tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.comments2024-03-08T16:17:19.879+13:00AmeriNZ BlogArthur Schenckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10568299067544221996noreply@blogger.comBlogger7694125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-41541648227812719572024-03-08T16:17:19.879+13:002024-03-08T16:17:19.879+13:00Well, I don't actually know that the raingarde...Well, I don't actually <i>know</i> that the raingarden is coronovirus-free…Arthur Schenckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10568299067544221996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-45175714609117928622024-03-07T16:03:00.912+13:002024-03-07T16:03:00.912+13:00I see convolvulus and I read coronovirus!I see convolvulus and I read coronovirus!Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-88115832562479799092024-03-07T00:39:30.388+13:002024-03-07T00:39:30.388+13:00Yes, exactly!Yes, exactly!Arthur Schenckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10568299067544221996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-14337406340421972692024-03-06T09:38:36.841+13:002024-03-06T09:38:36.841+13:00The Weekend Diversion series is a REALLY good thin...The Weekend Diversion series is a REALLY good thing to schedule. You are unlikely to suddenly change your feelings about a 40-year-old song. Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-58363084655534373522024-03-05T01:07:57.736+13:002024-03-05T01:07:57.736+13:00All of which is what I'd no doubt do, too.All of which is what I'd no doubt do, too.Arthur Schenckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10568299067544221996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-26703193448055290862024-03-05T01:06:49.416+13:002024-03-05T01:06:49.416+13:00I don't think they would, either. To re-work a...I don't think they would, either. To re-work a line form Shakespeare's Cassius, "The fault, dear Brutus, is not in others, but in ourselves."Arthur Schenckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10568299067544221996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-5933034976045637942024-03-05T00:58:10.031+13:002024-03-05T00:58:10.031+13:00I think I may have started down a path to better r...I think I may have started down a path to better remember such things…Arthur Schenckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10568299067544221996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-4506596525368354762024-02-26T01:00:16.868+13:002024-02-26T01:00:16.868+13:00I always remember my parents' birthdays, death...I always remember my parents' birthdays, death dates, and anniversaries. I gotta write SOMETHING 365 (or 366)Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-3357153172004264952024-02-23T05:30:03.869+13:002024-02-23T05:30:03.869+13:00I doubt anyone who follows you would be offended b...I doubt anyone who follows you would be offended by "too many memories." But as they say, you do you. Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-71014009408870369942024-02-20T04:38:41.834+13:002024-02-20T04:38:41.834+13:00Midnight the cat has suddenly started losing weigh...Midnight the cat has suddenly started losing weight. He's drinking a lot more water. He doesn't heart his dry kibble, even with chicken broth. So we changed the wet food from a quarter can of the shreds to a half can of pate, which he used to reject. Also, I give him a scrambled egg each day. Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-68948827697605802592024-02-20T04:30:31.198+13:002024-02-20T04:30:31.198+13:00That sounds like a fraught trip. Fraught seems to ...That sounds like a fraught trip. Fraught seems to be my default term for things that are complicated - the Israel/Hamas war. It's this but it's also that. Very interesting to look back.Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-24147893665238083232024-02-14T01:14:29.333+13:002024-02-14T01:14:29.333+13:00Well! Since I'm obviously so very young, Adele...Well! Since I'm obviously so very young, Adele. I mean, obviously.Arthur Schenckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10568299067544221996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-85799710354568954752024-02-13T20:04:24.596+13:002024-02-13T20:04:24.596+13:00Is that by Adele or Lionel Richie? Is that by Adele or Lionel Richie? Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-24269101213072726232024-02-07T12:26:18.855+13:002024-02-07T12:26:18.855+13:00That's because I couldn't use antepenultim...That's because I couldn't use antepenultimate earlier, mostly because at that point I wasn't sure how many posts were left in the series.Arthur Schenckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10568299067544221996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-29248934701150167412024-02-05T09:29:14.408+13:002024-02-05T09:29:14.408+13:00Oooo, he wrote penultimate! I'm easily amused....Oooo, he wrote penultimate! I'm easily amused.Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-11471635525519045242024-02-03T15:03:51.076+13:002024-02-03T15:03:51.076+13:00Well, "kerb" comes from British English,...Well, "kerb" comes from British English, and their Antipodean colonies just kept using it. However, "kerb" is far more specific than its North American cousin: "Kerb" is a noun, and only means the concrete edging by a road. The North American "curb" means that, and also other noun meanings, like something that restrains someone—or a horse, which may have given its name to a horse affliction.<br /><br />The North American word can also be a verb, as in "curb your enthusiasm", or a command to dog owners that they walk their dogs near the curb so their dogs don't do their business near buildings (I remember seeing signs telling people to "curb your dog"). I'm not aware of any verb senses for "kerb".<br /><br />The More You Know.™Arthur Schenckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10568299067544221996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-61380967242008031632024-02-03T14:45:57.337+13:002024-02-03T14:45:57.337+13:00Thank you!Thank you!Arthur Schenckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10568299067544221996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-78442135738460194082024-02-02T03:02:07.890+13:002024-02-02T03:02:07.890+13:00Happy natal day, Arthur, you young thing! Happy natal day, Arthur, you young thing! Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-72249844621026951212024-02-02T03:00:55.866+13:002024-02-02T03:00:55.866+13:00The Kiwi English I find most amusing to this Ameri...The Kiwi English I find most amusing to this American eye is kerbside, cf curbside. Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-59973080636086711152024-01-30T15:24:52.201+13:002024-01-30T15:24:52.201+13:00It'd be rude NOT to blog! 😁It'd be rude NOT to blog! 😁Arthur Schenckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10568299067544221996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-31996970553126971492024-01-30T15:23:41.468+13:002024-01-30T15:23:41.468+13:00That's really good!That's <i>really</i> good! Arthur Schenckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10568299067544221996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-42323847949359142752024-01-30T10:33:38.692+13:002024-01-30T10:33:38.692+13:00I joked in my blog that I went to France to have s...I joked in my blog that I went to France to have something to blog about. Apparently, you went to Fiji for the same reason!Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-60662942182024774722024-01-30T00:18:35.642+13:002024-01-30T00:18:35.642+13:00(I am still a month behind in my reading!)
One th...(I am still a month behind in my reading!)<br /><br />One thing I always advise: “no is a complete sentence”. This is something that is particularly difficult for women to learn / live by. dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16687492454625470270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-85002394196497883972024-01-25T10:58:46.218+13:002024-01-25T10:58:46.218+13:00I remain fascinated by the evolution of marriage b...I remain fascinated by the evolution of marriage by mixed-race couples, and by same-gender couples. I've heard every reason why not in my time.Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-77981432398795265432024-01-25T10:55:54.780+13:002024-01-25T10:55:54.780+13:00On the other hand, I already mocked Arthur on FB e...On the other hand, I already mocked Arthur on FB even though I'm almost six years older than he is.Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.com