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I think the fog today might be the thickest I've ever seen it. Couldn't even see the river from Claudelands Bridge!

The Kmart distribution hub is right off the Waikato Expressway. The exit is literally NEXT TO IT. ...but I thought these RONs were critical infrastructure?

And idk how they're expecting the land tax that funds the UBI to work. A land tax is the same as your council rates, which have seen record increases in the last 5 yrs. The govt already takes 15% of rates via GST. Is it ON TOP of your council rates, or will they replace LG's funding mechanism?

I used my weekly allowance of swears up on an early post. Please insert a dusting of curses as you see fit.

Lawrence Xu-Nan is immensely intelligent, thoughtful, one of the kindest people I've ever met, and an incredible MP. But whether they're an exceptional person or not, people shouldn't be subjected to racism in our highest halls of power. Point blank.

I am making some more of these banners that I knit last year (NO NOT TAKING ORDERS), and did I leave myself any notes at all about making them? No, no I did not 🤦🫠

My other hot take of the day is that I don't like sexy Orange Election Person. He should not be sexy.

Maybe I am getting old because all this discourse about The Odyssey and whether it's a "good" adaptation or whatever, and despite having a mother fucking master's degree in mother fucking filmmaking, I'm just like - Did it make you feel something? Did a story affect you emotionally? Yes? OK great.

One of our neighbours cats (not Princess Leia or Three Legs if you're familiar) is so afraid of everything - won't even make eye contact with us. This morning it's braving being seen, sitting on the lid of the hot tub in full view of the back ranchslider, since it's currently 0°. Desperate times.

Every supermarket check out toy giveaway, I have learnt about against my will

Second time in a row that getting the Sunday Te Huia has meant someone we've met on the train has been stranded because there's no Hamilton buses running when the train gets in. Closest is the last Meteor, which leaves the transport centre at 8.34 and Te Huia gets into Frankton at 8.37.

Fuel for the one enduring argument in our relationship: I'm what we might describe as naturally well insulated and also have disautonomia - so I'm almost always too hot. He has no natural insulation, PLUS runs a company that makes indoor environmental sensors, so you know he has opinions.

As someone with a spine deformity, I wish we (~royal we~) could maybe place the emphasis on Jimothy as a gift rather than as a "mutant" or "cryptid" or other negative, or "freak" connotations Disabled animals (incl. humans!) are a normal part of the world. How cool to see an animal like me thriving

A small thought, take it or leave it, but I've seen (and experienced) a trend of local govt reps making themselves available online - only to have angry members of the public, who might otherwise agree quite a bit with them, but wanna take out their anger or frustration about a particular issue