak Warming Man said:

captain_spalding said:

Who’s offering what odds on Russia getting through to the Final?

No chance,

Persuasive, indeed. So, how did Spain manage to lose?

The Russian goalie had a very good game, apparently.

Good morning. I am already at the library and the head librarian (who knows me pretty well now lol) has promised to come in a bit later when she’s not busy and show me the collection of stuff they have on the local cemeteries. I am very excited :)

Sunny at the moment, high chance of showers later and a top of 23 today.

roughbarked said:

Mrs rb just texted to say that the Dr said she could go home today.

That is Very Good News!

“Melissa Brunning got the shock of her life when a shark she was feeding latched onto her index finger and dragged her into the water.”

rofl, that’s the least shocking thing that I’d expect to happen while feeding a fkn shark…

Peak Warming Man said:

captain_spalding said:

Peak Warming Man said:

No chance,

Persuasive, indeed. So, how did Spain manage to lose?

The Russian goalie had a very good game, apparently.

How did Russia score 2 goals with only 1 shot on target?

The Rev Dodgson said:

Peak Warming Man said:

captain_spalding said:

Persuasive, indeed. So, how did Spain manage to lose?

The Russian goalie had a very good game, apparently.

How did Russia score 2 goals with only 1 shot on target?

They didn’t. Final score was 1-1 but Russia won 4-3 in the penalty shootout.

buffy said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

buffy said:

How long ago was this?

There are Plimer references up to Oct 2017 here:
https://www.desmogblog.com/ian-plimer

It seems he hasn’t changed his views at all.

Thanks Rev. I didn’t find that on a Google search. I’ll have a look. I don’t think I’d really expect him to change his views.

You should have Binged :)

No, I wouldn’t expect him to change either.

Confirmation bias is pretty powerful.

It also works both ways of course.

Bubblecar said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Peak Warming Man said:

The Russian goalie had a very good game, apparently.

How did Russia score 2 goals with only 1 shot on target?

They didn’t. Final score was 1-1 but Russia won 4-3 in the penalty shootout.

I must have misread the score sheet.

The Spanish goalie can’t be feeling that great today :)

Morning all.

Got a Pharma question of Poik, if I may:

How would a bloke go about finding out the therapeutic dose of Amoxycillin for LRTI (presumed to be CAP, based on sputum colour and Hx)?

Asking for a friend…

Rule 303 said:

Morning all.

Got a Pharma question of Poik, if I may:

How would a bloke go about finding out the therapeutic dose of Amoxycillin for LRTI (presumed to be CAP, based on sputum colour and Hx)?

Asking for a friend…

Use Google ;)

Depends, but empiric treatment of ‘simple’ cases would be 500mg three times a day.

Sputum colour is woo science…

poikilotherm said:

Rule 303 said:

Morning all.

Got a Pharma question of Poik, if I may:

How would a bloke go about finding out the therapeutic dose of Amoxycillin for LRTI (presumed to be CAP, based on sputum colour and Hx)?

Asking for a friend…

Use Google ;)

Depends, but empiric treatment of ‘simple’ cases would be 500mg three times a day.

Sputum colour is woo science…

or 1g three times a day.

Usually dr makes the call depending on likelihood etc.

Greetings

Greetings and salutations, Cymek. How was your weekend?

poikilotherm said:

Rule 303 said:

Morning all.

Got a Pharma question of Poik, if I may:

How would a bloke go about finding out the therapeutic dose of Amoxycillin for LRTI (presumed to be CAP, based on sputum colour and Hx)?

Asking for a friend…

Use Google ;)

Depends, but empiric treatment of ‘simple’ cases would be 500mg three times a day.

Sputum colour is woo science…

Google! I would never of thought of that….

Eh, the memory is telling me that colour was reliable in predicting between “That’ll grow” and “Probably wont grow” in the lab. Where’s JF when we need her?

Thanks for your help.

nods

Cymek, BUGF, others….

Divine Angel said:

Greetings and salutations, Cymek. How was your weekend?

Was OK did some pruning of fruit trees, it went too quick feel like I never even left work

Rule 303 said:

poikilotherm said:

Rule 303 said:

Morning all.

Got a Pharma question of Poik, if I may:

How would a bloke go about finding out the therapeutic dose of Amoxycillin for LRTI (presumed to be CAP, based on sputum colour and Hx)?

Asking for a friend…

Use Google ;)

Depends, but empiric treatment of ‘simple’ cases would be 500mg three times a day.

Sputum colour is woo science…

Google! I would never of thought of that….

Eh, the memory is telling me that colour was reliable in predicting between “That’ll grow” and “Probably wont grow” in the lab. Where’s JF when we need her?

Thanks for your help.

Depends on a lot of things but based on the minimal information given it wouldn’t be useful (and isn’t part of diagnostic criteria for CAP).

poikilotherm said:

Rule 303 said:

Google! I would never of thought of that….

Eh, the memory is telling me that colour was reliable in predicting between “That’ll grow” and “Probably wont grow” in the lab. Where’s JF when we need her?

Thanks for your help.

Depends on a lot of things but based on the minimal information given it wouldn’t be useful (and isn’t part of diagnostic criteria for CAP).

Ahhh, OK. Hmmm…. My memory is a notoriously unreliable place to visit for some types of information.

‘Man stabs nine people, including six children, at birthday party in Idaho’

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-02/man-stabs-nine-people-at-birthday-party/9930566

He looks like a real charmer, too.

Rule 303 said:

Where’s JF when we need her?

I often wonder what the SSSFers are up to. Those were the days, my friend. We thought they’d never end…

Divine Angel said:

Rule 303 said:

Where’s JF when we need her?

I often wonder what the SSSFers are up to. Those were the days, my friend. We thought they’d never end…

This form is something of a retirement home for some SSSFers, isn’t it?

Must be a tough gig to be a defence lawyer. Take this Zlatko bloke. His teenage girlfriend ends up dead, he (allegedly) puts the body into a barrel. Now the lawyer has to work out how to get this guy acquitted.

Oh, the girl died from an accident/misadventure.

I’d hate to the be on the jury for that one. I suspect the evidence will be quite gruesome. Or maybe I would like to be on the jury for that reason. Hmm.

captain_spalding said:

Divine Angel said:

Rule 303 said:

Where’s JF when we need her?

I often wonder what the SSSFers are up to. Those were the days, my friend. We thought they’d never end…

This form is something of a retirement home for some SSSFers, isn’t it?

Eh? Speak up, sonny…..and get off my lawn!

Divine Angel said:

Must be a tough gig to be a defence lawyer. Take this Zlatko bloke. His teenage girlfriend ends up dead, he (allegedly) puts the body into a barrel. Now the lawyer has to work out how to get this guy acquitted.

Oh, the girl died from an accident/misadventure.

I’d hate to the be on the jury for that one. I suspect the evidence will be quite gruesome. Or maybe I would like to be on the jury for that reason. Hmm.

I wonder if the folk at Snowtown are following it…?

captain_spalding said:

Divine Angel said:

Rule 303 said:

Where’s JF when we need her?

I often wonder what the SSSFers are up to. Those were the days, my friend. We thought they’d never end…

This form is something of a retirement home for some SSSFers, isn’t it?

I’m not an SSSFer! I’m still hiding from the raving lunatic in Squabbly.

kii said:

captain_spalding said:

Divine Angel said:

I often wonder what the SSSFers are up to. Those were the days, my friend. We thought they’d never end…

This form is something of a retirement home for some SSSFers, isn’t it?

I’m not an SSSFer! I’m still hiding from the raving lunatic in Squabbly.

Clever. Hiding from a lunatic by hiding in a looney bin.

Such an exciting day.

Shopped for a new Brita jug.

Stocked up on vegetables.

Saw my old silversmithing teacher, we caught up on stuff. Including where The Rocket Scientist is now.

Bought a potted yellow chrysanthemum and condolence card for Groucho Zappa’s wife – her brother died.

mr kii and I discussed how tired we are after a disrupted week with kitchen renovations. The builder returns tomorrow to check on the work. Plus the rangehood dudes are putting a hole in our roof tomorrow.

captain_spalding said:

kii said:

captain_spalding said:

This form is something of a retirement home for some SSSFers, isn’t it?

I’m not an SSSFer! I’m still hiding from the raving lunatic in Squabbly.

Clever. Hiding from a lunatic by hiding in a looney bin.

I thought so. If she tracks me down I have a spare handle to use :D

dumb’s up, imbibin’ the caffeine
tempted to make that a rhyme
I rearrangin’ few words let’s see
juggle juggle, yeah jugglin’ ‘em

Mr buffy…if you are there, call me…

kii said:

Such an exciting day.

Shopped for a new Brita jug.

Stocked up on vegetables.

Saw my old silversmithing teacher, we caught up on stuff. Including where The Rocket Scientist is now.

Bought a potted yellow chrysanthemum and condolence card for Groucho Zappa’s wife – her brother died.

mr kii and I discussed how tired we are after a disrupted week with kitchen renovations. The builder returns tomorrow to check on the work. Plus the rangehood dudes are putting a hole in our roof tomorrow.

It’s an admirably varied sort of day.

More varied than my “day” of watching boring football, catching up on global insanity news, doing a bit of laundry and eating too much.

Still to come: shower and washing up. But tomorrow I’ll get back on with studio work and probably go for a walk.

English County Cricket.
Three runs to get, seven wickets in hand, two overs remaining.
Captain-: We really should have won that.

LOL.

transition said:

dumb’s up, imbibin’ the caffeine
tempted to make that a rhyme
I rearrangin’ few words let’s see
juggle juggle, yeah jugglin’ ‘em

failed to rhyme but you had a good time
imbibin’ caffeine from the ol’ coffee bean

Bubblecar said:

kii said:

Such an exciting day.

Shopped for a new Brita jug.

Stocked up on vegetables.

Saw my old silversmithing teacher, we caught up on stuff. Including where The Rocket Scientist is now.

Bought a potted yellow chrysanthemum and condolence card for Groucho Zappa’s wife – her brother died.

mr kii and I discussed how tired we are after a disrupted week with kitchen renovations. The builder returns tomorrow to check on the work. Plus the rangehood dudes are putting a hole in our roof tomorrow.

It’s an admirably varied sort of day.

More varied than my “day” of watching boring football, catching up on global insanity news, doing a bit of laundry and eating too much.

Still to come: shower and washing up. But tomorrow I’ll get back on with studio work and probably go for a walk.

Get yourself a little back pack and plan route, take your camera.
Just go a little bit further every outing and before long you’ll be hankering to go again and singing “I love to a wandering………… tra_alee tra_alah……………..with a knapsack on my back”

OK then. Turning off the phone. Heading home. Via the bakery and the chocolate factory and the bin at Hamilton (for the rose prunings).

This morning’s SMH tells me that the body representing GPs says we shouldn’t use pharmacy provided health checks because the greedy buggers are just after our money.

Thank goodness we have this reliable professional body without vested interests to report on this matter.

I’m having a mental blank. What are those brooches called, the ones with a silhouette on them?

The Rev Dodgson said:

This morning’s SMH tells me that the body representing GPs says we shouldn’t use pharmacy provided health checks because the greedy buggers are just after our money.

Thank goodness we have this reliable professional body without vested interests to report on this matter.

I found the comments amusing.

The Rev Dodgson said:

This morning’s SMH tells me that the body representing GPs says we shouldn’t use pharmacy provided health checks because the greedy buggers are just after our money.

Thank goodness we have this reliable professional body without vested interests to report on this matter.

ROFL

Divine Angel said:

I’m having a mental blank. What are those brooches called, the ones with a silhouette on them?

Cameo brooches.

The Seven Ages of Eating.

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20180629-the-seven-stages-of-life-that-affect-how-we-eat

Divine Angel said:

I’m having a mental blank. What are those brooches called, the ones with a silhouette on them?

It looks like they are called “silhouette brooches”

HTH

(They may also be called cameo brooches)

poikilotherm said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

This morning’s SMH tells me that the body representing GPs says we shouldn’t use pharmacy provided health checks because the greedy buggers are just after our money.

Thank goodness we have this reliable professional body without vested interests to report on this matter.

I found the comments amusing.

So do they have a point, or are they just after our bulk billing $$s?

Peak Warming Man said:

Bubblecar said:

kii said:

Such an exciting day.

Shopped for a new Brita jug.

Stocked up on vegetables.

Saw my old silversmithing teacher, we caught up on stuff. Including where The Rocket Scientist is now.

Bought a potted yellow chrysanthemum and condolence card for Groucho Zappa’s wife – her brother died.

mr kii and I discussed how tired we are after a disrupted week with kitchen renovations. The builder returns tomorrow to check on the work. Plus the rangehood dudes are putting a hole in our roof tomorrow.

It’s an admirably varied sort of day.

More varied than my “day” of watching boring football, catching up on global insanity news, doing a bit of laundry and eating too much.

Still to come: shower and washing up. But tomorrow I’ll get back on with studio work and probably go for a walk.

Get yourself a little back pack and plan route, take your camera.
Just go a little bit further every outing and before long you’ll be hankering to go again and singing “I love to a wandering………… tra_alee tra_alah……………..with a knapsack on my back”

I do need to start extending my walks. They’re usually only half an hour.

Peak Warming Man said:

The Seven Ages of Eating.

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20180629-the-seven-stages-of-life-that-affect-how-we-eat

Interesting that they say higher protein intake is recommended for my age group. I probably eat too much protein.

Bubblecar said:

Divine Angel said:

I’m having a mental blank. What are those brooches called, the ones with a silhouette on them?

Cameo brooches.

Thanks! I kept thinking bust but I knew that wasn’t right.

Peak Warming Man said:

The Seven Ages of Eating.

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20180629-the-seven-stages-of-life-that-affect-how-we-eat

I’ve been stress eating :(

Bubblecar said:

Peak Warming Man said:

The Seven Ages of Eating.

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20180629-the-seven-stages-of-life-that-affect-how-we-eat

Interesting that they say higher protein intake is recommended for my age group. I probably eat too much.

fixed.

sorry.

The Rev Dodgson said:

poikilotherm said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

This morning’s SMH tells me that the body representing GPs says we shouldn’t use pharmacy provided health checks because the greedy buggers are just after our money.

Thank goodness we have this reliable professional body without vested interests to report on this matter.

I found the comments amusing.

So do they have a point, or are they just after our bulk billing $$s?

Everyones’s after everyone elses money…

There is a Canadian T20 competition that still has about two weeks to run for those needing a cricket fix.

kii, buffy…

poikilotherm said:

Bubblecar said:

Peak Warming Man said:

The Seven Ages of Eating.

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20180629-the-seven-stages-of-life-that-affect-how-we-eat

Interesting that they say higher protein intake is recommended for my age group. I probably eat too much.

fixed.

sorry.

Obviously I eat too much, but I’m talking proportions, not portions. For example, I should probably eat fewer legumes and more leaves.

kii said:

Such an exciting day.

Shopped for a new Brita jug.

Stocked up on vegetables.

Saw my old silversmithing teacher, we caught up on stuff. Including where The Rocket Scientist is now.

Bought a potted yellow chrysanthemum and condolence card for Groucho Zappa’s wife – her brother died.

mr kii and I discussed how tired we are after a disrupted week with kitchen renovations. The builder returns tomorrow to check on the work. Plus the rangehood dudes are putting a hole in our roof tomorrow.

Oh how I wish my range hood didn’t dump its stuff straight back into the room…