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luckycanuckI took the money I got from the old Chez Canuck yesterday and gave some of it to the music foundation at St Paul's Manuka. It's the church where I was confirmed and it has been supportive at times when I needed it. I've not been there recently (I seem to get a bit stabby when I do on account of some rather petty reasons) but even though I don't go as often, I want the community to be there for when I or others need it. The importance they give to music (Renaissance Priest is married to the musical director) is also something I think it worth supporting. It is important to me that there is a church that takes my kind of music seriously.
I made another donation towards an appeal for the upkeep of St James King Street in Sydney, another church that has always had it's doors open to me and has been supportive at times when I was considering the clergy and at times of both joy and grief. I reckon that if I want it to be open to people like me or to others who want a place to stop into from time to time, I really should support it.
The reason that I made these donations today rather than next week, is because tomorrow is the last day of the financial year, and I can claim these donations as a tax deduction. It's not entirely selfless I guess. Did I have to see an upside for me before making a contribution? Well, that's probably part of it.
The market was a bit mixed for me today. Nexbis jumped nicely (and apparently the directors have been buying up shares on their own) but other stocks like Po Valley Energy, ARC, Runge, and Chemgenex fell, probably in part due to people unloading losing stocks to offset gains elsewhere before the tax year ends. Perhaps later this week or next they will turn around.
TW: Legs - 200 leg presses, 200 openers, 200 closers (the weight is pretty low on these), 100 lateral jumps, 200 calf extensions. I may have tired legs again. My arms certainly remember yesterday's workout.
We came a disappointing third in trivia tonight. But I did manage to get a maths question at a speed that surprised the others. The number is under 1000, the digits in the number add up to 12, and it is divisible by 5, 6, and 7. One of my trivia friends (and a former housemate from a while back) has just bought a house near my current abode with his girlfriend. Still no interest in property myself.
I made another donation towards an appeal for the upkeep of St James King Street in Sydney, another church that has always had it's doors open to me and has been supportive at times when I was considering the clergy and at times of both joy and grief. I reckon that if I want it to be open to people like me or to others who want a place to stop into from time to time, I really should support it.
The reason that I made these donations today rather than next week, is because tomorrow is the last day of the financial year, and I can claim these donations as a tax deduction. It's not entirely selfless I guess. Did I have to see an upside for me before making a contribution? Well, that's probably part of it.
The market was a bit mixed for me today. Nexbis jumped nicely (and apparently the directors have been buying up shares on their own) but other stocks like Po Valley Energy, ARC, Runge, and Chemgenex fell, probably in part due to people unloading losing stocks to offset gains elsewhere before the tax year ends. Perhaps later this week or next they will turn around.
TW: Legs - 200 leg presses, 200 openers, 200 closers (the weight is pretty low on these), 100 lateral jumps, 200 calf extensions. I may have tired legs again. My arms certainly remember yesterday's workout.
We came a disappointing third in trivia tonight. But I did manage to get a maths question at a speed that surprised the others. The number is under 1000, the digits in the number add up to 12, and it is divisible by 5, 6, and 7. One of my trivia friends (and a former housemate from a while back) has just bought a house near my current abode with his girlfriend. Still no interest in property myself.
