I’ve been trying to get out a bit more walking. It’s mostly the mental effort of getting up and out after everything else has been done. Aiming for at least once a week and mostly hitting it (not always) but I’m trying.
Anna had a friends birthday party. She had her nails done. At a salon! She was psyched & we were mildly horrified. Then on to “ninja zone” or something (quite like clip & climb) where she had a great time.
She has also taken to playing with my more piece-heavy games (like Catan and Wingspan) and incorporating them into play. This is fine, just as long as all the bits are still there!
Anna Maaike & I went biking at the park. It was OK, but, Anna was having a slightly tired day – and I think she must have hit a rock 3/4 of the way down as the derailleur hanger got slightly bent and she could no longer change gears. Anyway, we all survived but personally I think McLeans island is a bit more fun while they’re Anna’s age.
I went to a lecture Nobel Prize laureate Moungi Bawendi: From curiosity to technological impact. That was fascinating, all about “quantum dots” – how they power your TVs and the simultaneous discovery etc. Also some quite sobering questions on what the heck is going to happen to science in the US now that Trump is gutting everything.
Speaking of Trump, I’ve been getting increasingly nervous about the effect of the incredible amount of damage he has been doing to US soft power, their institutions, the amount of federal workers he has laid off, the war on science and scientists (and doctors too it seems). The entire thing seems utterly mad. Like, even from a selfish stand point I don’t quite understand what they’re hoping to achieve here. Anyway, we have a small amount of savings in a growth account (which is mostly US backed) and we decided to just withdraw it all and put it in a term deposit for 6 months. I know you’re not supposed to be ruled by emotion, I know it’s about “time in the market not timing the market”. Whatever, I wanted to sleep better and this has certainly helped my anxiety levels. It’ll be fascinating (and very unknown) if this leads to the end of the dollar as the reserve currency. It’s all just completely mad.
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