I'll never forget the staff meeting where the senior engineer, who always knitted during meetings, said at the ending, "Well, I got an inch of sock out of that; I don't know what the rest of you got." She went on to become a professional sock designer and wrote a book on reading charts.

I think it's not direct, this one — just more dangerous roads make walking & cycling less attractive & can be sold as productivity

it's the FREE CANDY van but for pagers

I'm gonna ask you this seriously, and I want you to really think about your answer: What the fuck is wrong with all of you, and what is it going to take for you to fucking learn?

the best thing for my health would clearly be becoming gentry & staying on holiday.

M is at a bariatric conference in Melbourne for a week so I went with her with my laptop. this shortly after we went on holiday where my phone agreed I walked a lot. but we're also eyeballing a smaller house. thus far it just means That Pile Of Crap cannot be deferred no more

Loved it. Genuinely arrested by Anguish & October & another "is that the thinker???" moment

worrying close to actual dialogue in the book. also a clear 870.462

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It’s a pretty pass when kids being able to walk or bike anywhere (fun AND frees up hours of parental time!) is scorned as a “nice-to-have.” Ditto: not nice to set speeds guaranteed to hurt people, clog up the health system and congest the roads. So unproductive! And weird. But here we are. #nzpol