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Cake day: July 26th, 2023

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  • I could hear ours rummaging around, discussing the letter left by Santa and the amount of presents, while I gradually came to. Was fully expecting them to rush in at some point to get us out of bed, but no. When I worked up the strength to get up, I found them both eating cereal, fully dressed, with their hair brushed. Little angels ♥️

    Meri Kirihimete to our lovely little community.






  • I know this one. Kinda.

    Freshly roasted coffee has excess carbon dioxide, which gets released over time. You generally want to rest it for a few days before you start brewing with it.

    In brewing, as soon as you wet the grounds, they start releasing carbon dioxide rapidly. This is important to know for some brew methods, like pourover, where you want to lightly wet the grounds and let them sit for half a minute before brewing.

    I’m not really sure about how effective it would be for coffee that’s too fresh. You might end up with a brew that’s uneven in other ways. Best thing is to plan ahead with coffee purchases, so you’ve always got a bag in that peak window. But failing that, can’t hurt to experiment.



  • That’s not the impression I get at all.

    She said she’s taking a lead from Palestinian and Jewish peace activists. And the article has quotes from both Palestinian and Jewish representatives who see it simply as a call for freedom for an oppressed people, so that’s a credible claim.

    But the meaning behind what people say and how others interpret their words can be very different. It’s pretty evident some people do take offense to the chant. And maybe the potential harm was more potent than any underlying good intent.

    In the interview she gave with RNZ, she wasn’t willing to say whether or not she would continue using the chant. Maybe she’s reconsidering whether it’s appropriate, and she’s feel a bit whakama about the whole thing. But that’s just as much conjecture as what you’ve said.

    Anyway, my point is I don’t think it’s fair for you to act like this is some kind of deliberate attack.


  • Ha, must’ve accidentally saved the post I abandoned at the playground. Was having a nice moment while the kids seemed content playing with some friends from school, but then noticed the oldest was getting a bit sulky, since their friends were playing more with the younger, so had to go back into dad mode.

    Still, turned out to be a nice day. Played hide and seek at the playground, which I enjoyed more than I expected. Then got a bus into the city, loitered a bit, got some ice creams. Pretty lowkey, but I’d take it over being at the office.






  • I’m also haircut averse.

    I put it off until it starts looking untidy, then continue putting it off until my wife starts hinting that I ought to get a haircut, then continue putting it off until I think maybe I’ll just start having long hair.

    Then one day I wake up, and decide maybe I should get a cut. So I suffer the burden of having to actively decide what my hair should look like. And generally I’m pretty happy with the results. And I think, I should do this more often. And then the cycle repeats.