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"When the people are being beaten with a stick, they are not much happier if it is called 'the People's Stick'"

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Category: Politics

  • The end of another week.

    Woke up this morning and had my usual breakfast – almost finished my second container of yoghurt but now that I know what a good combination of the chia seed pudding with the yoghurt is for breakfast. I did order some groceries online tonight because I really wanted a roast lamb dinner with roast vegetables…

  • One more day to go.

    I woke up this morning, still a bit overcast and cold outside but I started the day with chia seed pudding (chia seeds soaked in ‘Up and Go’ protein shake) and 190g of high protein yoghurt on top. I’ve been having that consistently for almost a month and the great thing is with it is…

  • Two more days to go.

    Got up this morning and it was chilly outside but I had my heater going the whole night which made getting out of bed not so bad. It looks like for the next couple of days that it should be fairly fine although it’ll be a bit chilly with the temperature getting down to 1°C…

  • Not every critic is out to get you, sometimes they’re trying to protect you.

    Today was a windy and wet day however it appears that things are going to get better on Friday which will hopefully translate to the weekend drying up. Today I worked from home and it was rather uneventful although two system issues caused a higher volume of calls than expected but that being said at…

  • Back to work on Wednesday.

    Woke up today around 10am and I had some breakfast but I decided to make it a little more interesting by having chia pudding but rather than eating it out of the jar I decanted the contents from the jar into a bowel and then put some black Doris plums on top (minus the stone).…

  • Oh, the wailing and gnashing of teeth from the online moderates.

    It is always interesting to hear the Democratic establishment whining Democratic Socialists winning in primaries – rather than seeing this as a sign of enthusiasm and engagement by young people they see it as a challenge to their entrenched interests. What is even worse is the chorus online, particularly on BlueSky, by so-called ‘enlightened centrists’…

  • Thoughts on compulsory KiwiSaver.

    There has been plenty of discussion regarding National introducing compulsory KiwiSaver as part of the larger discourse around the future of government funded superannuation – changes to the retirement age, whether there should be an element of means testing or any other ways to get the cost of superannuation under control. What has entered the…

  • Another relaxing day.

    Had a great night sleep last night and I’ve decided that I’ll just stay at home instead of going down town. I’m still having a look at the duvet covers and sheets – checking out Ikea which are located in Auckland but you can order their products online to get delivered. I’m still trying to…

  • A great day relaxing at home.

    I slept in today and decided to have a lazy day at home – no going down the road, just enjoying the vibes of being at home and watching television. Mum dropped off some food for me to cook tonight when we have dinner together – roast chicken, potatoes, kumera, parsnips and pumpkin, boiled broccoli…

  • A good first day at work.

    I woke up today at around 9am, I was deciding whether I should lay in bed for another half hour but I thought I may as well get out of bed because I’ll end up feeling more tired the more I hang around in bed. I got changed, warmed up with some stretching and then…