Thursday

  The second of July. I got that date wrong yesterday. I did think it a bit odd that they waited until 44 AD to honour Julius. Google says he was born in his own month July 100 BC. Which seems a bit odd. Of course he died in March 44 BC. They call it the ides of March. TC might know why. 

I got a break from the Creche today after moaning about it. "I'll do it myself then" she seemed to think. That'll teach me... not. I watched a first in a series of an Asian Netflex story about a government official who goes around beating up bullies at schools. You watch a bully picking on some poor hapless student for the first half and then the 'hero' finally appears pretending to be a teacher and beats the crap out of the bully and his mates as well as nearly burning down the entire school. He then gives advice to the student about how to cope with bullies. Meanwhile the bully's politician dad is humiliated for old sexual misconduct for not raising the bully right. They have it all covered. There must be big problems in Asian schools. Here I'm sure RBB knows how to take a naughty boy down a peg without beating him senseless!

Better run...

"Nurture your passions, let them bloom like blossoms in spring". 

1 Quintilis

 In 44 BC the Romans change it to July in honour of Julius Caesar; though I doubt TC would accept that as he thinks everything back then was myth. Around that time Luke had written the first account of the life of Jesus or was it Mark? The Monty Python crew wrote the life of Brian much later.

In the first reading at the Holy Mass Amos warns us to seek good and not evil that you may live.

"What do you want with us, Son of God?" shout the two demoniacs at Jesus in the Gospel. They plead that he doesn't send them to the abyss. So you still think there is no Hell? So what does Jesus do? He doesn't send them back to hell he grants them their wish! That's mercy.

I see TC has raised the old tired question of why God allows free will. He phrases it a little differently asking why Jesus allows war. Possibly it goes back to a choice Adam and Eve made. Remember the tree of life that God told them not to touch? The tree that would give them the knowledge of good and evil. What did they do? Yip, now they could do evil as well as good? Though in truth I can't explain it all. Maybe RBB, who got 70% on an Intelligence test recently can.

"Nourish your soul with the word of God; it is a lamp unto your path"

Even the winds and sea obey him.

 Jesus has the power to bring peace to our lives.

Peace is important. We all want it. What's the point of being anxious. Jesus rebuked the apostles for even being anxious when the boat is sinking. Wow. "Why are you so frightened, you men of little faith?"

Today I will maintain a peaceful calm. Don't worry, have faith, Jesus will sort it.

I'm off soon to pick up Tau, no she hasn't fallen over, and clean the Creche again. 

Overalls would be ok if I had to wear good clothes underneath. But there doesn't seem much point wearing them over working clothes. 

Better get going to Wainui.

Have fun. Its not the years in your life that count its the life in those years.

It's all about Peter.

 Today is the feast of Peter (and  Paul) though Paul doesn't get a mention in the readings at Mass today. It might as well be  Peter and Richard. Our church is named after Peter and Paul. I call it Peter and Paul's.  Is that right. Should it be Peter's and Paul's? Actually it's Saints Peter and Paul. No apostrophe. 

Herod and the Judahs (Jews) arrest Peter. They put him in prison sleeping between two Roman soldiers but an angel gets him out. How anyone could sleep in chains between two soldiers beggers belief. I wonder if they all wore pyjamas. "Stop taking all the blanket Biggus".

Jesus says he will found his Church on Peter and the gates of hell will not prevail against it! What does that mean? Will the church knock down the gates of hell? Why would it want to get into hell? Maybe RBB  knows.

I had a ring last evening but I took it off. Old Tony joke. The call was from a lady at work who wants me to help clean the Creche this morning. That means heading off about 3.30 and picking her up from Wainui to start work at 4 am. I just have to vacuum up all the glitter and sand (from the sand pit) and mop some floors. It's time and a quarter so is kind of worth it. They throw in another half hour which we use  for normal duties afterwards. That's still 1.25! They don't really like paying overtime but haven't much choice as nobody else wants to get up early and clean a Creche. Creches are notoriously unpopular amongst cleaners. The staff don't give a merda about how much mess the little ones make. They have little beds which no one makes too. I wonder if they just sleep in any. I wonder if the staff have a nap too. Not my worry.

The three bloggers of Wellington are assembling at RBB's for a luncheon this Saturday. I don't expect crowds outside wanting autographs. I doubt if the female companions of two will allow theological discourse. Should be interesting none the less.

"Moments of solitude are moments of self-discovery".

Sunday

 The other two guys have been bored and are making up questionnaires. My back ground is tests and measurement so here is one for your brain.

10-Item Logic and Pattern Test

Question 1: Number Series
What number comes next in the sequence?
2, 3, 5, 9, 17, _

• A) 25
• B) 33
• C) 35
• D) 41

Question 2: Verbal Analogy
Light is to Blind as Sound is to:

• A) Deaf
• B) Noise
• C) Quiet
• D) Ear

Question 3: Mathematical Logic
If 3 cats can catch 3 mice in 3 minutes, how many minutes does it take 100 cats to catch 100 mice?

• A) 1
• B) 3
• C) 100
• D) 300

Question 4: Letter Pattern
Which letter completes the sequence?
A, D, G, J, _

• A) K
• B) L
• C) M
• D) N

Question 5: Word Classification
Which word does not belong in the group?

• A) Copper
• B) Iron
• C) Brass
• D) Tin

Question 6: Spatial Rotation
If you rotate a standard clock 90 degrees clockwise, what time will the clock show if it originally read 3:00?

• A) 12:00
• B) 3:00
• C) 6:00
• D) 9:00

Question 7: Deductive Reasoning
All flubs are glubs. Some glubs are blubs. Therefore, all flubs are definitely blubs.

• A) True
• B) False

Question 8: Numerical Grid
Which number replaces the question mark?
Top row: 4, 9, 2
Middle row: 3, 5, 7
Bottom row: 8, 1, ?

• A) 0
• B) 6
• C) 9
• D) 12

Question 9: Vocabulary
What is the antonym of the word Scarcity?

• A) Poverty
• B) Abundance
• C) Deficit
• D) Rarity

Question 10: Spatial Folding
When folded into a cube, which face is opposite the face marked '1'?
Layout: A horizontal row of four squares (1, 2, 3, 4). Square 5 is attached above square 2. Square 6 is attached below square 2.

• A) 3
• B) 4
• C) 5
• D) 6

Answers published after all entries are complete, which really just means to two.

Have fun and don't let people bring you down.

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Sabbath

 Today is the Sabbath for some but I won't be going to a synagogue. I watched a film "An American pickle" earlier. It's about a Polish Jew who gets pickled for 100 years and meets his grandson. The actor plays both parts and does them well, especially the Polish peasant's accent and mannerisms. Not thinking of anyone in particular.

Here is the latest News about the weather.

GALES HIT THE CAPITAL

Drivers are warned to take care on the roads this weekend. Police are blocking the left lane of the motorway owing to spray and breaking waves.

Power outages have been reported and one event and a school was closed.

Wainuiomata road is open but newspapers may be soggy, branches on old trees may break off. 

Moera will have some surface flooding and roofs should be secured with heavy weights.

Thorndon residents should secure the tops of their rubbish bins and lock their cars.

Conditions to ease later today.

Having fun isn't really important.

Friday

 It was quite windy overnight in Moera,

I had to secure a door and clear a drain;

I hope it will be o'er tomorrow,

I'd like to visit the cemetery once again.

It's twenty to five and I should be off,

I have some overtime to do;

Empty some bins and wipe with cloth,

And on the toilet scrape some poo.

Have fun and doan your coat cross