Monthly Archives: January 2023

This weeks links (2023-01-29)

Posted on January 29, 2023 by visibleprocrastinations

In brief: 🎵 Hottest 100 2022 | triple j (2023-Jan-28) [ABC|JJJ] 🏔 High-in-the-sky alpine huts losing money because of freeloaders filling toilets (2023-Jan-26) [Stuff] 🛶 Weir safety: Strategies to reduce risk in Australia’s waterways (2023-Jan-19) [Create] Weirs can be as … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Win (2023-Jan-25)

Posted on January 25, 2023 by visibleprocrastinations

🌳 Just Passing Thru – A Pacific Crest Trail Film (2022-Oct-28) [Courtney Eve White] In 2022 I thru-hiked the Pacific Crest Trail… here’s how it went. I credit this entire adventure to the amazing people I walked alongside, the trail … Continue reading →

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This weeks links (2023-01-22)

Posted on January 22, 2023 by visibleprocrastinations

In brief: 🌳 Bush tucker gardens: An essential learning resource [Deadly Ed] … 🏛 Why do we choose to celebrate turning a black continent white? (2023-Jan-23) [SMH] ❝ What tradition? The first official “Australia Day” wasn’t even on January 26. … Continue reading →

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This weeks links (2023-01-15)

Posted on January 15, 2023 by visibleprocrastinations

In brief: 🚴‍♂️ 2023 Women’s Stages [Santos Tour Down Under] 🚴‍♂️ 2023 Men’s Stages [Santos Tour Down Under] 🌳 Mountain environments are key to biodiversity – but the threats to them are being ignored (2023-Jan-11) [The Conversation] 🏕 Vecto Best Practices … Continue reading →

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In the January-2023 Sky

Posted on January 13, 2023 by visibleprocrastinations

03 Jan – gibbous Moon is to the left of Mars in the evening sky 05 Jan – Earth at perihelion 07 Jan – Full Moon (Wolf Moon) 08 Jan – Lunar apogee at 406,458 km 20 Jan – thin … Continue reading →

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January – Biderap – Dry Season

Posted on January 13, 2023 by visibleprocrastinations

Biderap Dry Season (January-February) Hot, dry weather. High temperatures and low rainfall. ❝ I don’t know why, we used to play around the tussock grass. Playing hidey. So they must have been big enough to hide around. And it was … Continue reading →

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This weeks links (2023-01-08)

Posted on January 12, 2023 by visibleprocrastinations

In brief: 🎲 Dungeons & Dragons fans revolt against new restrictions (2023-Jan-13) [The Guardian] … 🌊 Australia’s drowning crisis: why rescuers often perish trying to save family members (2023-Jan-08) [The Guardian] ❝ … on average Australians will perform one rescue … Continue reading →

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STOP – LOOK – PLAN

Posted on January 7, 2023 by visibleprocrastinations

Key summer beach safety messages ​1. Where possible, swim at a patrolled beach, between the red and yellow flags 2. Regardless of whether you’re at a patrolled or unpatrolled beach, adopt a STOP, LOOK, PLAN approach 🌊STOP – check for … Continue reading →

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This weeks links (2023-01-01)

Posted on January 3, 2023 by visibleprocrastinations

❝ You can’t give her that!’ she screamed. ‘It’s not safe!’ IT’S A SWORD, said the Hogfather. THEY’RE NOT MEANT TO BE SAFE. ‘She’s a child!’ shouted Crumley. IT’S EDUCATIONAL. ‘What if she cuts herself?’ THAT WILL BE AN IMPORTANT … Continue reading →

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