🍽️ Off to a long lunch in the middle of the week.

Having completed another lap around the sun I’m practicing for retirement.

📺 Just watched the new Star Trek: Starfleet Academy and it had some good moments but underwhelming overall. Will give it a few more episodes before deciding. 🖖🏻

I love to read actual books but also read ebooks, mainly when I travel but also if the library only has a digital version.

One thing I really like about the Kobo Clara compared to a book is being able to sit in the cool(ish) breeze on the balcony and read without needing to put the light on. 📚

🌧️ I washed the car yesterday so apologies to everyone in Brisbane. It will rain all day today.

First warning sign it was going to be one of those days was an email where someone printed a proposal, highlighted the bit they claimed we hadn’t followed, scanned the pages, and sent with cc to 11 others. Problem with the point they were trying score was using the archived version not the active.

I do love getting to work when it’s already 30°c at 8:30am only to discover the airconditioning isn’t working and it’s hotter and stuffy inside.

If they’re not here to sort it soon I’m taking my laptop to go sit in a shady spot outside.

“The mining industry accounted for two-thirds of the area cleared.”

Murray Watt continuing to demonstrate his priority is protecting the mining industry not the environment, with ten Sydney Harbours’ worth of threatened species habitat approved for destruction in 2025, report finds.

#auspol

Picked up some new pillows for visitors in the Aldi aisle of dreams special buys. Different types to give a selection on the pillow menu.

Comfortable but not too comfortable. Just what you need for visitors. Comfort but not so much they overstay or want to visit regularly 😀

Good to see decent numbers using the local library. There were more than 5.9 million physical items loaned out by Brisbane Council libraries in 2025, with an additional 2.1 million e-books and audiobooks downloaded. The top item was We Solve Murders by Richard Osman, which was borrowed 2,306 times.📚

My list of muted topics, words and hashtags on Mastodon and Bluesky is steadily increasing.

I know it’s important to stay across global issues but most of these relate to the US and the continuing spiral down the drain at the hands of the orange clown and company.