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  • Hurry up and wait

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    Coronavirus lockdown day 5 It was the busiest of times, it was the slowest of times. It’s easy to lose track of the days. After talking a lot to family and friends yesterday it is clear we are all still adjusting. I did work but also enjoyed the sun and did some recording on some…

  • The first death

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    Coronavirus lockdown day 4 News today of NZ’s first death from coronavirus on the West Coast. Not unexpected, but still very sad, and it makes everything that much more real, especially for the front line workers. In a small community it will be especially difficult. Hopefully it will also reinforce the message we have to…

  • We won’t go back to normal because ‘the normal’ is the problem

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    Coronavirus lockdown day 3 "We won't go back to normal, because 'the normal' was the problem." pic.twitter.com/Lu7mkydR6p — Giorgos Kallis (@g_kallis) March 27, 2020 I saw this on twitter and it struck a chord. There’s massive social and economic change ahead; the carnage will be painful but it also gives us a chance to rebuild…

  • Why women kill

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    Coronavirus lockdown day 2 So by the end of day 2, it was suggested we watch Why Women Kill as the Friday night entertainment! Jokes aside, it’s a good watch, the continuity is well done between the three stories. We’re not getting on badly at all! I’m doing three or four hours of online meetings…

  • The end of the world as we know it

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    Coronavirus lockdown day 1 I’ve been through emergencies before – earthquakes, fires, floods, tsunami alerts – pretty much the works. But never anything like this. One-third of the world is in lockdown. One-third! It’s frightening, and the speed and severity of the spread is still dawning on some people, and some countries, around the world.…

  • Aotearoa It’s Christmas

    Aotearoa It’s Christmas

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    A Christmas song for those of us in the Southern hemisphere where the whole snow thing makes little sense. It’s silly and cheesy and fun – sing along!

  • No repeat weekend

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    You remember when people listened to commercial radio? One of the tricks they used to keep people listening was the “no repeat weekend” – a promise of if you caught us playing a repeated song, we’ll give you a thousand bucks, or a weekend away or something. (See also: No repeat workday”) They’d “mess up”…

  • Dead people I have known

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    Turns out Shayne Carter knows quite a lot of dead people. Some he knew well, others were at more of a distance, but they all made it into this book, which he locked himself up in Aramoana to write.* But don’t worry – this isn’t a dirge or a eulogy parade. There’s plenty of verve…

  • The same, but different

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  • Stay on course …

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    Here is a map of golf courses in the Nelson Tasman region – perhaps a roadie is in order? About this map The courses in green are the ones I have played. The ones in blue are on the list – but golf is off the table during the coronavirus pandemic.

  • Not much rhythm, not many blues

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    It’s a little bit all over the place. The painting got done, the back hall and three doors. The tidying made everything messier before it evened out a bit. Van got a warrant. Started on the fence – planning it at least. Retaining wall finished (not by me). Driveway next week. Caught up with friends.…

  • Here comes the sun

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    Daylight saving arrived, along with the weird slowness of the first day. It’s like you’re constantly ahead of yourself, and there’s plenty more time to do things. You get it done, check the time, and wait, what? The light is there, so you decide to keep going. And, plenty got done, some clearing out for…