It’s nine days until my next birthday, and I’ve been busy, and with varied things. I talk honestly about some of my challenges I have with going clothes shopping. Also, it’s rather hot.
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Links for this episode
”Clothes maketh the sequel” – My blog post on my shopping excursion.
“Heat alert issued for Auckland: ‘Keep hydrated'” – 1 News.
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Today was predicted to be the hottest day of the summer so far, and it was for some areas. I haven’t done much since the last episode, mostly routine stuff, but sometimes that, too, is my life, One thing I did was fix this site, so there’s that.
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Links for this episode
“The heat is on” – My blog post about the warm/hot weather.
“Memories shared, forgotten, and reviewed” – My post on things that happened on December 18 over several years.
Solstices & Equinoxes – a list of the dates from Time and Date.
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New Zealand finally has a circus—whoops!— I meant a government. The three parties finally managed to strike a coalition deal. The new parliament was sworn-in this week, and everything now begins. I talk about that first. By the way, I was right: The tradition of not entering the Debating Chamber goes back to the time of Cromwell, because of Charles 1. Then, I talk about what I’ve been up to, especially how busy I’ve been.
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Links for this episode
“New Zealand’s 3-ring circus begins” – My blog post about a deal finally being struck.
“NZ’s new government: A grab bag of hot takes” – My post on the “hot mess” the coalition’s agenda is.
“Some of Parliament’s rituals and traditions explained” – 1News – TVNZ
“Errors in my ways” – My post on why the dentist appointment was a surprise.
“Tooth telling” – A follow-up post about seeing the dentist again this week.
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New Zealand’s Labour Day Holiday was this past Monday, and I laboured—and laboured. I’m plotting—sorry, planning a new project that—well, we’ll see. Finally, I have a lighthearted way to end the episode.
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Links for this episode
“My labouring day” – My blog post about how I spent the public holiday
“Tomatoes and blessings” – A post on Labour Day memories
“Falling numbers” – Just a slice-of-life story with something I thought was funny
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This is the 400th episode of the AmeriNZ Podcast!!! Who’d ever have guessed I’d make it? It only took me 6,028 days… I talk about all that first, then what I’ve been up to since last week’s episode. This episode is also 18 weeks in a row, actually.
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Links for this episode
“Unusually busy me” – My blog post about my recent weekend
“A history of daylight saving in NZ” – 1 News (TVNZ)
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The pool noodles are deployed! Some deep topics coming next week. In the meantime, Spring is on the way! Also, the pain I mentioned last week is gone.
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Links for this episode
”Fixing an unexpected problem” – My post on using the pool noodles
”Nigel would’ve been 59” – My post on Nigel’s birthday this year
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FOUR DAYS in a row with sunshine!!! However will I cope? Well, I mowed the lawns, for one thing. That led to a problem, and I discovered something I need to repair.
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Links for this episode
”Regular household duties” – My post on my mowing day
About the sciatic nerve
”Oblivious to a solution” – My 2022 post on the patio table cover
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Six 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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It’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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It’s definitely Autumn in New Zealand: Days getting shorter, trees dropping their leaves—and more rain? We’ll know soon. Meanwhile, an important government review was released yesterday.
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Links for this episode
”IPCA release findings of review of the policing at Parliament protest and occupation” – Media Release from Independent Police Conduct Authority
”IPCA received 2000 complaints about police action at Parliament occupation, report debunks several online narratives” – RNZ
”A chaotic day in Wellington, a ‘distraction team’ equipped with safety goggles and ‘gardening gloves’” – Stuff
”Autumnal realities” – My blog post that I mentioned (with photos)
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