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Ten fertile Rhode Island Red eggs arrived today. Into the incubator and hoping for a successful hatch. We original had six hens but one was decapitated (weasel?) and one had a crop infection - and she was the friendliest of the ladies which was so sad.

Just received my updated rates here in Auckland (actually Rodney district where we get f all benefit). 20% increase on a zero increase on our CV. Ouch!

does the US “no taxation without representation“ mean that if this despicable government doesn’t represent me that I don’t pay taxes? In any case I completely disown and deplore them.

For those of us in NZ who recall when Telecom NZ relaunched itself as Spark and a new logo that everyone said looked like the back side of a cat? Have you not thought the same of the Claude logo?

Tonight is Motown vs Chi-town. First time to make a Chicago deep dish and the dough is correct but I didn’t scale the recipe quite right (too much dough) and need to bake it longer. Very correct directionally and just needs some tweaks. Third time for Detroit style and family loves it.

That expression on a dog’s face, the eyes that start to squint and also roll back a bit, when you scratch their lower back. They make sure you know they don’t want you to stop - ever.