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thirzajane

@thirzajane@mastodon.nz

🇳🇿 / reader / book collector / gardener / cat person / retired / Palmy

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NunavutBirder, to worldwithoutus
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So, this was released today. My third stamp with Canada Post. Qarlinngua (The pants). And technically my second stamp with a family member in it, as the tiny figure in it is my son Travis. Now for one with Hilary in it.

I’ve very proud of all of these, beyond the cache. They are about my home, and family. And also my family has a long history with the Post Office, 101 years. My grandfather, father, and brother were all postmasters in Roblin.

thirzajane,
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@NunavutBirder Congratulations!

Kay, to random
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Experts say "There's been a lot of optimism that will just go away, and we're now seeing very firm evidence that that is not going to happen."

Sorry for friends and others dealing with this insidious condition. 😢

I wish governments were better at listening and responding with support rather than platitudes too.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/512698/long-covid-teachers-healthcare-workers-most-vulnerable-report-finds

thirzajane,
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@dave @Kay I think Marc Daalder did a number of OIA requests to a range of government departments asking what their long Covid plans were. All were rejected because there was no such information to release. Included Treasury, iirc.

Edit: Here’s a report from him.

https://newsroom.co.nz/2022/11/30/govt-flying-blind-on-long-covid/

KissAnne, to Marriage
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I got 💍♥️☺️

thirzajane,
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@KissAnne Congratulations!

evan, to random
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TIL

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heartbalm_tort

thirzajane,
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@evan Planet Money listener?

thirzajane, to Bloomscrolling
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First flower on one of my new dahlias.

thirzajane, to random
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A post-Christmas shout out to my brother for his dedication to quirky present wrapping.

KissAnne, to Finland
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Hyvää ! Merry my Mastodon . ♥️

thirzajane,
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@KissAnne Merry Christmas to you and the cats.

iangriffin, to random
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OK. What's the most remote place on Earth you have visited? My personal record is Oeno Island which is "fairly near" Pitcairn Island in the middle of the Pacific.

thirzajane,
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@iangriffin I visited Hay River in Canada. It’s a town with an airport and everything but not the sort of place you end up visiting accidentally. Also have flown over Campbell Island but didn’t visit.

KissAnne, to showerthoughts Finnish
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I got an to make "Once in a lifetime to and/or . One of my friends promised to come along if I drive the car. (She doesn't have a driving license). There is a left hand traffic in both countries!! How will I cope with that? I heard that the spring time is worth seeing in both of the countries, so maybe we'll travel in Nov/Dec 2024! What do you think?

thirzajane,
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@KissAnne The weather is still pretty uneven in Nov/Dec in NZ but I think the driving will be okay. If you wanted to test yourself on it, couldn’t you go to the UK for a weekend.

thirzajane, to animals
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This is Scratchie, the very big boy with the softest fur who lives at the place we’re staying tonight. He has not yet lived up to his name.

NorcalGma2, to random
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I put Summer in charge so I can get a shower. She promised she would keep my husband busy and out of trouble until I got back. I am leaving them together in the recliner.
I hope it isn't a mistake.

Golden Labrador retriever playing with her toy rabbit and her best friend in his brown recliner. Her tail is hanging off the side of the chair.
Golden Labrador retriever playing with her toy rabbit and her best friend in his brown recliner. Her face is looking up at the rabbit toy he is holding in the air.
Golden Labrador retriever playing with her toy rabbit and her best friend in his brown recliner.

thirzajane,
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@NorcalGma2 She does amazing work.

ojala, to NewZealand
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    thirzajane,
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    @ojala I noticed voting was set up in the corner of a restaurant the other day, in a private room. People could vote while they were waiting for their meals.

    Whenever I see things like that or hear stories of the barriers put in the way of people voting in other countries, I am really proud of the work our electoral commission does.

    dave, to random
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    thirzajane,
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    @dave Great work.

    KissAnne, to MIguns Finnish
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    Do not think I'm addicted to guns. I'm not. When I was young, sports shooting was my . One couple gave time to young people and it was important at that age. I used to shoot with an air rifle but I had a chance to try Practical with a in Lieksa and it was a lot of fun.

    video/mp4

    thirzajane,
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    @KissAnne Gosh! You were good!

    AaronReuland, to genart
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    Playing around with different algorithms to pack circles. Feeling like I needed something peaceful.

    Code on OpenProcessing : https://openprocessing.org/sketch/2017382

    Loosely packed circular arrays of smaller circles in discs like orbits. Dotted slightly wavy lines surround them. This palette is in earthy shades of blue and brown.
    Loosely packed circular arrays of smaller circles in discs like orbits. Dotted slightly wavy lines surround them. This palette is in watery shades of blue and green.
    Loosely packed circular arrays of smaller circles in discs like orbits. Dotted slightly wavy lines surround them. This palette is in earthy shades of yellow and brown.

    thirzajane,
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    @AaronReuland Lovely!

    iangriffin, (edited ) to Astronomy
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    You don’t need the Webb or Hubble Telescopes to do something interesting in astronomy When was the last time an analogue picture was on a Astronomy Picture Of the Day? Happy equinox everyone! Thanks to Cezary Bartczak my excellent Polish Pinhole Camera Friend and expert for making the beautiful 4x5 pinhole camera which survived a year outside on my deck which made this project possible https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230923.html

    thirzajane,
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    @iangriffin Congratulations Ian. How many of these do you have on the go at one time? I haven’t been following you for that long and I think I’ve seen three developed.

    futurebird, (edited ) to random
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    What does your cat smell like (their fur)
    ?

    thirzajane,
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    @futurebird The stray cat smells absolutely delightful, which is a surprise. Sometimes I think he has another life living with somebody who has a particularly nice perfume.

    bryanhansel, to hiking
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    Updated gear list for solo backpacking and canoe camping trips. I'm a beta test for the new Flextail Gear Zero Pump, and I added it to the list. The addition saves 1 ounce over the Tiny Pump.

    https://lighterpack.com/r/jrjgl7

    thirzajane,
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    @bryanhansel Love that website.

    skinnylatte, to animals
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    We adopted this lovely cat at a shelter 5 years ago. We’d just dropped off our dog for grooming, and Petco had a little area for shelter cats. She let out the cutest little meow. We had no experience with super senior cats (she was 11/12 at the time), but knew that she wanted to be with us. She’s now 17 and she is our precious Mila. She loves chicken, hates rabbit, loves tuna and she sounds like a gremlin when she plays. Senior cats are so rewarding to love.

    thirzajane,
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    @skinnylatte She’s a beauty, and lucky too.

    thisismyglasgow, to glasgow
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    I haven't posted any tenement tiles for a while, so I thought I'd post this Art Nouveau beauty. It's from the Broomhill area of Glasgow.

    thirzajane,
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    @thisismyglasgow Absolutely beautiful.

    thirzajane, to Bloomscrolling
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    First freesia of the season.

    IcooIey, to random
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    Evening fantasy wormhole. Why not take a cargo freighter to Asia? Other than time, money, job, life responsibilities, it looks divine.

    thirzajane,
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    @IcooIey Being retired and a reader I looked into this but in the end I didn’t think my husband would like it much and it seemed a bit mean to go off on an adventure of this magnitude without him. Still look at the possibilities from time to time though.

    petergleick, to random
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    I've taken my Twitter account private and won't be posting there. Sorry to leave my many followers but I'm all in here. Let it rot in the decaying cesspool of Nazi, climate-denying, right-wing xhit it's become.
    (Am I bitter? Do I sound bitter? I'm actually quite happy to be here.🍷)

    thirzajane,
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    @petergleick Happy to have you here. Never found you on Twitter so this is working better for me.

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    thirzajane,
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    @dave I remember reading this in June 2020 and thinking that wasn’t very sustainable:

    An online survey of 151 medical professionals who fell ill in March found 68 are still unable to work. A further 26 went back, only to stop again when symptoms returned.

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    thirzajane,
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    @dave Maybe the nicotine patches were a reminder.

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