Wellington I am in you.
What we need right now is a coalition of the reasonable.
This cave painting has been dated at 44,000 years old. Which let’s be honest is 880 x me.
Thinking of all the paraskevidekatriaphobiacs out there right now. At least it’s not Monday the 16th.
At Whaka, for my first time across TÅ«hoto Ariki to link up with Split Enz. A fun loop.
“Health is wealth, I guess.”
Newish town art.
Good riding with friends today, and my first time on Hot X Buns.
Vincent van Gogh, ‘Starry Night’
My 15-year-old went out of his way to thank me for some specific “advice and knowledge” I gave him and it feels good.
Tarawera.
Getting subterranean at Ruakuri.
Park life.
Just noticed that for those of us in the world who write numerical dates correctly, today’s is a palindrome: 9.10.19.
Got a kettlebell to help with my workouts and my shoulder. 10/10, would get again.
We saw Joker and while it was always going to be a little dark I was surprised at how unrelentingly bleak and anti-human it all was. Joaquin’s acting was right on point though.
Always nice to get a text from your kid wanting to meet up for an impromptu lunch date.
“What planet is this?”
If I’m ever president of NZ, daylight saving will start at 4pm on Monday and not 2am on Sunday.
“That’s a fact because people are saying it.”
Excitement building for the big Aussie Rules final. #gotiges š
Here’s hoping many of the young people involved in today’s climate strikes have their sights set on science and engineering educations. Also, economics.
Looks like The Far Side will be back soon, cows and all.
It’s simultaneously funny and frustrating to see what’s going on in our culture right now.
Sometimes I curse the day I taught my boys how to throw a left-right combo.
Someone left a JW tract under my doormat which really just raises more questions than it answers.
So I got employee of the month which is cool and which came with a lei and a voucher for the local bike shop. Which is also cool.
Moderate 5.2 earthquake just now, shook for quite a while and got things rattling and swaying. Then an aftershock.
The Venus of Brassempouy, c. 23000 BCE
Looking fine, M61.
Art by Mark Powell.
Chris Hadfield, quoted at Zen Pencils:
āDecide what really excites and challenges you, and start moving your life in that direction. Every decision you make, from what you eat to what you do with your time tonight, turns you into who you are tomorrow, and the day after that. Look at who you want to be, and start sculpting yourself into that person.ā
StartĀ sculpting yourself. A slow, purposeful process. Shaping, trimming, removing excess. I like that.
Art by Vadim Solovyov.
Mission status: Descent to the surface.
La Silla eclipse sequence. How much do I hope to get to see one of these in my lifetime? Very.
Art by Ornulf Opdahl.
Art by Paul Chadeisson.
Looking fine, M95.
Tikitapu this eve.
Earlier this month I biked the Waihaha, Waihora and K2K trails on the western side of Lake Taupo… 10/10 would ride again.
Astronomers have captured the first-ever image of a black hole… this is a monumental achievement.
