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Retired editor and designer. flickr.com/photos/paulwiggins/ New Zealander living in Sydney Australia on the land of the Wangal people x.com/paulwiggins

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Manly NSW, four years ago today: following training by being cynical about memoirs called for a quiet ale.

14.11.2025 21:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Manly NSW, four years ago today: watching NFL coverage called for a quiet ale.

14.11.2025 21:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Melbourne, seven years ago today: Australia saying Yes to marriage equality called for a quiet ale.

14.11.2025 21:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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... called for a quiet ale with the late great Wayne C. Countryman, then of the Daily Beast, and being bemused by the attention of a couple of groupies that seemed to have mistaken us for academics or the band. (It was difficult to work it out.)

14.11.2025 21:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Baltimore Maryland, 10 years ago today: a 2400m walk through Downtown and Mt Vernon to Liam Flynn's ...

14.11.2025 21:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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... to Baltimore called for a quiet coffee (redacted). Expect improvements to station, Amtrak and coffee before too long.

14.11.2025 21:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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... and an almost adequate Amtrak trip ...

14.11.2025 21:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Manhattan NY, 10 years ago today: the less than adequate Penn station ...

14.11.2025 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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From the archives ...

13.11.2025 23:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Crown Heights, Brooklyn NY, 10 years ago today. a heel spur inflammation caused by too much exercise called for taking a day off from either a long walk or a quiet ale. So here's a gratuitous picture of an iron. Like the inflammation using one is needed twice in a lifetime.

13.11.2025 23:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A reminder to have the conversations ...

12.11.2025 20:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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[Credit on image.]

12.11.2025 19:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Strathfield NSW, nine years ago today: a spot of reading called for a quiet ale (redacted).

12.11.2025 19:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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... back to Crown Heights for pizza and a quiet ale (redacted).

12.11.2025 19:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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... called for catching the subway ...

12.11.2025 19:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Brooklyn NY, 10 years ago today: a stroll along the Coney Island boardwalk ...

12.11.2025 19:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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... called for a quiet ale at Peter Dillon's in the Garment District.

12.11.2025 19:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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... and others enjoying a mere mosey during a walk through Central Park from 57th to 110th ...

12.11.2025 19:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Manhattan NY, 10 years ago today: watching some overexercise ...

12.11.2025 19:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Strathfield NSW, 12 years ago today: time invested in streamlining processes called for a quiet ale.

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Sydney, seven years ago today: watching Bin Chicken SC (@binchickensc) in habitat called for a quiet ale. Counsel will need a discovery order to get the evidence of that.

11.11.2025 20:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Concourse, the Bronx, 10 years ago today: arriving at a place of worship called for resisting temptation.

11.11.2025 19:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Wellington, New Zealand, sixtysomething years ago: paying attention in journalism class called for a quiet bottle (redacted).

11.11.2025 19:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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... called for a quiet Coopers at The Australian NYC on West 38th in Midtown.

11.11.2025 19:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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... and ennui of 14th Street station ...

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Chelsea, Manhattan NY, 10 years ago today: the joy ...

11.11.2025 19:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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... called for a quiet ale.

11.11.2025 19:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Woodland Heights, the Bronx 10 years ago today: being calm, collected and half Irish in the presence of informal gaming entrepreneurship ...

11.11.2025 19:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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