First up, how much of the downturn in CBD spend is because of govt. layoffs? And how much is countered by an upturn in the wider region as people go to cafés in Kapiti & Upper Hutt instead of Wellington?

Secondly, for about 10 years govt agencies have been aiming for smaller offices and more people working from home. They can’t just turn it around like that, lots of places won’t have enough desks

Does it look good? No

Does it seem creative? No

Does it look funny? Also No

Will I have to see this in this cinema with my kids because they love minecraft and I’m a push over? Very much yes.

I got my wife a fancy puzzle for her birthday- took up the dining table for 2 weeks, well worth it!

This is why I shun management roles, but then people think you just don’t have ambition. I actually just don’t want to deal with people.

Don’t check the time code!

I still remember my landline number from when I was 4 and there were only 5 digits. It makes me feel extremely old.

Ok I guess. It’s cold and wet here. How about you?

I’m enjoying it - I don’t really know what’s going on yet but I’m enjoying it.

Started growing my beard in, for the first time in years. It’s white. Hell yeah I’m old

Ah, but you can then show that less people are on benefits and say you’ve done well. Just don’t look at what experts say about poverty. In fact, best to fire the experts if you can!

Last week of work for the year, first week of school holidays means we’re trying to work from home while the kids murder each other.

Also, Jerboa keeps crashing so I’m trying Boost and I think it’s better?

Buying gifts for other people’s kids is so fraught. There are apparently 3 genders: Unicorn, Dinosaur and Construction Worker

It’s not “the done thing” which is why it’s a protest and say, writing a letter to the news papers isn’t.

Happened to a friend of ours (well, their pet rabbit) they must have been determined to manage it through the chicken mesh

Irs likely all of the above: Teachers are under valued and over worked, poverty, bad housing and low pay for parents means less time their kids, 3 years of covid… it all adds up

Oh boy! Man-made horrors beyond my comprehension!

I voted Huia, I just have a soft spot for them

Unfortunately we can’t condense 75years of modern Israeli/Palestinian history into a 2 panel Simpsons meme to explain that, yes Krusty Burglar is evil but Homer had previously committed several atrocities of his own including the rape and murder of The Burglar’s family and is now throwing grenades into the audience because they didn’t do enough to stop the Burglar.

But this is justified by the Simpson’s religious/cultural beliefs, themselves formed in response to violence and trauma committed by others, and funded by the religious fanaticism of the Flanders family who believe the Burgler has to die to usher in the end times.

Some people are gonna get annoyed by this but I reckon more controversy means more attention for NZ wildlife

It is almost always cheaper and more humane to give poor people money when they need it (both directly and via services.) Than to mop up the mess with police, prisons, Healthcare etc etc.

People seem to think poverty is a choice, and maybe it is, but it’s a choice by governments and citizens not to help those who need it.