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I'm sitting outside with a coffee, amid the garden Mum planted so skilfully, and which I maybe didn't appreciate while she was alive, and the various things we've stuck in pots - walnut, fig, olive etc - and have just ordered a hazel tree and a cherry tree from The Woodland Trust. Mum had several big ceramic planters that are now empty or full of scrub and they're just right for young trees that are just a twig and a leaf 🌿

Breakfast even more off kilter today, so it was just oatmeal with egg bacon tea coffee. A play tonight after work. #TogetherBreakfast https://photos.app.goo.gl/rWQPVqBdJhwuchEs8

This is just the place to confide that I'm at a social event but wracked with nerves and just want to go home. Partly due to too much coffee today, I think. Luckily I have already had some food and have a pint, but I have no idea how long I will last!

Morning!
Just three working days left before I head off for five weeks of summer holidays in Japan/Mexico.
As always, there's nothing like an impending holiday deadline to ramp up my focus and productivity! Lots of writing and podcast admin in my immediate future. Plus I'm running an online masterclass at midday.
But first, coffee ☕️

lol, #FuckCars and the highly entitled morons who drive them. https://gothamist.com/news/bikes-get-a

Home alone with no plans? That’s me today. Just seen my wife off to work, and now I’m sitting at the computer with a large mug of coffee, and it’s kinda nice to know I don’t have any pressure to do anything. I will get some things done around the house, probably, but I’ve no obligations today

Imagine if a beloved global coffee brand launched a "911 Promotion" on the exact anniversary of the Twin Towers attack.
That is essentially what just happened to Starbucks in South Korea.
On May 18th, Starbucks Korea released what appeared to be an innocent merchandise promotion called
"Tank Day."
To an outsider, the name might sound like a bold, edgy marketing gimmick
— the kind of quirky campaign that performs well on social media and moves …

From National Gift to National Insult: How Starbucks Korea Destroyed a Legacy in a Single Day
When a Cup of Coffee Becomes a National Insult Imagine if a beloved global coffee brand launched a "911 Promotion" on the exact anniversary of the Twin Towers attack. That is essentially what just happened to Starbucks in South Korea.

Just For Girls
Strap in with a coffee or wine in hand for a fun and girly time as they navigate all things boys, girl drama, growing up, love, and relationships...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/just-for-girls/
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I've never been a breakfast person. Back when I smoked I was a coffee-and-a-cigarette person, now Im just a coffee and I-hate-everyone-until-this-kicks-in person.
But every now and then Ill get this weird craving for granola in a bowl with milk (GF eats granola every day pretty much).
me: now remember, everytime you get a craving for granola you never finish half of it.
also me: shut up brain I know what Im doing.
me: that's way too much
also me: alr…

As an American who loves language and has spent a bit of time in the U.K., I enjoy the quirks that distinguish the versions of English.
One that I don't tend to see much discussion of is the way Americans will say "would you like ice cream?" or "I'm getting coffee" while Brits say "would you like an ice cream?" or "I'm getting a coffee."
There's no conclusion here, I just enjoy it. It's not like the "team have/team …

We've christened these the Misery Socks. The yarn is in a hideous colourway that just didn't come over when I bought it online. It also broke several times 😡 I started them when Mum was in her care home and would take them in with me when I visited. Inevitably they frequently had to be put down in a hurry so I ended up with dropped st and mistakes. Then we got cats who wouldn't leave the yarn alone, so I've only just finished them today. Glad to see them go.

Rick to Ilsa (Humphrey Bogart to Ingrid Bergman):
"...the problems of three little people don't amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world. Someday you'll understand that."
Ilsa:
I know you were just using a figure of speech—but I wonder what a hill of beans IS worth.
Rick:
In THIS economy? Well, let’s see… If the hill was 20 feet high…and made of navy beans…I’d say about $7.8k. $3-4Million for primo coffee beans.

I’m writing today’s Gist in the quiet before everyone else in the house wakes up.
The cat has just come in from a night in the rain, furious.
I have a coffee and a weekend paper to browse while I collect my thoughts.

Sunday Morning. 09.45 am now. Been awake for some time, but only just got to sit down at the computer. Made coffee first of course. It’s a bright sunny day, currently 67° outside and a few degrees warmer inside. Windows are open though, to have some nice fresh air through the house since being shut overnight.

Now, I don't especially like the term "church" so I may use something else... like "coven." You can do what you want. But I happen to have already mapped out an example. (It is exactly that, just an example, so take if it's useful, change if you need, and don't stick to anything too closely.) Oh, this mapping also means that you would, for religious reasons, only be allowed to work under capitalism 4 days a week instead of 5.
Given the increases in productivity over the last 100 years, a 4 day work week is a completely reasonable expectation. If we have to annex Monday for the weekend by force of religion, so be it. It is rightfully ours anyway. If enough people try it, this will probably work. If it doesn't work, it just needs more people.
The Practice of Worship:
It is recommended to break down worship in to three sections: the functional, the communal, and the spiritual. It is also recommended to break these across multiple days. A common structure for some Christian churches is to take 10-15 minutes for announcements (Functional), an hour or two for services (Spiritual), followed by (Communal) coffee, tea, and cookies for an unspecified time up to two hours after. When starting or working with limited time a single compressed model like this may work, but it's not optimal.
- The Functional
The purpose of this section is to address the functional needs of the coven. Block out time (less than 90 minute blocks is recommended) to go through reports and updates from those involved in the Dispensary, Library, Works Committee (infrastructure), and Services Committee (providing services internally and, potentially, externally). Talk through any additional announcements, including those from other covens you may be federated with.
It is helpful to include unstructured communal time, such as shared meals, during or after functional meetings. As the federation grows, more time will be needed. It is recommended to break functional meetings, work parties, and such across multiple days. When a federation becomes sufficiently large, it is recommended to take every Monday, on top of Saturday and Sunday, as a third day of community and worship.
The scope of the functional spans 3 realms (which may be more-or-less fluid): the personal or family, the coven and federation, and humanity itself. It is up to each coven and individual to negotiate how to allocate the three days of the weekend once we have liberated Monday from the work week, but it is important to reserve it for one of these three. However, some people must work on weekends. Medical personnel, for example, cannot conform to a standard work week. While the work week should be universally restricted, which specific days are used will be up to the specific coven and their members.
A functional meeting can start with an agenda like the following:
Functional Invocation
Announcements
Report Backs
Dispensary
Inventory Check
What is low
What is empty
What is expiring
What is needed
Funds status
Library
Inventory Check and Items needing return
Library acquisition requests
Funds status and budget check
Works Committee
Upcoming projects
Subcommittee updates (Following the Works Committee agenda)
New committee formations
Funds status
Services Committee
New capabilities announcements
New needs requests
Subcommittee updates (Following the Works Committee agenda)
New committee formations
Funds status
Task Check
Breaking the Circle
This agenda is a suggestion for those who don't know where to start. It can be adapted or ignored as appropriate.
- The Spiritual
Spirituality is necessarily an undefined space. It is deeply personal. Each individual taking time to share their own personal spiritual experiences can help each connect with each other. This experience of connection can itself be a spiritual experience. It may also be useful to read esoteric, mystical, or philosophical texts together as type of "book club" and share thoughts. Others may draw from their own knowledge or traditions. This is something that must be defined together within a group.
- The Communal
The communal aspect of the practice of worship bind the coven and federation together. Within the community we find joy and release, connection and comfort. The coven is where we turn in times of need, and where we share our hopes and dreams.

I desperately need a weekend where I can just sit at a table and write while drinking coffee.

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Marie’s corn muffins, egg bacon tea and coffee. A lot of soccer and some theater this weekend, just games today! #TogetherBreakfast https://photos.app.goo.gl/mAg4NKdwUXsJaKxFA

Trump EPA Approves Two More ‘Forever Chemical’ Pesticides for Use on Most Widely Grown U.S. Crops https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/trump-epa-approves-two-more-foreve…

Trump EPA Approves Two More ‘Forever Chemical’ Pesticides for Use on Most Widely Grown U.S. Crops
Two new “forever chemical” pesticides are among multiple dangerous pesticides approved today by the Trump Environmental Protection Agency for use on food crops, including corn, wheat, kiwi, oats, peas and coffee. The controversial approvals come just days after the Supreme Court sided with Bayer and the Trump administration in limiting Americans’ ability to sue pesticide companies for harms linked to pesticides. Today’s approvals include two new PFAS pesticides never before used in th…

When you don't have enough coffee beans for a full cup so you just add some from the next, completely different pack... that's called a "blend" right? ☕ 😁

Sitting outside in the hot morning sun, eating hot oatmeal, drinking hot coffee, listening to the cicadas scream. Just being hot.

Corn cheese fritter cakes, egg and bacon, tea and coffee. Probably just games at home today after work. #TogetherBreakfast https://photos.app.goo.gl/16vdsZKsCnKpBKhX7

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I watered the new grass seed, the rose bushes, and whatever the hell I planted up by the car three years ago. Now I just need to handle dog IO and schedule two blog posts before I can go drink coffee and read a book.

Starting the day with coffee in hand as the sun rises, fully owning your time, truly epitomizes the essence of retirement. Experience the liberty to travel spontaneously, enjoy life's simple delights, and craft lifelong memories with grandkids. This blend of hard-earned freedom and elevated living is not just a dream; it's an experience to cherish. Here's to embracing THE FREEDOM. #RetirementGoals

The weather app on my computer (and phone) said 0% chance of rain for the next ten days. So, I come out in just t-shirt and shorts. I’m sitting in a coffee shop, and… it’s raining outside. No, I don’t carry an umbrella, they are a total pain in the backside, and I always leave them somewhere anyway.