Posts by Islander
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Capture: Roamin' Holiday, in reply to Chris Waugh,
Wisteria?
My mother’s frontfence- based plant has taken over the neighbour’s hedge and is threatening pedestrians on the right-of-way…grows *very* fast and has magnificent purple fowers (growing wisteria in um, suitable areas? has been a family habit since the late 1890s…) -
Hard News: Belief Media, in reply to Ben Curran,
<q>f you want wonder and excitement these days, that’s where it is.
O, agreed!
I'd respectfully suggest they're also to be found in artistic creativity - and good scholarship in any field. -
Generality: as an atheist (who studied & practised religion for over 30 years), I am in favour of letting people believe whatever they like – so long as it does no personal or social harm…and therein lies the rub. Many religious beliefs *do* on occaision harm people who do not share those beliefs (e.g. -anti-abortion/anti-voluntary euthanasia/pro-hitting children/anti-sex education.)
Specific gripe: the tax-exempt staus given to religious institutions. Yes, I am aware of the argument that they ‘do social good.’ There are other ways the State takes over that role, much more equitably. I especially resent the public monies that go into religious schools…and yep, know about religious parents being taxpayers BUT – if I was to set up an atheist primary school, it would attract no
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Capture: Roamin' Holiday, in reply to Sofie Bribiesca,
Good heavens! Lookit them tailfins! Immaculate condition too-
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Capture: Better Food Photography, in reply to Chris Waugh,
<q>But satisfied customers! Now that’s what cookings all about, right?
Totally! From heart and (burrp) stomach! Best to your wife & wee one-and yourself, natch- ka mihi aroha mai na - n/n Keri
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Capture: Roamin' Holiday, in reply to Julie Cross,
The whole family, jigging in the rigging.
as my ex-brother-in-law-exNZ Naval Reserve sang once (and unfortunately ever after memorable) 'frigging in the rigging etc. etc. etc.'
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Capture: Better Food Photography, in reply to Chris Waugh,
Yes.They are dreams, as yet unwalked upon (but we will know where we are going-)
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Capture: Better Food Photography, in reply to Hebe,
You wanna see my van……..!!!
(Bed, clothes for all seasons, food & cookers (from open fire – my nanna’s girdle-iron
-to electric stuff)water, medical kit etc. etc. etc. – d’y’know what? Over the years I’ve lived on the Coast* (and I’ve always – aside from one aberrant car- had vans) I’ve used every last bit of my emergency stuff?If that’s survivalism, I’ll plead guilty – but I just call it being prepared for forseeable eventualities….
(Chris W – my van map collection is AWESOME! (But, she whinges in self-defence,
is only because I love maps…which also explains the book collection…))*Mind you, I've lived on the West Coast for 42 years...
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Capture: Better Food Photography, in reply to Hebe,
Ready for any&*every*thing!
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Capture: Better Food Photography, in reply to Chris Waugh,
And before I came here I never would’ve imagined being so overjoyed at finding one or treasuring such a thing.
And that is why, Chris, I always carry my Leatherman X6 Juice*... not only can-opener, and a lot on small handtools but also - tadah! a corkscrew! There's a surprising amount of wine still stowed in bottles that dont have screw-caps...
*Or earlier incarnations thereof: when I used to travel overseas (last time in 1998) I used to put it in my washbag but clip it back on my belt as soon as we exited airports.