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kferrand
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Another tedious Gen Xer working in the insurance industry (hey stop yawning!) while still day-dreaming about books, history, aviation, space exploration and the wider […]

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Not sure I have enough screens yet
Wide angle lens picture of someone’s computer set-up with a main 27” 4K monitor with a 14” portable monitor below and an iPad to the right..a bedside lamp and other assorted gubbins are also visible
January 17, 2026 at 11:43 PM
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Scary polaroid of teenage me has leaked through the censorship effort..
Chubby-faced middle aged man in glasses and a white tshirt holds up an old polaroid photo of a young teenage boy with high 80s hair in a red sweatshirt in front of a brick wall
January 17, 2026 at 4:26 AM
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Ooh thunder and lightning too
January 11, 2026 at 3:13 AM
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Yay its raining now
January 11, 2026 at 2:51 AM
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OK this is getting silly
Screenshot of the MetService weather app showing the current temperature in Christchurch Central as 32 degrees
January 11, 2026 at 2:16 AM
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When you no longer have access to a real cat you just have to make do..
Chubby faced middle aged man in a black t-shirt and wearing glasses leans in close to a soft toy cat
January 11, 2026 at 1:59 AM
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Time for a cool change..🎶
A digital thermometer beneath a computer monitor on a desk shows 31.2 degrees centigrade
January 10, 2026 at 2:35 AM
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Back to the work routine tomorrow..at least I’ll stop thinking about how I’m wasting all that free time🙄
January 6, 2026 at 4:34 AM
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Made a return visit to Christchurch’s very own section of the Berlin Wall this morning..
A painted section of the Berlin Wall stands in a recreational area just off Cashel Street- this side is predominantly yellow with small cartoon-like images. A painted section of the Berlin Wall stands in a recreational area just off Cashel Street- this side shows a painted image if a woman embracing another person, with a monochrome representation of the wall behind her Close up of the Berlin wall section showing a URL and Instagram info from the artist. A Chubby-faced middle aged man squints in the sun in front of the Berlin Wall section.
January 6, 2026 at 12:10 AM
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Tender Bambi Sammie
January 4, 2026 at 1:51 AM
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It may *look* like I’m drinking a hearty dose of dishwashing liquid but its actually Grape flavoured sugar-free Power-Ade or Gator-Ade or some bloody-Ade..note they have violated the long running convention that Grape=Purple, shocking really…
chubby-faced, middle-aged man in a grey t-shirt holds up a long 680ml glass filled with a bright green liquid.
January 1, 2026 at 12:17 AM
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Waiting for a courier to deliver a book so I can finish a video..in the meantime, happy last day of 2025!
Chubby-faced middle aged man leans into frame near a camera on a tripod with a bright light and other gadgets mounted on it.
December 30, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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Thunder ahoy
December 27, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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Christmas Ham: The Next Generation..or meal
December 25, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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Two cans of cider and chunky ham sandwiches.. it must be Christmas again..
December 25, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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Cathedral Square this morning
The view from a level 3 window looking south across Cathedral Square, Christchurch.
December 21, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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Who doesn’t like cats?

https://youtu.be/ErN9SMYnNR4?si=Uq_iTcgecBtytkSk
December 21, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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Dammit Three News, I just failed Whamageddon after 20 days!
December 20, 2025 at 5:31 AM
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Whee
December 13, 2025 at 5:16 AM
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Mastodon on the desktop...how quaint..
December 6, 2025 at 4:44 AM
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This billboard in Papanui has artificial Pigeons installed.
The rear side of a high-mounted street side advertising billboard - mounted on the top is a row of what appears to be fake pigeons. The rear side of a high-mounted street side advertising billboard - mounted on the top is a row of what appears to be fake pigeons. The rear side of a high-mounted street side advertising billboard - mounted on the top is a row of what appears to be fake pigeons. The rear side of a high-mounted street side advertising billboard - mounted on the top is a row of what appears to be fake pigeons.
December 6, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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Wide shot giving context
December 5, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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More of the new mural
December 5, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Looks like this mural is now done or very close to done (Manchester Street, Christchurch)
Mural painted on the side of a building depicting a contemporary pacifc island girl(?) wearing a hat, denim jacket and skirt. Pasifika style patterns form the background. Her legs are in water up to above her knees. City buildings are waterlogged on either side of her. A message about climate change is in the lower left. Mural painted on the side of a building depicting a contemporary pacifc island girl(?) wearing a hat, denim jacket and skirt. Pasifika style patterns form the background. Her legs are in water up to above her knees. City buildings are waterlogged on either side of her. A message about climate change is in the lower left. Mural painted on the side of a building depicting a contemporary pacifc island girl(?) wearing a hat, denim jacket and skirt. Pasifika style patterns form the background. Her legs are in water up to above her knees. City buildings are waterlogged on either side of her. A message about climate change is in the lower left. A chubby-faced middle aged man (the photographer) stands in front of the mural - - Mural painted on the side of a building depicting a contemporary pacifc island girl(?) wearing a hat, denim jacket and skirt. Pasifika style patterns form the background. Her legs are in water up to above her knees. City buildings are waterlogged on either side of her. A message about climate change is in the lower left.
December 5, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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My mother’s funeral was today, here she is rocking out with the washboard in the family Skiffle band sometime in the 1950s.
A black and white photograph from the 1950s showing an older man (my Grandfather) playing a Banjo (while smoking), a young woman (my Mother) plays the washboard while another man (possibly my Uncle) plays a homemade tea chest bass.
December 5, 2025 at 3:53 AM