Equality

Been listening to videos on Jordan Peterson.

Some to do with "Equality".   Here i mean "Equality" to mean "Gender Equality"

A point that is part of the discussion is:  "Does equality mean equality of opportunity or does it mean equality of outcome"?

Equality means (to me) no social structures that favour one gender over the other.

Equality of opportunity means that people are free to choose without social structures biasing that choice.  I guess one would measure that by asking people whether they felt free to choose and whether past choices were ones they'd made v where they'd kind of been forced or corralled into a certain life path. 

Equality of Outcome being more like do we have equal numbers of women and men in each profession and do men and women in the same job get equal pay and do men and women spend equal time at home, cooking, cleaning, child rearing and at work. Do we have have equal numbers of women CEO's, engineers, nurses, soldiers etc. 

Interestingly, the more free a society is in terms of providing equality of opportunity, the less equal it is in terms of outcome.

The reason being is that in a society where one is really free to make choices, one is likely to choose based on underlying desires and personality traits and so on.   So if you are really driven, you might choose a path that has some uncomfortable challenges and competition for positions and some conflict along the way.  If you are more relaxed and value and enjoy socialisation, you might choose a path of relaxation.

Mags on Dave's couch

Hmmm. Visiting friends. Once upon a time Mags knew to stay off the furniture.  I've given up....

MONDAY NIGHT MENS GROUP

At Dave's place. During dinner I realised Mags was missing. I discovered the front door had blown open by one of the strong gusts of wind we'd been experiencing. 

I went out to the street and called loudly for mags.  

Suddenly I heard a voice in the darkness asking if I was looking for a dog.

The voice came from high in the darkness.  A highest Queenslander verandah behind a tree. 

I climbed the stairs and met the family mum, dad and two older teenage boys. Mags emerged from the group as they explained they'd given her treats and listed her on the local FB group. 

Having completed the conversation, we decamped to Dave's place and I locked the door. 

The next thing I observed was Mags taking up residence on the couch as we discussed our issues. 

Centenary Awards Night Dinner

SAT 29

Set up PA using the new mixer. 

Bluetooth connection shows up as BT SPEAKER and the associated knob is MP3 - both unhelpful. 

A nice night. The usual speeches.  Kids opportunity to dress up. 

Food was boxes from cosco and very good. 

Audio Mixer

Analogue Mixer

Bluetooth input

USB-C audio adapter

Every now and then I need a small mixer.   I have a 16 channel digital mixer however one needs a phd to operate it.   I need a small and easy to explain and operate mixer. In addition, as more and more phones do not have a physical audio connector, I need Bluetooth. 

I used to have one of these but I can't find it

this mixer seems to meet requirements 

Also need a USB-C analogue audio adapter in case people want to use a wired connection.

The Cost of Energy

 Cost of energy. 

 4-DEC-2025 UPDATE

Origin called with updated pricing

GAS 100.73c/da  3.365c/MJ ist 25MJ and 3.133 c/MJ after that
ELEC 112.871 c/day and 27.841 c/kWh

It seems that they wont give the lower rates to keep you.  You actually have to move.  Then they call you and make the offer.  Business v Loyalty - Amazing. 

25-NOV-2025 

Yesterday I called Origin to organise supply at a new place in Fairfield and the fellow said that I can't take my existing rates to the new place. 

The rates he offered were the same as the ones on the internet and significantly worse. 

I asked it to be escalated to the customer retention team. 

Meanwhile I had a look at competitors and the results are in the photo. Called Origin back to see whether the retention team were going to come to the party. I got "put through" and the new fellow said the rates were the rates and "you are more than welcome to move". So I moved to Alinta.

 

 

 

 

Rowing Gym

4:30 Alarm

5:00 Dep Corinda 

5:30 Gym

6:30 done

4 sets of 10 reps:

Leg press 70+70=140

Bench pull 12.5 x 2 -> 15

Romanian 2x20

Single arm push up on chair Frank12.5~~  others 15 

Lunges  17kg

Notes:

Bench pull now 15 x 2

Don't do more than 2x20 Romanian.  We did that one week and it hurt my back. The pain was if I turned and reached.  Say to lean across to open the passenger door. 

Spin down

Monday 24 November.

It's the first day after the business of the HOTY.

Decided not to do any exercise. Took dog for a walk. 

Sitting on my deck. 

Drinking instant decaf.

YouTube music playing random stuff from 60's and 70's.

Mags is mooching.

Broken whispy clouds in a mostly blue sky.

Magpies and other birds doing their things. 

Being apart was good as it reminded me of how much I love Phoebe. Even though I was surrounded by people I know and had a good row and social activities, I still thought of her and looked forward to holding her upon my return. 

Pondering what to do next:

Shower

Unpack 

Make bed. 

AC repair coming today. 

Viewing new place today. 

Men's group tonight I wonder if we will have a quorum. 

Purge un worn clothes

Should we get a Moving truck?

After all we are not teenagers any more. 

MOVING TASKS

ST LUCIA

Pick up fridge from Highland the.

GLENRICH ST

Move tub to lawn. 

Move fridge to carport (plug in)

THEN LOAD TRUCK

Work bench (under house)

Kayak 

Queen bed

Big table (may need to remove legs)

Couch.

Coffee table

TV (box is here)

Book case

Hutch side board thing.