Barbarella Stormforce
@barbarasturmfels.bsky.social
Quite greenie leftie. Likes to ebike bravely around Tamaki Makaurau. Knits socks and makes marmalade. In the back-biking-trails-again stage of cancer recovery. Old enough to have a Gold Card. Tāngata Tiriti.
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November 30, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Oh yes, I remember participating in that survey.
November 30, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Oh yes, I remember participating in that survey.
Same. I made good use of the long Auckland lockdown to (re)gain confidence riding a bike on urban streets - something I hadn't done for 3 decades. 12,000+ km later I'm still biking and it is now my main mode of transport for local trips.
November 30, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Same. I made good use of the long Auckland lockdown to (re)gain confidence riding a bike on urban streets - something I hadn't done for 3 decades. 12,000+ km later I'm still biking and it is now my main mode of transport for local trips.
Yeah, division of labour works out well in our household. One of the 4 does all the dishes and kitchen cleaning. He thinks it's a great deal for never having to cook. The other 3 of us reckon sharing the cooking and never doing dishes is a great deal too.
November 29, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Yeah, division of labour works out well in our household. One of the 4 does all the dishes and kitchen cleaning. He thinks it's a great deal for never having to cook. The other 3 of us reckon sharing the cooking and never doing dishes is a great deal too.
We have a dishwasher in our household. And a coffee machine. I don't use them. I just benefit from someone else in the household being proficient in using them.
November 29, 2025 at 3:57 AM
We have a dishwasher in our household. And a coffee machine. I don't use them. I just benefit from someone else in the household being proficient in using them.
Google "mother of the bride dresses nz". There are indeed businesses which specialise. (I seem to recall my late SIL mentioning that she went to one for her MOTB outfits. No personal experience of my own.)
November 29, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Google "mother of the bride dresses nz". There are indeed businesses which specialise. (I seem to recall my late SIL mentioning that she went to one for her MOTB outfits. No personal experience of my own.)
Aren't there entire shops devoted to mother of the bride outfits? If not, there should be.
November 29, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Aren't there entire shops devoted to mother of the bride outfits? If not, there should be.
One does not need to learn how to stack a dishwasher if one never has to stack a dishwasher. If the need to learn to stack a dishwasher arises one can learn later. The same principle applies to making coffee.
November 29, 2025 at 3:30 AM
One does not need to learn how to stack a dishwasher if one never has to stack a dishwasher. If the need to learn to stack a dishwasher arises one can learn later. The same principle applies to making coffee.
Yes. Applies to relationships of multiple people too. All a household needs is one person who is anal about stacking a dishwasher. The rest just leave them to it. It helps if they are also the one who is anal about unstacking the dishwasher.
November 29, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Yes. Applies to relationships of multiple people too. All a household needs is one person who is anal about stacking a dishwasher. The rest just leave them to it. It helps if they are also the one who is anal about unstacking the dishwasher.
Dolphin
Little blue penguin
Moose
Arctic hare
Koala
Little blue penguin
Moose
Arctic hare
Koala
November 29, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Dolphin
Little blue penguin
Moose
Arctic hare
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Little blue penguin
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American man of Scottish and German descent with immigrant East European wife is causing a lot of trouble...
November 28, 2025 at 1:41 AM
American man of Scottish and German descent with immigrant East European wife is causing a lot of trouble...
The job of the "poor bastard" is to file most of the responses in the circular filing cabinet.
November 27, 2025 at 11:05 PM
The job of the "poor bastard" is to file most of the responses in the circular filing cabinet.
Good grief
November 27, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Good grief
I agree they're preferable to DPNs. However I prefer the magic loop method.
November 27, 2025 at 3:43 AM
I agree they're preferable to DPNs. However I prefer the magic loop method.
Can we please make a rule that coalition agreements consist only of policies that all coalition partners agree on, as evidenced by their individual party election manifestos. If any of them want to get their other stuff into legislation they'll have to get votes from the other side of the house.
November 26, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Can we please make a rule that coalition agreements consist only of policies that all coalition partners agree on, as evidenced by their individual party election manifestos. If any of them want to get their other stuff into legislation they'll have to get votes from the other side of the house.
I once stayed in a hotel room like that in Hong Kong. On the 2nd day we discovered a blind that could be pulled down.
November 26, 2025 at 10:49 AM
I once stayed in a hotel room like that in Hong Kong. On the 2nd day we discovered a blind that could be pulled down.
He says he's going to be Prime Minister "going into next year". That's at least 6 weeks then.
November 24, 2025 at 6:38 AM
He says he's going to be Prime Minister "going into next year". That's at least 6 weeks then.
So funny.
I'm waiting to hear what Karoline Leavitt says when she's asked to confirm that Trump is a fascist.
I'm waiting to hear what Karoline Leavitt says when she's asked to confirm that Trump is a fascist.
November 21, 2025 at 10:44 PM
So funny.
I'm waiting to hear what Karoline Leavitt says when she's asked to confirm that Trump is a fascist.
I'm waiting to hear what Karoline Leavitt says when she's asked to confirm that Trump is a fascist.
Sometimes we get good outcomes in spite of the shortcomings of our democratic processes. Other times we get awful outcomes because of them.
November 19, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Sometimes we get good outcomes in spite of the shortcomings of our democratic processes. Other times we get awful outcomes because of them.
Congratulations. My beloved and I didn't get married and have been together over 50y. We'd been together half our lives before we had children.
November 17, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Congratulations. My beloved and I didn't get married and have been together over 50y. We'd been together half our lives before we had children.
That's really really hard to do. Hugs to you and everyone who does it. It takes a huge toll on physical and mental health.
November 15, 2025 at 5:00 AM
That's really really hard to do. Hugs to you and everyone who does it. It takes a huge toll on physical and mental health.