Tourist strolling in London the other day I took this photo, it perfectly sums up my feelings of hypernormalization.

I'm annoyed that Scott Hamilton, NZ historian and second hand book shop lover, hasn't moved to bluesky (yet)

Trump says "we are the federal law " ....this is the ROYAL we.

The path not taken

Forest bathing on Maungawhau, soundtrack by Tui

I'm rereading Janet Frame. Here is a classic Frameism, from Daughter Buffalo, her "American " novel. "Turnlung looked afraid. 'I should go home now, ' he said. 'Back to my room. Agile can so easily become fragile. Just think of those two letters f and r loitering in the doorway.