From my understanding of sensory science, carbonated water has an 'irritation' component to its flavour (from the bubbles), just as spicy food containing capsaicin also irritates one's taste buds. So it makes sense to me if someone thinks seltzer is 'spicy'.
#Wordle #dailyWordleClub #Wordle1768 Wordle 1,768 3/6*
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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩Quick three for me.
Golden sunrise as sun comes up over Auckland with the silhouette of Sky tower clearly visible on the left. The photo is busy (messy) with reflection artifacts from the bus window.
Whau River mouth at dawn. Among the moored boats is one heading out to harbour leaving a V-shaped wake behind.
Something different this morn. Boat heading into the harbour from Whau River mouth leaves a V-shaped wake. Also, I'm so glad of the putting phone against window trick, which I wasn't able to do for the other photo. #publicTransport #Auckland #TamakiMakaurau #bus #somethingBeautiful #aucklandscenes
I'm not surprised that some of the voices saying "We weren't warned" about the awful Wellington storms are the same voices that said officials overreacted to last week's cyclone.
#Wordle #dailyWordleClub #Wordle1767 Wordle 1,767 4/6*
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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩Elimination game
We are re-wilding our lawn...
Dinner as described served on a squareish black soup plate.
Ingredients clockwise from top left of a punnet of small red tomatoes, a handful of dry spaghetti, a small pot with pork mince, a bowl of broccoli pieces, a plate with a bay leaf, grated cheese, sliced garlic.
Spaghetti, pork mince ragu, broccoli, grated cheese. #cookingDiary #kai #food🍜 🍽️
The Green Party says a national electrification plan is needed to build NZ’s energy security as, unlike oil shipments, wind and solar can’t be held up in the Strait of Hormuz.
Over the past ten years NZ has averaged 55.9 days annually under a State of Emergency each year, and 66.6 days over the last five. In the 10 years prior to this, NZ averaged only 13.4 days per year.
Consider the implications of central government continuing to refuse to believe in climate change.
Whau River mouth at dawn. Boats are moored & the golden dawn light is a band on the horizon that is reflected on the calm water surface. To the left the riverbank mangroves provides dark silhouettes to contrast with the bright parts of the image.
Making the most of it being still light enough to see the Whau River mouth on my morning commute. (Snapped a good one from the bus window today) #publicTransport #Auckland #TamakiMakaurau #bus #somethingBeautiful #aucklandscenes
#Wordle #dailyWordleClub #Wordle1766 Wordle 1,766 4/6*
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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩Tricky for me.
Te Whau pathway in fine morning weather with walker, joggers, cyclist all in picture enjoying it.
One more photo.
Even fixing your own car has become much harder. Not only do you need the tools, but also some sort of IT qualification because cars now have operating systems...
Heres another reminder that this govt used racist "anti co-governance" talking points to make kiwis vote against 3Waters in 2023 and now as a result we all have to pay for higher rates and a more expensive water plan. Racist bullshit is literally costing the taxpayer billions.
Just sobbed hardest I have since my mom died in 2020.
She missed these trials by a few months.
One of most ruthless cancers. Hard to fathom that maybe she'd still be here.
I feel such a hole inside.
In case you're wondering if we should fund mRNA research instead of another stupid war ... yes.
Sadly loyalty is not a two-way street.
Panoramic view of the pathway as is curves along the Te Whau River. The blue sky is reflected by the calm river's surface.
The entrance to the Te Whau Pathway from the State Highway 16 cycleway,
Lookin across Te Whau river to the far shore, with a power pylon reflected on the river's surface. It is a blue sky morning with white fluffy cumulus clouds.
The Roberts Field Reserve end of the pathway.
Lovely morning for a walk on the new very cool Te Whau Pathway section. The plan is to eventually connect the Waitemata & Manukau Harbours. #TeWhauPathway #Auckland #TamakiMakaurau #somethingBeautiful #aucklandscenes
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#Wordle #dailyWordleClub #Wordle1765 Wordle 1,765 3/6*
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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩Another lucky three.
#Wordle #dailyWordleClub #Wordle1764 Wordle 1,764 3/6*
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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩Lucky three.
What's your favourite Bible verse? (Wrong answers only.)
ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn
— Book of Dead Names, 2:14
No government since at least 1987 has passed 30 or more laws without a select committee vet – until the coalition last month.
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XO prawn & egg fried rice as described served on a round white soup plate.
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Last night's dinner was leftovers (not shown) but I turned the leftover rice into fried: with egg, prawn & XO sauce. #cookingDiary #kai #food🍜 🍽️
(Not posted earlier because issues...) #BlueSkyDown
#Wordle #dailyWordleClub #Wordle1763 Wordle 1,763 4/6*
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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩Elimination game
Ingredients clockwise from top left of a tray of oyster mushroom pieces, a plate with shredded ginger, chopped garlic, a plate with cabbage pieces, sliced red capsicum, sliced red onion, a bowl of chicken pieces.
Dinner as described served on a round white soup plate.
Last night's dinner: rice, chicken with cabbage, oyster mushroom, red capsicum, red onion, oyster sauce, ginger garlic. #cookingDiary #kai #food🍜 🍽️
Dinner as described served on a round white soup plate.
Ingredients clockwise from top left of a tray of oyster mushroom pieces, a plate with shredded ginger, chopped garlic, a plate with cabbage pieces, sliced red capsicum, sliced red onion, a bowl of chicken pieces.
Last night's dinner: rice, chicken with cabbage, oyster mushroom, red capsicum, red onion, oyster sauce, ginger garlic. #cookingDiary #kai #food🍜 🍽️
*Y'know, way back in 1993, when I was interviewing American military futurists for WIRED magazine #1, they were quite concerned about automated battlefield killer-machines and they were actively war-gaming that prospect
I'd quit my job and buy a small bookstore and I'd read all day and give books away to the nerdiest kids. Coffee would be free, but only if you sat and visited with me while you drank it. I'd pay high schoolers to record themselves reading text books out loud for students with reading disabilities.
Like all parents before me I was absolutely not prepared for how it was gonna feel when the tiny hobbit says: I yuv you ma
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In New Zealand, throwing a dildo at a Member of Parliament as a form of protest became a meme. And no, they were not charged by the police.
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