This final microblogvember post shall reinforce and remind me how difficult it is to post in accordance with a pre-determined word every day for a month! But I did it! #mbnov
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What am I going to write for today’s microblogvember post? It’s a dilemma #mbnov
A word a day for microblogvember. Why is it so hard to think of something interesting to say for the word inflate? #mbnov
Microblogvember posts are probably better to be written near the end of the day, when I have some events to reflect upon as I try to fit the word in the post. #mbnov
Politics
Saturday, November 30, 2019
Day 30 of Blogvember. A full list of prompts for the month is available. You thought religion was a dangerous topic? No, I’ve left the really dangerous one until last. Today, let’s talk politics. My origin story I’ve been interested in politics since I was 12 or 13 years old. Perhaps influenced by my conservative parents, and having grown up in an Australia where for the length of my memory Labor had been in government, I felt Labor were taking it all for granted.Microblogvember: Over the past 30 days I have been able to integrate the Microblogvember prompts from @macgenie into my daily blogging routine. These micro posts run in parallel with my longer Blogvember posts.
Religion
Friday, November 29, 2019
Day 29 of Blogvember. A full list of prompts for the month is available. My life has always been connected to religion and it has played a formative role in my upbringing. Baptised Anglican, and the son of an Anglican minister, I remember sitting through interminably boring sermons and church services that seemed to go forever. I also remember visiting the church with my Mom and sitting on her lap and steering our car through the parking lot while she dealt with the pedals.Microblogvember: 29 days into the challenge; 1 day to go. Fantastic!
Hope
Thursday, November 28, 2019
Day 28 of Blogvember. A full list of prompts for the month is available. I hope my children have a good future. Challenges confront them large and small. Some of my immediate hopes include: they don’t fall in with the wrong crowd. they develop deep friendships - the type where you can trust the other with your deepest secrets and fears. they don’t fall down a drug vortex. they find fun in their childhood.Microblogvember: Prices of property in Perth went through the roof a few years ago as we experienced a ‘mining boom’. They’ve settled down again now but houses are still way more expensive relative to income than they were a few decades prior.
Loss
Wednesday, November 27, 2019
Day 27 of Blogvember. A full list of prompts for the month is available. I get frustrated when I lose something basic, like keys, glasses or my wallet. I have a designated ‘home location’ for these items. Despite that, they still seem to have a tendency to disappear from time to time. It is the most frustrating kind of loss, because I know they have to be around somewhere. But that somewhere could be anywhere.Wednesday, November 27, 2019 →
Microblogvember: I may not be rich but at least I have my health. (Glass half full, glass half full…!)
Shoes
Tuesday, November 26, 2019
Day 26 of Blogvember. A full list of prompts for the month is available. I’m not a sneaker head by any means. Though there was a period when I was a teenager that I did pay a little more attention to the shoe world, and basketball shoes in particular. Basketball Shoes This was the era of Reebok Pumps and the original Air Jordans. When shoes were big and high tops were really high.Microblogvember: I enjoy reading my micro.blog feed because of the interesting mix of people I get to interact with.
Money
Monday, November 25, 2019
Day 25 of Blogvember. A full list of prompts for the month is available. I’m all right Jack keep your hands off of my stack Money, it’s a hit Don’t give me that do goody good bullshit I’m in the high-fidelity first class traveling set And I think I need a Lear jet Pink Floyd, Money Money is the great enabler. Its presence enables people to climb out of poverty.Microblogvember: I am glad our kids feel safe and secure in their home. It’s sad that many kids must not.
Infrastructure
Sunday, November 24, 2019
Day 24 of Blogvember. A full list of prompts for the month is available. Many years ago I was employed as an Advisor to our State Government’s Minister for Planning and Infrastructure. This followed previous work in the State Department of Transport and for a large grains cooperative which built, managed and utilised transport and logistics infrastructure. Infrastructure is often taken for granted It’s reasonable to suggest that’s when infrastructure is working at its best.Microblogvember: I used Uber Pool yesterday. It was an enjoyable experience because I was paired up with great people. It’s not always bad to be in the company of strangers.
Toast
Saturday, November 23, 2019
Day 23 of Blogvember. A full list of prompts for the month is available. John Siracusa built an empire talking about toasters, but what about the toast? I like a slice of toast that is crispy on the outer but remains soft under that toasted exoskeleton. The bread should be a golden brown. I don’t want no black bits. Onto that toast, slather some butter. It really should be butter. Margarine is a substitute that allows sufficient oiliness to support the subsequent spread of a condiment but in itself doesn’t taste good.Microblogvember: A word I never use, but like the sound of, is woebegone.
Sport
Friday, November 22, 2019
Day 22 of Blogvember. A full list of prompts for the month is available. I’ve always watching and playing sport. As a kid, I tried most sports that entered my world view. I can remember playing: volleyball cricket basketball tennis football (Australian Rules) soccer baseball swimming athletics (I loved high jump, hated running) The sports I really enjoyed were cricket and basketball. If I’d had a better experience with cricket, I probably would have stuck at it longer.Microblogvember: My wife likes to fall asleep to the hum of some white noise like a fan. I’ve had to get used to it.
Unrequited
Thursday, November 21, 2019
Day 21 of Blogvember. A full list of prompts for the month is available. adjective (of a feeling, especially love) not returned: he’s been pining with unrequited love. Who set these prompts anyway? That guy should be put to the sword for this one. I can’t think of anything to write about ‘unrequited’. A couple of days ago I wrote some thoughts on love. So this post could be those thoughts, unreturned?Microblogvember: I have no qualms about accepting a hollow victory! A win is a win. Nobody ever talks about hollow losses.
Fight
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
Day 20 of Blogvember. A full list of prompts for the month is available. You gotta fight for your right to party! My thanks to The Beastie Boys for their guest introduction. I’m not a fighter; never have been. I recall Jason Bulpitt (may he Rest In Peace) squaring up to me in the school playground one day. I countered by being a smart-arse, running my mouth. Intelligent diatribe was my competitive advantage - not fist fights.Wednesday, November 20, 2019 →
Microblogvember: I’ve got a bit less than an hour, then I’m off to my second meeting of the day.
Love
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Day 19 of Blogvember. A full list of prompts for the month is available. Love is a super-complicated topic. I know I love my wife, I love my kids. But truth be told, I don’t know how I know that I love them. I know that I love, in a technical sense. Yet I only feel it rarely. To be fair, I do occasionally experience an overwhelming sense of affection that pulls at my insides.Microblogvember: We have seen our intense hot weather in Perth abate but since it’s not even summer yet, I know it will be back. I look forward to summer through winter, and then it arrives… it doesn’t live up to the hype!
Microblogvember: It blows me away the things that humans have been able to build. For all our failings, we make some amazing things.
Game
Monday, November 18, 2019
Day 18 of Blogvember. A full list of prompts for the month is available. I’m not a gamer; this month I unsubscribed from Apple Arcade because I wasn’t playing any of the games on offer despite a number of them being good. It’s an opportunity cost issue. There are only so many hours in a day and I find enjoyment doing other things ahead of gaming… most of the time.