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On 24 June is New Zealand’s First Matariki public holiday. Perhaps you may like to visit Peter the dinosaur at the Auckland Museum? Viewing open for free! Matariki signals the Māori New Year. Traditionally, Matariki was a time to acknowledge the dead and to release their spirits to become stars. It was also a time…
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COVID-19 NZ: Schools reopen this week. Will there be transmission of virus from children to adults?
Child COVID-19 My ire is nigh sky high risen Where’s child wild COVID transmission Sigh shocked my brain hurts From Lockdown alerts Even my Zen is in prison Alan Grace 21 April 2020 New Zealand moves from Lockdown Level 4 to Level 3 at 11.59 pm tonight for at least two weeks. Schools and many…
Open Book
Originally posted on Beyond the Skinny Branches:
How I would love to empty out my mind Of all that I have learned, all that I know To be clean and clear, an open slate Wonder would woosh in on angel’s wings Excitement and joy, contentment and unselfconsciousness Childlike, open, ready to live fully In my…
Are 90% Open Rates Really Possible?
Daily prompt: Open Jun 16 Open
Aimless? Bitcoin under $6500; Ethereum $500; Ripple under 53 cents. Is it time to open up your Bitcoin wallet?
Originally posted on Green Bottles, Alan's Ark & COVID Odyssey: Alan Grace's vir[tu]al journey:
Crypto assumption Do you make Crypto assumption Without showing any gumption When you try to ASSUME you see You make an ASS of U and ME Assuming Bitcoin resumption Alan Grace 24 May 2018 Daily prompt: Assumption
Daily prompt: Open. Be open WordPress
Originally posted on Green Bottles, Alan's Ark & COVID Odyssey: Alan Grace's vir[tu]al journey:
Open letter to Ben Huberman (WordPress): Demise of Daily Prompts We are sad that the Daily Prompts are finishing. Can you please send an email to all followers of this service suggesting reusing prompts from June two…
Daily prompt: Open
Transparency we should expect No prevarication from those we elect Keep the promises that you make Affecting citizens, so much at stake All you say and much of what you do Have you not heard of the golden rule Speaking out of both sides of your mouth Your perceived as a liar and truly uncouth…
Daily prompts: Natural; Open. Birthday wish WordPress
Birthday wish WordPress See it’s natural blog’s get way older Decree dialogue like we’re stakeholder Be open give us a say Please don’t waylay us today Appease do not give us the cold shoulder Alan Grace 14 June 2018 Today is the one year anniversary for my blog https://aaamazingphoenix.wordpress.com/ See: https://flakback.wordpress.com/2018/06/08/daily-prompt-embarrassing-embarrassing-party/ To celebrate as a gift to…
Open letter to Ben Huberman (WordPress): Demise of Daily Prompts Aimless?
Open letter to Ben Huberman (WordPress): Demise of Daily Prompts We are sad that the Daily Prompts are finishing. Can you please send an email to all followers of this service suggesting reusing prompts from June two years ago? This will mean that we can all literally start on the same page in the future….
Open letter: WordPress Themes- Developers need to get the basics right!
Dear Developers Open letter to WordPress developers (especially developers of Twenty Eighteen theme) Bad WordPress themes A theme whole droll in our sole poll Takes hours’ toll and sours dour ol’ soul Without dream basics quite right Makes our’s seem a sick shite site
[Final DRAFT] Open letter to the CEO of Fairfax Media; Comments please :)
Alan Grace 21 August 2017 Open letter to: The CEO of Fairfax Media Dear Sir Concerns about Neighbourly [Final DRAFT: Please email me any changes you think may make improve this letter] View the pdf version of this open letter. Please read the disclaimer. I understand that Fairfax Media has at least…
Have you tried [Chat-GPT] Copilot with Bing in the Chrome Browser?
Chrome Copilot Clever companion, code-woven and bright, Helping hands guide, day and night. Responsive whispers, algorithms ignite, Onward we journey, in digital flight. Master of searches, answers alight, Eager to assist, with every keystroke. I tried Copilot with Bing in the Chrome browser for the first time yesterday (free extension). The above poem was the…
Princess Cruises~ Happy Leap Day
Today is February 29 .. A Leap Day! Go jump Princess! A Princess toad’s Leap Day A leap of faith on a leap dayMajestic improvement no wayA tough toad’s flash of greenA rough road hardly seenPrincess may always stay astray Do not pay for a Princess cruiseLest many greenbacks you may loseIf you’re irate and…
Help me get out of this COVID Rabbit hole!
After four years looking at COVID-19 it is definitely time to stop!!! COVID Rabbit Hole I was caught down a rabbit hole It sought to take my mind and soul My sanity depended on Ending my fight with OMICRON I thought it might swallow me whole Alan Grace 2 April 2022 Warning: Don’t get caught…
Green Card Lottery~ Beware of scams!
Earlier this week I saw a link to the Green Card lottery. It has already closed! Beware of anyone asking for any money/costs: https://consumer.ftc.gov/media/79859 Also read the Transcript: I received the following email: A couple of days later I received a phone call. I said I believed it was a scam. I received a second…
Happy New Year (Acrostics)
Happy New Year … An Acrostic Heres to a real plan for peace in this year to come, not more of the enmity and loss we’ve had as we yearn for the end to war and hope Peace on Earth will be restored once again. Sue Mason posted 2009 https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/happy_new_year__an_acrostic_194197 Happy New Year! Happy New…
Another Social Media detox~ has anyone used baggage storage in Circular Quay?
Social media detox No more a prisoner of war Freed from the social candy store I need a detox I’m on “The WordPress Rocks” Majestic Sydney cruise explore Alan Grace Modified 27 October 2023 https://int.sydney.com/destinations/sydney/sydney-city/the-rocks Time for a social media detox on a cruise to Sydney. I’m going on another cruise soon. This time on…
Review of the Retirement Villages Act 2003~ My DMF recommendations
Te Tūāpapa Kura Kāinga – NZ Ministry of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is undertaking a review of the Retirement Villages Act 2003, and its associated regulations and codes. See: https://consult.hud.govt.nz/policy-and-legislation-design/review-of-retirement-villages-act-2003/ The Review opened on 8 Aug 2023, and closes 20 Nov 2023. You may make submissions now. You may find it easiest to download…
COVID-19~ Refining estimates for Ro~ How many people may one person infect on average?
We refine results from a formula we developed early in 2020 when COVID-19 (originally called Coronavirus) for estimating Ro, the number of people one person with COVID-19 may infect on average when there is no immunity or isolation. The formula assumed that with a daily increase in infections of r, infections would decrease daily over…
Matariki Cat~ NZ has its second Matariki public holiday on Friday
On 14 July 2023, Aotearoa New Zealand will celebrate Matariki, our newest official public holiday. Read on to learn more about Matariki, and how it became an official public holiday. See: https://www.parliament.nz/en/get-involved/features/celebrating-matariki-as-a-public-holiday/ It is Jenny’s birthday today. Jenny has just finished a paint by numbers. I call it the Matariki Cat: Mānawa maiea te putanga…
COVID-19 in NZ in Early 2020~ Does Re = 5.8 and Ro = 6?
Two years ago today on 7 July 2021 we looked back at our analysis of COVID-19 in NZ in early 2020 as the breakout occurred in New Zealand. In New Zealand we discovered than a daily increase of r = 1.4 fitted the New Zealand cases numbers well. First look at our 7 July 2021…
Flying out of Auckland? Don’t use APark if you need parking near the airport! Thanks Sophie for your help!
Thank you Sophie Deceit blame for APark’s game We see who to name and shame My thanks to Sophie At the ASB May we help spread her net fame Alan Grace 10 June 2023 I am flying out of Auckland (New Zealand) on Monday. There are a number of companies offering “Park and Ride” facilities…
T-Rex: Peter & Barbara meet at Auckland Museum
We went to see Peter and Barbara at Auckland Museum yesterday (free to visit). For the first time ever, Auckland Museum is the only place in the world to exhibit an adult male and female T. rex together. Don’t miss two of the rarest, real T. rex skeletons ever discovered. On display until late 2023….
COVID Odyssey: Winter Warning Omicron second wave~ Auckland cases in June 4.4x in one day~ NZ cases over 10,000 yesterday #PLAY
NZ new community cases topped 10,000 (10,290) yesterday (6 July) for the first time in months (since circa 21 April). See: https://www.health.govt.nz/news-media/news-items/10290-community-cases-522-hospitalisations-10-icu-12-deaths https://www.health.govt.nz/news-media/news-items/10294-community-cases-524-hospitalisations-14-icu-18-deaths https://www.health.govt.nz/news-media/news-items/13511-community-cases-30-deaths-past-two-days-500-hospitalisations-15-icu-today Update: on 8 July, instead of 13,334 new cases, there were actually 9,318 (over 4,200 less). See: https://www.neighbourly.co.nz/public/auckland/titirangi/message/68319118 https://www.health.govt.nz/news-media/news-items/nz-covid-19-case-numbers-corrected-9318 https://www.health.govt.nz/news-media/news-items/13344-community-cases-587-hospitalisations-9-icu-23-deaths On 27 June Auckland new community cases went up to 1,796…
Farewell
After 1,000 posts in this blog it was time to say Farewell. It was time for the AAAmazing Phoenix to rest in peace. I have now decided to continue posting some new posts infrequently. Enjoy! A very big thank you to everyone who has followed this blog or liked my posts. To see all my…
15 Green Bottles. Daily prompts for April. Today’s prompts for 16 April 2022: GREEN & DISASTER
This fragile green world is slowly dying. We can’t turn back the clock to days of bliss: Of lush flowers & forests & mountains: Now time is short; the ice caps are melting. Fear ancient prophecies of fire & flood! This fragile green world will soon become grey. It is now looking old and polluted….
Random Recycled Prompts & 17 Green Bottles #Green
Random prompts are green! Please pretty [green] please WordPress Prompts need to seem a success I hope you have seen Random prompts are green We thank you WordPress God Bless Alan Grace 10 April 2022 Click below to see: Posts for two random recycled prompts starting with Y & Z from 2016 – 2018 [Link…
COVID-19: When will NZ go Orange or Green? #Green#Newspaper
Traffic light green I’m not a mighty magician Or even a statistician When will NZ be seen With a traffic light green I’m a mere mathematician Alan Grace 11 April 2022 Update: NZ went to Orange at 11.59pm on Wednesday 13 April. New Zealand has now had 500 deaths with COVID-19. See: 7,592 community cases;…
Bloganuary 27 Jan #Green#Solitude
My answer: Into the bush Bloganuary We’ve now Bloganuary seen Many bloggers seemed very keen For best solitude Could you go bush nude Would background seem better dressed green Alan Grace 10 April 2022 Green Solitude Share your best posts (with a prompt) Share your best posts Click above to see the posts. Copy and…
MetaPromptZ is Green! Add more prompts! I’m feeling green! #Green#Screen
Add more prompts! WordPress may seem very green We heard a prompt may be seen For over a week We do want to seek More new prompts up on the screen Alan Grace 8 April 2022 GREEN is this month’s WordPress WordPrompt. See: https://wordpress.com/tag/wordprompt We look at recycling old prompts from 2016 – 2018 starting…
Will we get Daily prompts soon?#Green#Inchoate
Progress? Once ’twas really obscene Worse than we’ve ever seen Daily prompts were all gone With monthly prompts turned on The traffic light’s now green Alan Grace 6 April 2022 WordPress has started a new monthly WordPrompt. To join in on the fun, add “WordPrompt” as a tag to your post, allowing your content to…
Do you want to promote your blog? You do not want your blog to be the best kept secret in the world! Increase traffic to your site. Share your posts here! #Warning
You are welcome to share your best posts on this site: https://guestdailyposts.wordpress.com/ This may attract more traffic to your site. Your posts do not need to have a prompt. My purpose is: To provide a place for you to share your posts To provide resources for you to help improve your posts (see links at…
Help me get out of this COVID Rabbit hole! #Green#Clarity#Swallow
COVID Rabbit Hole I was caught down a rabbit hole It sought to take my mind and soul My sanity depended on Ending my fight with OMICRON I thought it might swallow me whole Alan Grace 2 April 2022 Warning: Don’t get caught down a Rabbit hole! A flash of clarity! See: https://wordpress.com/dailypost/prompts/Clarity/ https://wordpress.com/dailypost/prompts/Swallow/ #Warning…
COVID Odyssey: Autumn Addendum Post #971~ COVID Odyssey Time Capsule Addendum
COVID Odyssey Addendum Summer has ceased Autumn’s awesome My thoughts come least my mind’s caught numb I feel like an April fool I have sealed my time capsule Before adding my addendum Alan Grace 26 March 2022 The Time Capsule embargo was lifted briefly on 30 March to include this addendum. Future posts can be…
COVID Odyssey: NZ New Year Fear 43 Post #970~ Website Lockdown Level 5 from 11.59pm on 25 March NZT~ Time Capsule: Changes embargoed forever
From 11.59 pm on 25 March 2022 changes to this website will be embargoed forever. My COVID Odyssey posts prior to April 2022 have now become an open time capsule. For older (pre-COVID) and any new posts please see: https://agrace.altervista.org/ https://covidodyssey.wordpress.com/ At 11.59 pm on 25 March 2020 New Zealand went into Lockdown Level 4. The COVID-19…
COVID Odyssey: Summer Surprise ~ Post#923: NZ Delta COVID-19~ Learning under COVID
I have just completed a free two-week online business course run using Zoom. This is the second time I have done this course. The online course was far better using Zoom than the face-to-face (f2f) course I did two years ago in 2019. See: https://noticeme2021.weebly.com/ These sites are my way of paying it forward The…
COVID Odyssey: Spring Spruce up 38 ~ Post#921: NZ Delta COVID-19~ NZ Pass Verifier App for Vaccine Passports
Have you managed to use the NZ Pass Verifier App? NZ Pass Verifier is the Ministry of Health’s official app for scanning and verifying COVID-19 Vaccine Passes. I hope the use of the NZ Pass Verifier App for Vaccine Passports works better for you than it did for me. I downloaded the App today for…
COVID Odyssey: Spring Spruce up 35 ~ Post#918: NZ Delta COVID-19~ Two COVID poems
COVID A COVID darkness swallows me whole squashing my air out taking its toll All that I want is my breath regained to run and to laugh no longer restrained The lost not forgotten never truly gone in some shape or form in spirit hang on But the COVID sleep has no warming charm for…
COVID Odyssey: Spring Spruce up 33 ~ Post#916: NZ Delta COVID-19~ Hendy’s worst case scenario: 7,000 deaths a year
We look at Professor Shaun Hendy’s modelling (23 September, 2021) for worst-case scenarios in New Zealand for COVID-19 spread over a twelve-month period. See: modelling-to-support-a-future-covid-19-strategy-for-aotearoa-new-zealand [Modelling to support a future COVID-19 strategy for Aotearoa New Zealand] New modelling prepared for the Government by Professor Shaun Hendy suggests that New Zealand could see up to 7000 Covid-19 deaths…
COVID Odyssey: Spring Spruce up 32 ~ Post#915: NZ Delta COVID-19~ The Disinformation project
We draw your attention to the Disinformation project. Since February 2020 a small interdisciplinary team, The Disinformation Project, has been observing and analysing open source, publicly available data related to Covid-19 mis- and disinformation on social media, mainstream media, and in physical and other digital forms of information and knowledge dissemination. Since 17 August 2021,…
COVID Odyssey: Spring Spruce up 30 ~ Post#913: World COVID-19~ People infected ten times number of cases?
Excerpts from a recent social media post: It is important to understand the difference between Case Fatality Rate (CFR) and Infection Fatality Rate (IFR). IFR is the figure we need to focus on. A comprehensive Stanford University study showed that, across 51 locations, the median COVID-19 IFR was 0.2%. This shows very clearly that the…
Green Bottles, Alan's Ark & COVID Odyssey: Alan Grace's vir[tu]al journey 