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arguing on the internet ... i keep doing it ..
I posted this on facebook today in response to a thread that was devolving into a toxic, racist mess of finger pointing and dismissiveness. I also grow weary of the 'just a cold', 'just a runny nose', 'this doesn't affect' me group of people who just don't get it .. I'm not saying freak out - but we need to take stock of the situation and try to ( Read more... ) -
Living in a time of pandemic ...
Here in Canberra, we've just made it through drought, bushfire, toxic smoke that took our air quality to horrific heights ... hail stones the size of golf balls .. torrential rains ... and now we're dealing with ... plague ( Read more... ) -
Smart dogs, dogs with history ...
Esme, our 21st foster dog arrived with us last Sunday. She is not a Kelpie... Our first non working dog.
If you look at the intelligence classification of dogs according to Stanley Coren, the Border Collie (which is the closest approximation to a Kelpie that I can find in his list), is listed as #1 out of a list of 79 ( Read more... ) -
Lady Sherlock series by Sherry Thomas and the issue of "Maximum Tolerable Chins" :D
I have totally and utterly fallen in love with the Lady Sherlock series by Sherry Thomas. It's utterly enchanting. There are four in the series thusfar, being "A Study in Scarlet Women", "A Conspiracy in Belgravia", "The Hollow of Fear" and "The Art of Theft," the last of which was released this month.
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The Expanse: Re-read of Cibola Burn by James S.A. Corey
Originally posted 3 October 2016. Updated 30 September 2019.
I didn’t really care for this book much the first time I read it and I know that a lot of people hate it - and hate the audiobook even more - poor old Erik Davies, he’s never going to get another reading gig, but as part of a re-read of the series I decided I liked the book a lot more ( Read more... ) -
Farewell 2018 and hullo 2019
Belated New Year’s post. What a year 2018 was … I felt emotionally and physically exhausted by the end of the year. ( Read more... )
