Day Six - Dogs and Bones
This is a somewhat lengthy post - the "bones" come at the end in the Share-Note of the Day!
Don't miss the hilarious movie clip midway that involves wine bottles ...
Another stunning day dawns ... but sadly, what Covid really needs to knock itself on the head, is a run of miserable rainy hideous weather to keep everyone inside and far away from each other! And also keep the grass green - in the north at least!
Omaha Beach wasn't too busy this morning when I first got there. By the time I left, numbers were building, but in a reasonably Covid-friendly way - dogs out romping, humans going for a Bubblewalk (mostly 2x2) and a few in surfing (waves not up to much). It's a big expanse of beach, and only dots of people. The water was definitely cooler today, but the sea looked utterly glorious on the incoming tide.
Meanwhile, across town, Mike and Pat (dog breeders and fellow horse enthusiasts) are acting as midwives, as one of their bitches goes into labour, about to produce 8 pups; this will keep them busy and amused for some time to come, but sadly the pups' new families won't be able to come visit.
En route back from the beach I picked up some supplies from the Superette. I'd thought about a trip to the supermarket in Warkworth today but we can easily get by for another day or two (or more) by popping in there for an occasional top-up as required - although some stocks are running low in store. Especially red wine! Still, I'm all for delaying the supermarket expedition as long as possible!
Michael and I sat at our computers working away today, with the odd exchange and chuckle, but mostly highly focused on productivity. Michael frantically busy.
I kept an eye on the live update at 1.30.
Latest Stat - 647 cases of Covid - with a further increase forecast as the world and its people totter on the road to rebalance.
An eye on the 3.30 live update.
I had a chat with Brett who is busy too - as a lawyer, his main work at present involves landlords and tenants and rent reduction. A sign of the times. If you're having trouble getting your commercial rent reduced, or need advice in that regard, then contact Brett. This is also a good time to get your will updated! brett.abraham@denhambramwell.co.nz
On the thread of business, stress, authenticity and money ... in this time when work is different, limited, essential or non-existent ...
Money - it really is the root of all evil and spending every waking moment building zillions of zeros on a bank statement can only ever be exhausting. Sure, money is a necessity but there is a level of obscenity about the world's obsession with giant profits. Businesses sell people stuff they don't need, people charge others to fix problems that shouldn't exist, people pay to comply with obligations that are ridiculous, organisations pay huge money to lure us to buy their stuff, people hand over $$$ for stuff that doesn't bring joy ... it's all a money go round that has escalated out of control. Time to get back to basics.
As a 20yo, I temped for a while in London and turned down job offers that seemed good enough but were really all about the marketing/money-making mentality that I didn't gel with, including an offer from Unilever, where I had worked for several months across the Economics, Intelligence and Marketing departments which gave me great insight. No thanks, not interested in working in a big conglomerate selling people stuff while spying on other companies selling people similar stuff and trying to outdo them. I guess my ethics from back then remain my ethics today - it's why I've worked most of my life in the not-for-profit, NGO, wellbeing sector, and always been on some committee or other. I guess I fall into the other extreme - working for nothing way too much!!
Either way, life is about people first.
On a light-hearted note .... there was very loud laughter when this video came through from Pat and Mike (on canine maternity duty) - I'm still laughing my guts out!
Lunch was a BLEAT.
Dinner was a tasty duck noodle concoction.
After dinner I enjoyed a 40-minute catch up with the Shadee Bunch - my weekly quiz team that gets together on a Tuesday night for Pub Quiz. Tonight was a virtual catch up instead. Good fun.
Believe It Or Not are starting an online quiz tomorrow night at 7.30 which we'll give a go. Check their Facebook page. We'll aim to hook in, love that quizzing!
SHARE-NOTE OF THE DAY:
So where does the "bones" part of today's heading come into things, you might ask (apart from a treat for the romping dogs!) ...
I'd like to share some info about the important topic of Bone Health! I hope, for bones' sake, (male or female) that you find it useful.
My friend Prof Jillian (Jill) Cornish is a professional research fellow at the University of Auckland School of Medicine. She specialises in ... bones.
I've learned both surprising and important stuff about bones from her over the years. Did you know that, whatever your age, almost your entire skeleton gets replaced every 8-10 years!?
Thing is, poor bone health can lead to the risk of osteoporosis in later years. The risk of a broken hip at an older age can be mitigated by good bone health from an early age - or at least some good awareness during middle age. There's a wonderful new website to help people understand bone health ... info below ... but first a little background.
Jill is an old girl and Founder of Epsom Girls Grammar School (EGGS) and, with my Co-President of the EGGS Old Girls Association hat on, we set up a working group, through the School, to look at how information about the importance of good bone health at an early age might be shared.
Working with Osteoporosis NZ (ED Christine Gill is also an Old Girl) and others in the medical and educational realm, the ultimate aim is to get Bone Health incorporated into the curriculum, with EGGS as a pilot, and we've taken some mighty steps towards that. Slow but steady ...
It was apparent to the group that there was a real lack of knowledge out in the public about the importance of good bone health, how to maintain it and what it means, as we age - female or male. People care for their skin, their hair, their nails; work on muscles, fitness, weight; are mindful of gut health, eyesight, fatigue. But generally the only time people pay attention to their bones is when they break!
So in the interest of creating awareness for a wider audience, Chris Gill has worked tirelessly to formulate a new website offering a heap of information about bone health in a really accessible way.
Check it out: https://bones.org.nz/
There's an FAQ page, fact sheets, and lots of info, as well as an assessment you can do online which will generate a report which can indicate your risk and you can discuss concerns with your GP. The aim is to create awareness and pro-action on this important topic so people can take action sooner rather than later. Genetics and stages of life play a factor, so does diet and lifestyle.
Thanks Chris for the work you've done to get this new and very user-friendly website up and running. And thanks to everyone who has had input.
Let's all spread the word about good bone health!
Note: I've known Jill for almost 27 years now - my son Sam and her son Jeremy met at the Auckland Hospital creche back in 1994 when they were about six months old (it was one of few childcare centres back in those days). They laid eyes on each other and so began the bones of wonderful friendships. They've been the best of mates ever since. Jeremy now lives in Melbourne, Sam in London but there's no doubting they'll still be hanging out together when they are old men, whether that be in person or virtually - if Covid hasn't toppled the world over by then!!
Don't miss the hilarious movie clip midway that involves wine bottles ...
Another stunning day dawns ... but sadly, what Covid really needs to knock itself on the head, is a run of miserable rainy hideous weather to keep everyone inside and far away from each other! And also keep the grass green - in the north at least!
Omaha Beach wasn't too busy this morning when I first got there. By the time I left, numbers were building, but in a reasonably Covid-friendly way - dogs out romping, humans going for a Bubblewalk (mostly 2x2) and a few in surfing (waves not up to much). It's a big expanse of beach, and only dots of people. The water was definitely cooler today, but the sea looked utterly glorious on the incoming tide.
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| Omaha Beach Photo of the Day - Blue and white perfection |
Dog romping on Omaha Beach
En route back from the beach I picked up some supplies from the Superette. I'd thought about a trip to the supermarket in Warkworth today but we can easily get by for another day or two (or more) by popping in there for an occasional top-up as required - although some stocks are running low in store. Especially red wine! Still, I'm all for delaying the supermarket expedition as long as possible!
Michael and I sat at our computers working away today, with the odd exchange and chuckle, but mostly highly focused on productivity. Michael frantically busy.
I kept an eye on the live update at 1.30.
Latest Stat - 647 cases of Covid - with a further increase forecast as the world and its people totter on the road to rebalance.
An eye on the 3.30 live update.
I had a chat with Brett who is busy too - as a lawyer, his main work at present involves landlords and tenants and rent reduction. A sign of the times. If you're having trouble getting your commercial rent reduced, or need advice in that regard, then contact Brett. This is also a good time to get your will updated! brett.abraham@denhambramwell.co.nz
On the thread of business, stress, authenticity and money ... in this time when work is different, limited, essential or non-existent ...
Money - it really is the root of all evil and spending every waking moment building zillions of zeros on a bank statement can only ever be exhausting. Sure, money is a necessity but there is a level of obscenity about the world's obsession with giant profits. Businesses sell people stuff they don't need, people charge others to fix problems that shouldn't exist, people pay to comply with obligations that are ridiculous, organisations pay huge money to lure us to buy their stuff, people hand over $$$ for stuff that doesn't bring joy ... it's all a money go round that has escalated out of control. Time to get back to basics.
As a 20yo, I temped for a while in London and turned down job offers that seemed good enough but were really all about the marketing/money-making mentality that I didn't gel with, including an offer from Unilever, where I had worked for several months across the Economics, Intelligence and Marketing departments which gave me great insight. No thanks, not interested in working in a big conglomerate selling people stuff while spying on other companies selling people similar stuff and trying to outdo them. I guess my ethics from back then remain my ethics today - it's why I've worked most of my life in the not-for-profit, NGO, wellbeing sector, and always been on some committee or other. I guess I fall into the other extreme - working for nothing way too much!!
Either way, life is about people first.
On a light-hearted note .... there was very loud laughter when this video came through from Pat and Mike (on canine maternity duty) - I'm still laughing my guts out!
Lunch was a BLEAT.
Dinner was a tasty duck noodle concoction.
After dinner I enjoyed a 40-minute catch up with the Shadee Bunch - my weekly quiz team that gets together on a Tuesday night for Pub Quiz. Tonight was a virtual catch up instead. Good fun.
Believe It Or Not are starting an online quiz tomorrow night at 7.30 which we'll give a go. Check their Facebook page. We'll aim to hook in, love that quizzing!
SHARE-NOTE OF THE DAY:
So where does the "bones" part of today's heading come into things, you might ask (apart from a treat for the romping dogs!) ...
I'd like to share some info about the important topic of Bone Health! I hope, for bones' sake, (male or female) that you find it useful.
My friend Prof Jillian (Jill) Cornish is a professional research fellow at the University of Auckland School of Medicine. She specialises in ... bones.
I've learned both surprising and important stuff about bones from her over the years. Did you know that, whatever your age, almost your entire skeleton gets replaced every 8-10 years!?
Thing is, poor bone health can lead to the risk of osteoporosis in later years. The risk of a broken hip at an older age can be mitigated by good bone health from an early age - or at least some good awareness during middle age. There's a wonderful new website to help people understand bone health ... info below ... but first a little background.
Jill is an old girl and Founder of Epsom Girls Grammar School (EGGS) and, with my Co-President of the EGGS Old Girls Association hat on, we set up a working group, through the School, to look at how information about the importance of good bone health at an early age might be shared.
Working with Osteoporosis NZ (ED Christine Gill is also an Old Girl) and others in the medical and educational realm, the ultimate aim is to get Bone Health incorporated into the curriculum, with EGGS as a pilot, and we've taken some mighty steps towards that. Slow but steady ...
It was apparent to the group that there was a real lack of knowledge out in the public about the importance of good bone health, how to maintain it and what it means, as we age - female or male. People care for their skin, their hair, their nails; work on muscles, fitness, weight; are mindful of gut health, eyesight, fatigue. But generally the only time people pay attention to their bones is when they break!
So in the interest of creating awareness for a wider audience, Chris Gill has worked tirelessly to formulate a new website offering a heap of information about bone health in a really accessible way.
Check it out: https://bones.org.nz/
There's an FAQ page, fact sheets, and lots of info, as well as an assessment you can do online which will generate a report which can indicate your risk and you can discuss concerns with your GP. The aim is to create awareness and pro-action on this important topic so people can take action sooner rather than later. Genetics and stages of life play a factor, so does diet and lifestyle.
Thanks Chris for the work you've done to get this new and very user-friendly website up and running. And thanks to everyone who has had input.
Let's all spread the word about good bone health!
Note: I've known Jill for almost 27 years now - my son Sam and her son Jeremy met at the Auckland Hospital creche back in 1994 when they were about six months old (it was one of few childcare centres back in those days). They laid eyes on each other and so began the bones of wonderful friendships. They've been the best of mates ever since. Jeremy now lives in Melbourne, Sam in London but there's no doubting they'll still be hanging out together when they are old men, whether that be in person or virtually - if Covid hasn't toppled the world over by then!!
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| Sam (left) and Jeremy - a few years ago in 2016. Since then they've been in different parts of the world but they'll always be mates! |
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