Today the AmeriNZ Podcast is sixteen years old. No one is more surprised about that than me. This episode is a short “thinking out loud” about the future of this podcast, plus a little more about the organisation system I created for myself.
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Links for this episode
”The AmeriNZ Podcast is now sixteen” – My blog post about this episode (I briefly mentioned this early in the episode.
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Today is about a plan I designed to help me keep on track. It’s based on a system I designed for myself when I was a grassroots LGBTQ+ activist 30 years ago. I’m optimistic it’ll help me stay focused and remember things, but… well, time will tell.
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Links for this episode
”My new projected system” – My (long…) blog post on my new system
“As if to prove the point” – My blog post updating my new organisation system
“My screwed-up imperfection” – My blog post on the dryer saga
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This year isn’t very old, but so much has happened already! The prime minister resigned, we got a new one, and there have been a lot of bad storms. If I hadn’t already been taking a break, I’d need one now!
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Links for this episode
”Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announces resignation” – NZ Government Media Release
“Sudden, unexpected change” – My blog post on the resignation
“The new team begins” – My blog post on the new Prime Minister
“Nine out of 10 hateful posts tracked in darkest corners of the internet targeted Ardern – new study” – Stuff
“Storms and storms to come” – My blog post on the January storms
“The big storm” – My blog post on Cyclone Gabrielle
“Cyclone Gabrielle Appeal Fund Launched” – NZ Government Media Release
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It’s the end of 2022! I took advantage of my last opportunity to record in December and 2022 to do a little update episode. I’m not exactly sad to see 2022 go, but I’m definitely better than I was a year ago tonight. That’s a very good thing.
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Links for this episode
”Tonga eruption confirmed as largest ever recorded” – NIWA Media Release
“Damn raingarden” – My detailed blog post on the raingarden “project”.
“The year without Christmas” – My blog post on my Christmas that wasn’t/was.
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The weather has been shocking lately, and that’s interrupted my outside projects. I begin today’s episode talking about that, and a bit about the background to all the outside work. Then I move on to a completed project—yes, it happens sometimes. Even I’m surprised. After that, it’s a couple bits in the New Zealand news.
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Links for this episode
”Projected completion” – My blog post on the shelving project.
“Whether weather” – My blog post on weather and more.
“What a tangled web” – My blog post on the Hamilton West byelection.
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Today’s episode is all about all the stuff I’ve done over the past couple weeks. Even I was surprised. While I have a lot left to do, I feel really good about how much I’ve accomplished.
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Links for this episode
”My labouring weekend” – My blog post on what I got done over Labour Weekend.
“Busy-ness” – My blog post on more stuff I got up to.
“I can do anything but surgery” – My blog post on the clothesline project (with photos).
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I begin this episode with an overview of New Zealand’s recent local government elections: What message do the voters send? What does it imply for the general election next year? I’ve done a mini-series of posts on my blog (links below) if you’re interested in more detail. The stuff I talk about in this episode leads on to a brief discussion of some fringe political activity.
Then I talk about some of the mini-projects I did recently.
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Links for this episode
”NZ voters send local government a message: ‘Meh.’” – My blog post on NZ’s local elections.
“Hamilton voters shrug” – My blog post on Hamilton and Waikato elections.
“Auckland voters say little” – My blog post on Auckland elections.
“An unexpectedly easy job” – A blog post about moving the VegePod.
Things I saw after I recorded:
”Hundreds of farm vehicles convoy in Manawatū protest against ‘communist’ emissions plan” – Stuff
”Fact check: how do Groundswell’s climate complaints stack up?” – Stuff
“Voices for Freedom hijacks farmers’ protest” – Stuff
“Protesters who glued themselves to busy motorway taking a ‘breather’” – Stuff
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This episode won’t be for everyone: In response to a voice message, I talk about my grief journey, including how it relates to something I talked about last time. However, I also talk about things I haven’t talked about very much (or at all), and some folk may find it confronting. Look after yourself and skip this episode if you need to.
I’ll be back at the end of the week with an episode about New Zealand’s recent local elections.
There’s a bit of static in parts of this episode, and I thought about re-recording, but decided to just go with it (it wasn’t as bad as one I DID re-record).
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Links for this episode
”Guilt trap” – My blog post on dealing with so much stuff.
“Rewiring the Brain in Grief” – By Sophia Dembling, Psychology Today.
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This is a general sort of update today, starting with the inspiration for the title of this episode. After that, was last week as bad as I thought it might be?
Today I talk a bit about delays to my projects, one in particular, and why that particular one was so difficult for me to deal with.
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Links for this episode
”The third horrible anniversary” – My blog post on the Sept 20, and the change that happened this year.
”Guilt trap” – My blog post on my turmoil behind the scenes.
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Things have changed—a lot. That’s the main thing I talk about today.
At the end of the episode, I mention a project I began that’ll become a topic—eventually. Oh, and welcome to Spring!
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Links for this episode
”London Bridge is down” – My blog post on the Queen’s death.
”National transitions” – My blog post on the proclamations of the new king.
”Other big changes in New Zealand” – The changes to the Covid Framework in NZ.
”27 years ago today” – The annual post about the day I first arrived in New Zealand.
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