Nettie B

There is a distinct possibility that some people are too stupid to participate in a democracy

Oh, so that’s who won. I wasn’t wondering.

Post-working life dreams are weird. My recurring one is getting a new class of students who all refuse to follow any of my directions.

Let’s hope they allow space for written comments and not just the limiting tick-a-box or pick a number.

Pro-tip: the best time to shop is Melbourne Cup afternoon. The car park and supermarket aisles are deserted.

This is a god-awful photo of the two fossils.

40,000,000 users on Bluesky.

Can we all try to drag one more person away from the site owned by a white supremacist who does Nazi salutes? I know we shouldn’t have to, it’s basic ethics, but here we are.

Just watched ‘A House of Dynamite’ on Netflix. Loved the narrative structure. Hated the ending.

Thank heavens for Higgins Storm Chasing, then.

Connections
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Well, that was different!

I’ve been cycling for three years now and leg muscles are running second to the cardio benefits.

Best avoided at all costs.

Roger that!

3:10 our time or SA time?

October is the longest month.

It is usually the case that if someone has to tell you they’re something, they usually are not.

Will have a listen.

It will be the subject of academic research for many years to come.

I hope so. I am a big Boland fan.

I never ever order from Amazon and have not suffered as a result.

I have just clocked up my first year on BlueSky and find myself most satisfied. Most of the good folk from the other place are here and I’ve discovered other gems to follow. ❤️

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Keep at it. I wouldn’t know what was happening without your commentary

Out for how much? I’m guessing: not much.

What a cute little fella

Even though it signals a lost wicket, I always enjoy your ‘plonker’ references.

Speaking of Pears soap: It was a sad time when I couldn’t buy the green Pears anymore.

Ah yes, those two bedfellows - complacency and denial.

Grey-lidded, white container of Kiehl’s Rare Earth Deep Pore Cleansing Masque. In green writing underneath: with Amazonian White Clay.

With all this recent talk of rare earths, maybe this product needs a rethink. More Amazonian White Clay and less focus on Rare Earth, perhaps.

Women are being erased at the Pentagon. Women are being erased from history. And now a woman has been erased from the desecrated White House.