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Never give up. Life always finds a way to be free

This thread on the destruction of the commercial airline industry in Russia is a must read. In the conclusion of a litany of issues is the hope that Trump is allowing Belarus access to plane systems which will be passed on to Russia. Gee thanks Trump, Russia is rooting for you.

Anyone else watching Bon Appetit, your Majesty? Such a great Korean historical drama, the penultimate episode is up tonight on Netflix and it's great. So addictive. #koreandrama #korea

Do some people reach a level of maturity of a 14 year old and then just stop developing? "A 47-year-old man will appear in the Waitākere District Court next month charged with operating a vehicle causing sustained loss of traction." www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/albany-st...

Spring.... After a couple of days in the 20's tomorrow will have snow and a winter high of 11. Better cover up the new veggies.

Old guys taking up mtn biking rank high on injury list. Just what are we expected to do when retired? Sit around reading books or playing golf? So boring. Moral: get off your Zimmer frames and get on a bike. www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3608...

Can't stop thinking of the coffee I had in Dunedin at, I think, Nobles in Stuart Street. I have never had a latte with such a thick rich tasting head on it. It was about 10cm deep. Anyone know how they make it? It was magnificent.

So many beautiful beaches south of Oamaru. Making a coffee overlooking this one

Karitane beach is magnificent! Great waves wide and flat.

Waitaki has a Dr who themed toilet. It's called the Turdus.

Giant native birds ! And an umbrella tree!

Port Chalmers cycling to the city and back. Nice ride with some magnificent cycle bridges. Got hailed on however.

Alan's Beach Otago Peninsula. It's a sea lion!!.. it's a log... It's a sea lion!! .. it's a rock... Flee the beach away from the rocks and logs.

A poem about Luxon, the missing leader....

Just finished cycling on the peninsula in Otipoti. From Portabello to the city and back. Going in felt motorized, a great tailwind. But back was a low geared slog. Beautiful place, middle class paradise, houses nestled on hillsides overlooking a big harbor. Tomorrow we do the North side.

Let's go to Dunedin because it's good weather and we can do some cycling.! Passing Timaru and all the cars coming have headlights on . Black sky and rain falls.... The weather forecast changed! So. Much. Rain!!

It's a scientifically proven fact that tomato sauce prevents processed meat, like sausages from causing cancer. So don't worry about it. (My advice to my wife)

The truth is finally revealed. big Clothing makes us separate the whites from the dark. Time for a rebellion.

Am in central Christchurch. Where is this wind you are all speaking of? No kidding there has been nothing but a light breeze since I got up.

Signs that societal collapse is imminent. Someone was walking with a big captain cook pig on Sumner beach this morning. It was just ambling along behind its humans enjoying the sun near the water edge.

This is funny, my wife is German and she read this book as a kid. It's so true

This is a really interesting video With Heather Cox Richardson discussing the way forward for America in the current regime. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

Last year, 15 independent, union & university economists wrote to Nicola Willis & Luxon to call on them to change their economic strategy, highlighting the economic risks & short- termism. Chris Bishop proudly told media that Willis would rather listen to penguins. #nzpol #kiwi

All kitted up in cycle gear to head out for a cycle. Showers, and cold. The mind is willing but the body prefers the warm. Now sitting inside still kitted up hoping for more sun.

In the past year alone, the current govt has passed a law that gave more of our taxpayer money away to benefit landlords ($2.9 Billion) than the govt has spent in the entire 36-year history of all the Treaty of Waitangi settlements ($2.2 Billion). #nzpol drgarypayinda.substack.com/p/maori-ward...

I have to move something from Hamilton to Christchurch. The wizemove website is just awesome! Seems to connect individual transport guys together to give back quotes. Someone has really made a nice website that meets a need.

National... Focus is laser sharp on the economy, with the power of a pocket laser pointer.

The American experiment has failed. Who imagined the collapse of will would be this complete? Waiting for another election won’t save the nation. The US Empire fades, welcome to the dystopia we’ve long seen on screen.

CGT seems like a piece of cake. Howls of outrage are just fear of losing part of their profit.

I wonder how far the US has dropped in the last few years . Go NZ!

Apparently, all the purple roads on this new map are paper roads. That means people can access them. But this will make landowners go nuts because they are everywhere! www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3608...

This is a must read article clearly outlining the tactics of the right in the current post Kirk crisis.

Lessons from the Third Reich

Martyn Bradbury slipping into Winston Peters nationalist crap. Work Visas are only for 3 years and not often renewed. thedailyblog.co.nz/2025/09/14/m...

Single occupant House.

Aaron Keown made a list of cookers not to vote for in Christchurch.

The great AI revolution might be over before it's begun. If you can't make any money no one will want to invest in it.

Off to try the new parts of the Whale a trail cycle path in the holidays. Pretty soon after an op. But if I take it easy on the climbs will be fun.

I just did a work session with a speaker who does this course. Slept through the first bit, thinking it was just the usual temperament analysis tool. Then did the test and it was amazing. Why? It explained my work conflict for the year and why I was so unhappy wit it. www.isaidyouheard.study

I totally recommend reading this book. Every time there are events like today, they seem to resonate with the context of what happened back then. Really powerful. www.amazon.com.au/Bonhoeffer-E...

Is this Americas "Reichstag fire" that gave the Nazi regime the pretext to dramatically expand its powers. The Reichstag fire functioned as a catalytic event, like a political matchstick, that helped ignite the totalitarian machinery of the Nazi state.

Omg.....

Broken up shortbread soaked in custard. New soft diet morning tea favorite.

Man I HATE using Onedrive. Syncing stalled. Spent well over an hour trying to find out why. Going through the ChatGPT solutions, no change. Removed all the Node_Module folders. Deleted all files with ~ names. Finally resorting to unzipping some big project files. Pain continues. Dropbox FTW.

It would be good if Solar or wind farms were more profitable than cows in Canterbury. Cows are just wrong for the Loess soil, requiring lots fertilizer. Leave the ground rocky, with scrubby bushes, and put renewable energy on it. everyone wins. www.thepress.co.nz/business/360...

Is a 200 foot shot particularly long for a gunman? It sounds a long way.

This looks impressive, but without Twitter in the mix its just a fight amongst the wannabes. Not a real comparison.

Got a call from the boss. "Look we are in a tight financial spot, can we renegotiate your contact?" Sure, says I . So my job finishes in 4 weeks. Better start looking but spring is a good time to be unemployed because... Cycling!

@bsky.app hi guys. Instead of just making bookmarks, that look cool but have a limited use case. How about making something really simple everyone will applaud? Give us more length to make a post. The existing number is arbitrary and limits expression