Notes and links from Thur 18 June

Haven’t posted a photo of Lavander for a while (because she doesn’t pose like Wally does, the tart). Status: Decided to power-wash the paving outside the back door today using the pacing methodology of do a bit, rest, do a bit more, and so on. I also did most of it sitting down and discovered that when you hold the nozzle directly above the ground like a giant pen it balances on the pressure from the jet, hovering with no need to direct it. This is much easier on the wrist than the standing-up method of waving it around. So all good for avoiding a CFS crash, except by the end I just had to push it, because I’m a fool who still hasn’t learned the lesson. Feeling a bit pooped now, but fingers crossed I didn’t do any damage. Reading: Into the right-wing dreamworld — I started this thinking “in the future the media analysis of images coming out of the Trump presidency is going to be fascinating” and then I realised I was reading the first draft. Some great thoughts about a visual flood…