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Deb E. Howell @debehowell.mastoart.social.ap.brid.gy · 4h

Deleted some words. Wrote some words. Ticked over 169k words. Continuing to chip away around work, kids, & other commitments. I will get there. Still a few chapters to edit myself. Then I will see if I can find a good but affordable editor to look it over […] [Original post on mastoart.social]

Screenshot showing a writing achievement of 169,031 words out of a 150,000 word goal achieved on a Manuscript.

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stevenray @stevenray.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

1 / I’m almost finished reading ‘The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State’, by Frederick Engels (1884). The book traces the advances of humankind from savagery to barbarism and finally onto civilization. Near the end, he writes a description of civilization which sounds all too […]

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≽(•⩊ •マ≼ @josh.masto.byrd.ws.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026

funny how the people with all the wealth keep saying that the redistribution of that wealth would be "unfeasible" and "wouldn't fix things" and even funnier that everyone keeps believing them

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Deb E. @debe.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

As someone who used to go out clubbing in the late 1990s-early 2000s, I really have to open my #JukeboxFridayNight with the #Dirty theme with: Christina Aguilera "Dirrty" youtu.be/4Rg3sAb8Id8

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Charles Castleberry @mythingperson.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/09/2026

RE: noc.social/@todayilearned/117317079… We hear enough about a few people being terrible. We don’t hear enough about the many people who will go way out of their way to be good for no other reason than the deed itself. The lengths people will go to, to help our fellow […]

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Deb E. @debe.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 18/09/2026

#JukeboxFridayNight is #PersonalPlaylist My go-to song of resilience (aka getting my mindset right before going into labour… that being said, I should probably have been ready to give up earlier than 3 days, but oh well; all's well that ends well and all that) is: Cliff Richard "Never Say Day […]

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Māmā takiwātanga @michaelakhulse.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 17/09/2026

Ko te Tāite! It’s Thursday of #TeWikiOTeReoMāori Today, let’s learn some kupu for our ruma moe- bedrooms! Moenga - bed Tūru - chair Hautō - drawers Wātaropa - wardrobe Pae - shelf Teti pea - Teddy bear We’re planning to run our Pilot in October. Got tamariki […] [Original post on mastodon.nz]

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Deb E. @debe.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 11/09/2026

The #JukeboxFridayNight theme tonight is #Hidtory. So I'll have to chime in with The Tragically Hip "Fifty Mission Cap" 🎶Bill Barilko disappeared that summer (in nineteen fifty one) He was on a fishing trip (in a plane) The last goal he ever scored (in over time) Won the Leafs the cup They […]

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Deb E. @debe.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 04/09/2026

Oh, fuck, yeah. I'm in for #JukeboxFridayNight #Royalty with Infectious Grooves "I'm Gonna Be My King" youtu.be/tY1QyxB5C7k

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te reo word of the day @te-reo-bot.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/09/2026

Mahana: Warmth, heat, passion, inner fire

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Fife4Europe #FBPE @fife4europe.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 24/08/2026

1/3 Framing global heating as an inevitable natural calamity is a dangerous delusion. It isn't a tragic twist of fate; it’s a deliberate act of environmental destruction driven by a narrow elite pursuing unchecked profit and power over public stability. #ClimateAction […]

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Deb E. @debe.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 21/08/2026

The #JukeboxFridayNight theme tonight is #Hair, and I've got: Beck "Devil's Haircut" youtu.be/aa3rBVb3v4g

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Māmā takiwātanga @michaelakhulse.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 20/08/2026

RE: mastodon.nz/@MichaelaKHulse/1171095… Milestone today as I submitted my first funding application. It will be the first of many. Please consider boosting or donating on Givealittle to help me launch my Māori language learning playgroup […]

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Deborah Rose ❌👑 @deberupts.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/08/2026

A landmark Yale University study published in Social Science & Medicine found that regular book readers experience a 20% reduction in mortality risk and live roughly 23 months longer than non-readers over a 12-year period. A chapter a day keeps the doctor away: Association of book reading with […]

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Dr Alice Violett @alicemcalicepants.ohai.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/08/2026

#JukeboxFridayNight #ServingPeople Tracy Chapman - Fast Car youtu.be/AIOAlaACuv4 🎵 I been working at the convenience store, managed to save just a little bit of money 🎵 🎵 I work in a market as a checkout girl 🎵

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Deb E. @debe.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 14/08/2026

First song to come to mind for #JukeboxFridayNight theme of #ServingPeople was: 🎶Oh, yeah, I wait tables too🎶 The Dandy Warhols "Bohemian Like You" youtu.be/CU3mc0yvRNk Back to chores. Then I will hopefully be able to think of more.

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Deb E. @debe.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 07/08/2026

For #JukeboxFridayNight about #Birds, I'll have to come in with The Cure "Burn" 🎶Every night I burn, scream the animal scream Every night I burn, dream the crow black dream🎶 youtu.be/mm-uozFJekA

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Deb E. @debe.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 31/07/2026

Our lady Peace "Waited" youtu.be/rTty3VM-u60 #JukeboxFridayNight #Waiting I don't think I can wait out this weather before I have to go outside. Sigh. Just have to go out in the cold and wet… Don't wait for me.

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Deb E. @debe.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 24/07/2026

Waiting for (maybe) some snow to come through tonight. Brr. Starting #JukeboxFridayNight #HotOrCold theme with: Queen "Stone Cold Crazy" youtu.be/S0kTkxhyWNo

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Deb E. @debe.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 17/07/2026

For a #JukeboxFridayNight theme of #MarketsAndFairs I can hardly not post… Chevelle "Face To The Floor" youtu.be/JfD6V8b1zco

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helen @helen.systerserver.town.ap.brid.gy · 10/07/2026

Don't delay! visit vote.nz and enrol today!

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Deb E. @debe.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 10/07/2026

So, this song came out right around about when I needed it, when my Pop passed on. Later, I learned than one of my favourite authors (Joe Abercrombie) both edited the video, & has a cameo, making it all the better. Reef "Consideration" 🎶 It's gonna be all right...🎶 #JukeboxFridayNight […]

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Deb E. @debe.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 03/07/2026

Well, since you guys left this one for me to start with, I can hardly not, huh? Ren "Power" youtu.be/6_hnhVDtzTY #JukeboxFridayNight #PowerPlay

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Robin Forlonge Patterson @rfpatterson.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 26/06/2026

www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/616382/… 'Taxing billionaires, solving the energy crisis, working fewer hours and being happy with what we've got ... recipe for future success, according to a new report […]

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Deb E. @debe.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 26/06/2026

🎶Great in bed or around the house, she's a handy tool🎶 That's what all men want from their woman, eh? Scatterbrain "Swiss Army Girl" youtu.be/heVjgQzSxhk #JukeboxFridayNight #Stereotypes

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Deb E. @debe.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 19/06/2026

Kicking off my #JukeboxFridayNight with a #LifeWellLived theme with this uplifting number. 🎶Choose your life, choose it well🎶 Reef "Choose to Live" youtu.be/30k2KrKuRLE

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Jaide @witchnwords.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 19/06/2026

Do me a favour, Luv Unclench your jaw and let your tongue drop from the top of your mouth. Inhale for 4 through your nose, hold for 6, and exhale for 8. Let those shoulders drop and roll them back and straighten your back. Breathe again. You're doing great. You got this. Keep going. Luv you

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Deb E. @debe.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 12/06/2026

Jumping into #JukeboxFridayNight with one of my absolutely amazingly top favourite songs about Music (#MusicMusiciansAndMashups) Three Dog Night "Old Fashioned Love Song" youtu.be/8oiXpHojBjg

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Deb E. @debe.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 05/06/2026

Well, here's an oldie that might ring some nostalgia for those of us in the NZ/Aussie part of the world for #JukeboxFridayNight #MusicWithSoul Dynamic Hepnotics "Soul Kind of Feeling" youtu.be/nUbxaSw1yiM

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Deb E. @debe.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 29/05/2026

For #JukeboxFridayNight #AllThatJazz I'll have to start with this not obviously at all jazz entry … Our Lady Peace "Stealing Babies" (Featuring American Jazz Drummer Elvin Jones) youtu.be/nPEhhmm7UwQ

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Deb E. @debe.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 22/05/2026

#JukeboxFridayNight is #DuelsAnd Duets and I wouldn't be representing the Thomson kids very well if I didn't open with … The Barron Knights "Battle of Agincourt" from the concert that did high rotate in our VHS machine in the 1980s. youtu.be/VuxKc5j14JI

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Deb E. @debe.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 15/05/2026

I'd like to think that being a geek girl isn't all that "different" these days, but there are probably still some corners I don't tend to dwell in … Geek Girls & The Doubleclicks "Nothing To Prove" youtu.be/s4Rjy5yW1gQ #JukeboxFridayNight #DareToBeDifferent

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MonkeyKing @monkeyking.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 01/05/2026

#JukeboxFridayNight #UseYourHead Monty Python - Bruce's Philosophers Song Immanuel Kant was a real pissant Who was very rarely stable Heidegger, Heidegger was a boozy beggar Who could think you under the table David Hume could out-consume Wilhelm Freidrich Hegel And Wittgenstein was a beery […]

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Deb E. @debe.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 01/05/2026

It's #JukeboxFridayNight time! Chevelle "Brainiac" youtu.be/z9OVN6pXwPY for #UseYourHead … if the server will stop 503-ing …

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lakelady @lakelady.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/04/2026

@shoq Amen! In particular I hate the phrase "God given rights" . BS. Every damn right we have blood has been shed to secure it. AND they can be lost as well. God might put the desire for a right into your brain but you have to do the work to secure it AND to f'ing keep it.

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Deb E. @debe.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 24/04/2026

For #JukeboxFridayNight we're sharing music on impacts of rains and other disasters or how people work to recover and build back. Metaphorical floods are OK too. 🌊 🧰 🔨 🏠️ with the hashtag #aftertheflood My first thought is not "after" as such, but oh well. Jars of Clay "Flood" […]

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Deb E. @debe.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 17/04/2026

Diving into #JukeboxFridayNight with a #PunkRock theme with the most obvious entry from my personal collection: Infectious Grooves "Punk It Up" youtu.be/Ob3buKk6ALc

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Phil Tanner :tinoflag: @phil-tanner.mastodon.philtanner.com.ap.brid.gy · 17/04/2026

"It's fair to say love and care are not high priorities in western city design." "When thinking about justice, we need to think across the spectrum. Not just with a Māori lens, but from a single mother with kids at 3 different schools for example." #KiaTikaKiaPono

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stevenray @stevenray.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/04/2026

Masto Peeps, I’ve got some free music download codes for ya. Give a listen first if you like. My music may be an ‘acquired taste’. :-) stevenraysound.bandcamp.com/album/p… stevenraysound.bandcamp.com/album/t… […]

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Deb E. @debe.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 10/04/2026

#JukeboxFridayNight has the broad theme of #DanceMusic tonight. Since my first Bryan Ferry song thought has already been done, I'll go with … Bryan Ferry "Don't Stop The Dance" youtu.be/XjhTHQhJLxs

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