Thankyou for the inspiration, I just used "elephant" in a work meeting.

I saw this guy at Werribee Zoo a couple of years ago. One of my favourite birds, they always seem cheerful.

I would firstly like to acknowledge Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognise the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. I pay respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures; and to Elders past and present.

The stand-up meeting this morning identified an opportunity to prevent a challenge to the company vision. Can we run up the flagpole the proposal to provide staff with a daily egg and confirm if this is an actionable priority?

I have an egg in my bag for lunch today. Does this mean if I eat it I will put myself at risk of being legumed?

Edit: Could I carry a fake egg instead? Is that the origin story for Faberge Eggs?

TIL there is a Legume Fairy. Is there any way of warding them off? I'm very keen to keep legumes out of my life.

Are you sure they are random and not targeted? Perhaps it is not just you being effected and it is the fist step towards world peas.

I'll have to take your word for it. I can't see the sky at the moment due to a giant orange ball trying to sear out my eyeballs.

Egg order now complete. Apparently it is only Chrome that thinks I'm a robot.

I tend to refer to my pets as staff. And as a good employer I have a duty of care, including a safe workplace and conditions.

But then I refer to inanimate objects as staff too, so I'm probably just weird 🤣

I think there used to be shame in going to op shops, but it has become much more acceptable now. Definitely when I was a kid it was something used to tease other people about, as it was seen as a mark of poverty.

Mr Woof came from the streets, but I'm not sure if he'd see it as a rescue or as being kidnapped while he was out looking for ladies.

I'd still probably go with re-homed for that. Rescue to me definitely implies doing a bit more.

I know someone who drove to a dodgy area to collect a dog which was being starved in a backyard because it's owner was in prison, and I'd definitely say by doing that she rescued the dog. Other times the pet may have been rescued, like a chicken that was retrieved from a tree in Chinatown by the fire brigade. In which case it is reasonable to refer to them as a rescue chicken, but that doesn't mean the person who then gives them a home should get credit for the rescue, they have still just re-housed a rescued animal.

Pre-owned and pre-loved can both get in the bin. Second hand is definitely my preferred term, which I also use for pets. I really think "rescued" should only be used if you actually did more than walk in to a shelter and hand over cash.

"Thrifting" is mostly just an annoying Americanism that has no place in Australia. I will accept op-shopping as an alternative. Shopping for cheap things makes me think more Reject Shop than second-hand.

Today was my last day walking to the free food market. From Friday it is moving a bit further away, so I'll probably drive instead. It will be undercover which is a big advantage, but being just a couple of blocks away was pretty handy for me.

I did get both mushrooms and cream today, so creamy mushroom sauce and a creamy brussels sprout bake are on the cards. A couple of things I grabbed turned out to have been frozen, which is not great. The salad mix I put in the freezer to go in the next dog food batch, the cherry tomatoes are in the freezer for future cooking & I'm still deciding what to do with the strawberries. Either jam or a cake probably.

I am trying to order eggs online and their system has decided I am not human. If I was a robot what would I do with eggs? Surely ordering eggs is itself an indication I am human, being able to identify animals sitting down seems a bit superfluous. And in any case as long as I pay for the eggs should it matter? Why can't robots have eggs if they want them? Seems clear discrimination to me.

I had beef stew for dinner tonight. I made a batch a couple of days ago to bottle, one jar didn't seal (which is the one I ate tonight) and there are 5 more jars for later. Served with mashed potato and cauliflower & broccoli in cheese sauce.

New sheets day today 🛌 🙂

40/50 - an all time high for me. Many guesses, but mostly "educated" guesses rather than pure luck.

I hate it when I'm buying something and don't realise it's in US dollars until checkout and I have to re-evaluate the value of everything I'm buying.

Eggplant?

Apologies to all football fans, I may have made a comment around the end of the first quarter about it being good to have a close match, which was apparently the Swans' cue to completely stop trying.

I was pleased with the symmetry of the scores though, with the Lions' goals and points both being exactly double the Swans, also everything being a multiple of three suits my numerical preferences.