I love God, my wife,my daughters, drawing, chalking, cycling and the bush. I post my art at @Aslanmane Senior Test Analyst for a living.
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Last Notes npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard @npub16xc…4jqm looks interesting. I just realised my language was imprecise. From a Catholic perspective "to do: read the Deuterocanonical books". npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard @npub16xc…4jqm I like your profile image BTW 👍 npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard @npub16xc…4jqm I'm going to start with the expanded version of Esther. Then move onto Tobit. npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard to do: Read the apocrypha. npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard @npub1p4y…l8vj oh my... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9IJ3VFhQQ0&t=1s npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard @npub1na4…h2ej bin there, done that :P some extra strong garbage bags as backup will be your friend this week ;) npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard 👍 @npub1na4…h2ej Rota, quinque linea and mancala are quick games (5 min). Latrones and duodecim scripta take about 50 minutes. npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard I finished making Roman games for the event I'm attending with my Roman unit. :) #rome #games #history npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard This is true for scripture and classical literature. "Death of the Author" is not true. "There is no statement without the person making it" #DeathOfTheAuthor #Bible https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fODc7JkZLbI npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard Visited the dentist today for an overdue check up and...now..."Crown 🎶 him with many crowns 🎵"... npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard @npub1lyt…mlsu you're right. From the terrorists point of view it wasn't his fault he attempted murder it was the victims "if they didn't insult my prophet, I wouldn't have come here" npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard Sigh, islamic terrorist attack on priests in my country :-/ . I wonder if they realise it just makes Islam look bad? https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/knife-attack-sydney-church-terror-incident-australia-police-say-2024-04-15/ #Australia npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard @npub13u3…m06l I see your Calvin & Hobbs and raise you with the Release of Pacman in 1980 :) npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard @npub1l3g…vu48 Hey, letting you know you didn't post into the void. I read it :). Similarly I suspect we will also be getting a cat soon for the reasons. npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard And it's done! (mostly). I've written "A Terror of Pirates" a six adventure campaign for GURPS (Kingdoms of Kalamar). Next I need to add more detail (statistics and battle maps) and review it for "vibe". Then start looking for a group... npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard I started writing up a role playing game campaign based on Courage and Fear. I've not played /GM'd in years. (FWIW GURPS 4e & Kingdoms of Kalamar). npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard @npub1q7t…5fee until you have apologised for inciting for my mother to be murdered don't talk to me about other things. This is not a trivial compartmentalised political difference. Our relationship needs to be repaired. npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard G'day @npub1e0y…65d4 my Mums a landlord. In the recent post you said "unless they're landlords, then throw them off Mount Doom". Would you like to defend your incitement to murder my mother? You are a Christian so I was surprised by the hatred. npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard Played Pirates by Wizkids with a friend. A++ recommend. npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard @npub12lr…n4al it went down very nicely, but the bed was the better treat 😀 npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard Picked up a cold breakfast from the IGA (forecast 30c & 10mm of rain). The checkout chick was both impressed and mortified by my bicycle trip. Have adventures people. Go! 😀 npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard Rode through the rain. Arrived tired, happy and sodden with prune fingers. I splurged on a hotel for the night 😀 npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard Part of the thinking I've been doing whilst cycling around. Is that i have a Stoic mind and a Christian heart and I've decided, at least for now, to live in the antimony. I don't think the tension will be sustainable in the long term. For now it grants me peace to have a place to stand and be. npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard Brisbane Valley Rail Trail. Australia's longest. It's humid the birds are so loud I can hear them :). 364km return, 6L water carrying capacity, 8 meals and electrolytes. Let's do it 😀 #Australia #cycling #bicycletouring npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard Cya Melbs #bicycle #bicycleTouring #Australia npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard @npub17ae…edqt I bought $550 AUD for an android e-ink tablet with stylus. You can go cheaper if you don't want to draw on it (sans stylus). https://www.amazon.com.au/Bigme-inkNoteS-Ereader-Octa-core-2-3Ghz/dp/B0BNC6P8BJ npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard In my #latin learnings I came across this crusader song. I found it powerful. I thought I'd share it with my #Christian friends https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMYGFGBeIzU npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard @npub1vdn…2ngj yes I agree, different languages have different rules and names from different language trees will be gender ambigious. If you wanted your gender to be known, declaring it would make sense in that use case. (Jan & Eun-Ji). One hopes for a male-only or female-only dorm they would specifically ask on a form. npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard Now I'm getting a better understanding of grammatical gender. npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard Tomorrow I'm visiting a client in person, that I usually work remotely for. This will be my incarnation 😄 (Latin FTW!) #Latin npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard Feeling stressed. After work I cycled to shops. Listening to Paul Kelly's 1986 album 'gossip'. It was awesome: npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard Packing up camp by the river before turning my bike for home and this song came on. Still following the Logos https://open.spotify.com/track/3KejcUIv8gsPHAsP4tRjAA?si=nl1NufeSTOaBvBhHWT6caA #stoic npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard "Where there is desire, there is gonna be a flame npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard @npub16cp…k8tv I'm thinking about this as I am pushing a career in accessibility and joining the Diversity, Inclusivity and Equity committee at work seems a good step for my career. (Making something accessible means including more users). npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard @npub10dx…0dm6 sounds like you are agreeing with my analysis? "inclusive also requires making sure that *everyone you're including* feels safe and valued". npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard @npub1quq…83ay Not seeing the connection? A free speech absolutist shouldn't censure anyone. npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard @npub1vdn…2ngj "Nobody expects the spanish inquisition!" <-gets pounced on by a police teddy bear. npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard @npub189q…6x8c It's more D.I.E. I'm investigating. I'm considering joining the DIE committee at work as it's inline with my career (Accessiblity Testing). Thinking through the implications and applications first how DIE can be good and bad. In which case DIE committee member would be responsible for setting workplace culture and potentially reporting violations. So similar to a server, I should choose carefully. npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard Thinking about Diversity, Inclusion and Equity and how it plays out in the fediverse. Servers block other Servers to make there own servers inclusive. By definition, they are making it exclusive. In their practice they show inclusive means "includes those who I value and excludes those who I do not". It's about changing the grounds of exclusion. Or changing the rules of the gatekeepers. npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard @npub1py3…dszx btw, if your question is "who can see my posts" the answer is. The 14 people who follow you. Plus any user on theres.life that looks at the local timeline and any user that is on the same instance as someone who follows you and searches for a hashtag that is in your post. npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard Thinking about fun this morning. I'm not good at levity. I'll have to take humour more seriously :-D. "Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly" npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard @npub17ae…edqt yes. It's the divine 'thunderbolt' experience. The calling/imperitive to chalk eternity. I've chalked a few Eternities in my time and made a Eternity shirt with paint pens. npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard John "McCarthy says even ‘machines as simple as thermostats can be said to have beliefs.’ And indeed, according to him, almost any machine capable of problem-solving can be said to have beliefs." https://www.futilitycloset.com/2024/02/10/hot-air-2/ #belief npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard Visiting family in Sydney with my wife. It's good to spend time with them. First time on a plane in ten years (I prefer trains). npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard "It is easier for technology to replace the absolute skills of STEM than other more abstract subjects. Much of computer coding already has the look of a stranded asset, and other STEM skills may follow." npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard The story of Annie Egan chokes me up and I'm not #catholic https://open.spotify.com/episode/4cdoThpwVq9BfHVINB0xBg?si=ONhvxzABQwqx3pN2GrYdmg #australia npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard The baby giggles, wobbling it's chubby body left and right. The music picks up and it's foot, then hand join the dance. Clumbsy it plods and with glee it giggles. It linmbs lengthen it moves with the music and gleefully joins others. Into the dance it loses itself. Burbling with joy learning to leap and twist. Moving in time with other dancers (Are my steps right?) An outstretched hand, a twirl a partner he finds. Her tummy swirls and new dancers join the throng. What is the song? Who wrote it? The beat slows, his legs wobble... The song dwindles. It's just as well... he grows tired. npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard @npub13dc…qg8l on the positive side. Your posts are still prorogated to their servers? But yah, I had a similar experience. npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard @npub13dc…qg8l @npub16xw…q0yp good point. I agree Metaphysics is a good addition to a definition of religion. Football doesn't have metaphysics, but politics can. npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard @npub13dc…qg8l @npub16xw…q0yp why aren't they religions? npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard @npub13dc…qg8l @npub16xw…q0yp yes, it's an old joke in Australia that football is a religion. :) . This is my favourite definition of religion, because of it's explanatory power. To be able to see and recognise religious behaviour. In both it's good and bad ways. Seeing people at protests. Recognising reactions to desecration of sacred symbols. etc.. npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard @npub13dc…qg8l @npub16xw…q0yp Yes. Politics is very religious. npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard @npub16xw…q0yp G'day Claire, I agree that Stoicism is a religion but for different reasons :). First what is religion? I'd say religion is an academic term, not a native term. Eg: A Christian wouldn't say I'm religious, they would say I'm a Christian. The sociologist Durkheim had a famous definition of religion which I'll summarise here as the three B's (Belief, Behaviour and Belonging). Therefore if Stoic's as a group have these things. Then they are a religion. npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard Just had an awkward moment at work. I work with a lot of immigrants. A colleuge wrote in the team chat "my eldest dog had a fall last night. I have to do the humane thing today, so I will be taking today off. ". This was followed by very many well meaning responses wishing the dog a speedy recovery. Euphanisms are hard. #language #euphanism. npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard @npub1vdn…2ngj If I have right to protect the material interest from my artistic works and I decide to do so via my will. It's not apparent from the UNHDR alone that it shouldn't be honoured. It would hinge on "the innate human desire to treat the wishes of once-living persons with respect.". npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard @npub1vdn…2ngj Well, I'm no lawyer and never considered the rights of the dead before. My initial reaction was no. I mean the dead can't marry, do art, vote, go to jail etc.. but then it's a grey area. Wills are honoured, exhuming the dead used to be a punishment for the deceased. Mormons baptise the dead. Graverobbing is a crime and deesecrating a grave is taboo. npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard I just finished watching "My Dinner with Andre". A good film set as two friends talking over dinner about living. Being a human being instead of a human doing and not living on auto pilot or by habit. I enjoyed it. Not everyones cup of tea, it is a film of two men having a long conversation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nC2c1sfFHEg npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard @npub1vdn…2ngj I like the way you think :). Do you want an answer? Or is it more a rhetorical question? npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard #Meme #Latin #montyPython npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard Copyright is a human right. npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard First day of work is done. Good to see friends, but I'm isolated in my room with the computer. I've Covid and don't like it. I want to do house work and be a good husband. :-D npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard I've just configured an account for posting in latin and this one is for english. If #Latin interests you follow me at @npub1emw…s7h8 npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard The worlds Human Rights dirty laundry by country https://www.ohchr.org/en/hr-bodies/upr/documentation npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard @npub1rx7…acx3 Optime! Minimus est vale! Quoque bonum est amicum habere :) npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard @npub16cp…k8tv @npub17ae…edqt I did leave. The quality of connections here are better but the quantity are better there. I get much more feedback on my drawings there and the stoic presence here is insignificant. npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard @npub17ae…edqt npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard Go team Ibis! Kill that Cane toad! https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-23/ibis-find-way-to-eat-toxic-cane-toads/101683596 npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard Started watching Jaws but it felt tedious after 23 minutes. It's got good technique, but I'm too familiar with plots from running RPG's over the years. Considering crossing off 'watch 12 classic films in 2024'. Will watch "North by Northwest" another day and see what I think. npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard Day 2 of Covid. Grateful for my wifes support. In bed all day, had the chills earlier. Now sweating buckets. No coughing fits this time, which makes it much easier to bear. npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard @npub1mr9…3xh4 this state law appears to be in violation of our federal law. I'm no lawyer though. #australia https://www.ag.gov.au/rights-and-protections/human-rights-and-anti-discrimination/human-rights-scrutiny/public-sector-guidance-sheets/right-freedom-opinion-and-expression npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard @npub1xgu…h9fx an online store that ships to Australia. npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard @npub1cus…6dl8 you seem to be getting a bit excited calling it a sex dungeon. It appears to be an illict attempt to bypass Covid regulations? https://www.smobserved.com/story/2024/01/08/news/new-york-police-attempt-to-pour-cement-into-tunnels-dug-without-permits-under-chabad-lubavitchs-new-york-hq/8040.html npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard @npub15q0…y232 @npub1rx7…acx3 Pius mus laborat! Bonus mus! npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard Wow, where I was cycling only a fortnight ago is flooded. In summer. npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard Code: Milky green. npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard @npub10ta…sw7k Ranch Dressing Soda, I'd try it to sate my curiosity rather than my thirst 😄 npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard Aiming to try mixing 12 coffee spirits this year. Starting with 'The Australian', best had with sugar and milk to take the edge of the rum. The caffeine and alcohol hit is nice, but there are better tasting mixes. npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard I watched 'City Lights' a silent film starring Charlie Chaplin. No captions required! I can see why the talkies were popular. Characters are a lot more shallow, but the visual communication was cool. This is the second film down on my 2024 to do list :-D npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard I'm teaching myself #Latin. It feels like the future. I'm using an app on my phone ( #duolingo ), practicing conversing with #ChatGPT , have a discord channel on standby for when I'm good enough, an online dictionary and an old reader in a PDF... npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard Wow. In Australia the standard F/T Employee gets 4 weeks Annual Leave(20 days) and 2 Weeks(10 days) Carers/Sick Leave and public holidays. For me I've arranged with my employer to take extra unpaid leave as money is less important with the kids being more independent. npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard @npub1wdd…myt5 yep. Had a cup of tea, baked beans, home made flat bread, salami and peanut butter for breakfast that day :). I have a lighter stove, but it's the Kelly Kettle that I always bring! npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard Rode 92km today. Highlights were cycling into Alexandra and the animals. I interrupted 2 snakes, saw lots of butterflies, rode alongside 2 kangaroos for 500m, saw a wallaby, a blue wren(my favourite bird) and an echidna. Have footage. #cycling #bicycleTouring #bikePacking npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard @npub17ae…edqt @npub1q7t…5fee how do your holidays work? npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard Slept in and didn't hit the trail until after 11... Having a late lunch. npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard Got to the trail head at 3:15pm. Rode 30km and setup camp #cycling #bicycleTouring #bikePacking npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard Cya #Melbourne I'm off to hit some rail trails. I'll be back to see the new year in. #cycling #bicycleTouring #bikePacking npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard @npub15uj…7qg2 I'm confused. The Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols is traditional, church-going and Christian. npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard Merry Christmas npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard @npub1z93…amzr pursuit of pleasure as the meaning of life is blergh. "The path of least resistance makes men and rivers crooked". npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard @npub1p4y…l8vj prehaps it's intended to be mixed with a shot of spirits? npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard @npub1q7t…5fee @npub17ae…edqt Yes the summer holidays (22 Dec -> Mid Jan). npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard One of the 'to dos' I set myself for 2023 was to do 12 days of housework/chores (on top of my regular bits and pieces). Just completed the 12th :) #2023 #NewYearsResolution npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard The holidays have Begun!🕺:) npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard Last day of work for the year. Wearing a bright blue Hawaiian shirt. As I'm working from home only my family and the fediverse will know 😀 npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard @npub17yz…37da oops 😊 npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard 11 days left to hit my 2023 new years resolutions! I've two left but probably won't hit the second (lose 12kg, currently have lost 11.3kg I probably won't lose the last 700g with Christmas feast days ahead). npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard New (touring) bike day :). A Hybrid, I've upgraded the pedals, saddle and put on panniers. Taking it on a gravel 4 day trip after Christmas #bicycle #touring #bicycletouring #gravel npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard @npub1w8u…6esw the list is 6 months old so I'll need to check it for dead links. But here ya go https://theres.life/@Aslanmane/109423191393652221 npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard Audio book - 'A Grief observed' by #CSLewis npub1t3964cyn2vpg9tn6sxf2rh54dzvdfwgpv2fd32wj522ce7kpm0yqj0xe07 Richard I'm going to do a live #sketchnote on my laptop (krita), share it as a stream (obs-studio) so the churches computer can send it to the digital projector on Sept 10. I'm excited :)
