monday

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here’s a hairbrush i saw on the way back home from work.

my day started early with number 2 of the 8 part lecture series on economics and law at the university.  that was jolly good.  highlight was a lady in the audience asking how economists factored in to their calculations that an animal might not want to be killed for its fur.  The lecturer said it was the same question as how you take account of the feelings of tree on whether it wants to be cut down”.  i suspect that’s the influence maori culture.  After that it was braving the wind and rain to get back to the office.

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the weather has been quite wild here with winds strong enough to knock our heavy big barbeque sideways on to the ground.  jane and i managed to right it this evening much to the disgust of the numerous cockroaches who are wintering out under its covers (we’ll give it another clean before we start using it just in case you are worried!)

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otherwise everyone had good days at school etc