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AmeriNZ 387 – Fading month

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amerinz_podcast_1400x1400-2016Six weeks in a row—and one full month—without missing a week. Who am I?! I’ve been busy “adulting” over the past week, especially changing electricity suppliers, something that took a surprising amount of my own energy. I persevered. Then I talk about something I thought might have happened by today, but it didn’t, so I talk about the non-event and why it will be so important once it does happen. That’s it for June!

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AmeriNZ 385 – ‘Wet, whiny, inward-looking country’

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amerinz_podcast_1400x1400-2016Lots of weirdness in New Zealand since the last episode. New Zealand’s Leader of the Opposition made yet another really stupid remark and has been desperately trying to spin it since—unsuccessfully. He has a habit of saying really dumb things. A public meeting in New Zealand was taken over by conspiracy theorists. An online reporter for RNZ edited wire service stories to promote Russian propaganda, among other odd things. RNZ is still investigating. In positive news, I recently had routine health evaluations and everything was okay.

Then, I talk about my personal organisation system after using it for three months. Has it worked?

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Links for this episode
”Christopher Luxon calls NZ a ‘very negative, wet, whiny, inward-looking country’” – Stuff
”‘Big, patriotic Kiwi’: Luxon quizzed on ‘negative, wet, whiny’ comment” – Stuff
”’I’ve never seen it to that extent’ – city leaders flee conspiracy mob” – Waikato Times
”What is the ’15-minute city’ conspiracy theory?” – ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
”Remember when politicians used to kiss babies and do walkabouts?” – Stuff
”RNZ Editorial Audit” – RNZ
”Inappropriate RNZ edits review expands to China, Israel stories” – Stuff
”Resetting my healthcare gauges” – My blog post on my recent health evaluations

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AmeriNZ 384 – Winter celebrations

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amerinz_podcast_1400x1400-2016It’s winter, and we have celebrations: The important one for me is that it was a brilliant sunny today day today. Also, this past weekend was the first King’s Birthday public holiday most New Zealanders will ever have known. I talk about all that first. The King’s Birthday Honours List was also released, and there were some surprises.

Then, I talk about my personal organisation system after using it for three months. Has it worked?

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Links for this episode
”New name, old holiday” – My blog post on the holiday weekend (with links to the stuff I talked about)
”Knights these days” – A 2009 blog post about some of the oddities of knighthood titles
”Success from understanding” – My look at my personal organisation system after using for three months

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AmeriNZ 383 – Crabby jabby

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amerinz_podcast_1400x1400-2016A bit of a catch-up today, with some things I’ve been up to lately, yesterday in particular. I also talk a little bit about some of the background stuff I don’t usually talk about.

Tomorrow is June first—not just a new month, but the first day of winter in this part of the world, and it’s also the birthday of someone special.

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Links for this episode
”Tooth scraping and a sore arm” – My blog post on yesterday’s adventures, and some of the background to it
”A bad start and a truth” – My blog post on my latest health challenge
”More kitchen frugality” – My blog post on my latest kitchen adventure
”Dark sunless hours” – We really did get a lot of rain this year

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AmeriNZ 382 – Sun!

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amerinz_podcast_1400x1400-2016Well, who’d have thought it? We had sun today! Not only that, but sun is predicted for tomorrow and Friday! I am shocked.

Today I begin by talking about why the weather’s been so bad, and how it recently unveiled a new problem I have to deal with. That moved me into related topics, including my organising system, which I’ll come back to next month. Finally, a bit of fun to end the episode.

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Links for this episode
”Today’s plan, tomorrow’s problem” – My blog post on the mowing and battery problem
”System failure” – My blog post on the latest prescription failure
• You can look at the game results yourself

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AmeriNZ 379 – April showers

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amerinz_podcast_1400x1400-2016Today is mostly about updates: Jacinda Ardern gave her final speech in the New Zealand Parliament, and we learned what she’s doing next. I’ve also recently made progress or some old projects.

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Links for this episode
”Jacinda Ardern’s Valedictory Speech” – My blog post about Jacinda Ardern’s Valedictory Speech (video included)
”There’ve been four tornados in three days. What the hell’s going on?” – Stuff
”There’s progress behind the scenes” – My blog post starting with “accidentally” emptying a box
”Not accidental” – My blog post following up with that “accidental” box emptying

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AmeriNZ 377 – Man with a plan

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amerinz_podcast_1400x1400-2016Today 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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AmeriNZ 375 – Year’s end

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amerinz_podcast_1400x1400-2016It’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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AmeriNZ 373 – Busy-ness

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amerinz_podcast_1400x1400-2016Today’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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AmeriNZ 372 – Talking in whispers

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amerinz_podcast_1400x1400-2016I 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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